TS, FAW join to make lithium-lion powered bus

Shanghai, March 11 (Gasgoo.com) ThunderSky Energy Group, a leading Chinese producer of lithium-lion power battery for automobiles, has secured a deal with Chinese auto giant FAW Group to jointly make three lithium-lion powered bus models, said chinabus.info today.

The three bus models are the commercial bus, lithium-lion powered luxury bus and lithium-lion powered city bus models, which will go into mass production later this year in the Changchun and Wuxi manufacturing bases, in northeastern province of Jilin and eastern province of Jiangsu, respectively.

The big bus powered by the ThunderSky (TS) lithium-lion battery is reportedly able to run 300 kilometers at 130kph after a 20-minute recharging, with each 100km consuming only 18kw power.

ThunderSky has its R&D headquarters in southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and its leading production base in Jilin's provincial capital of Changchun, which is home to FAW Group. The lithium-lion battery maker is also planning to build its manufacturing bases in many other parts of the country.

Located in Shenzhen, ThunderSky is a manufacturer of lithium power batteries for motor vehicles and high-power machinery. The company has built joint ventures in the U.S. and Finland to supply the European and North American markets. A Taiwan bus company also uses the TS lithium-lion battery for its urban buses.

As the optimum power for mobile energy, the TS lithium-ion battery with its high power, high capacity and high voltage is regarded as the ideal energy replacement of auto fuel to achieve energy efficiency, low emissions and environmental protection.