While your typical e-bike battery charges at a rate of 100 to 300 watts, Morelle claims its battery can charge at a rate of over 1,500-watts.
Without getting too technical, Morelle’s 350-Wh downtube battery trades the standard graphite anode for a silicon anode with 10 times the energy capacity, the brand says, translating to a huge boost in battery energy density and charging speed.
Why isn’t silicon more common? It historically has a nasty habit of swelling and shrinking while in use, which negatively impacts surrounding materials and its own lifespan.
However, recent tech breakthroughs are addressing these issues, leading Morelle to says its batteries will be good for 1,000 superfast charging cycles, if not more.
While your typical e-bike battery charges at a rate of 100 to 300 watts (aka Level M1), Morelle claims its battery can charge at 1,000- to 1,200-watt (M2) and over 1,500-watt (M3) levels.
One lingering question is whether you’ll be able to hit those levels at home; Morelle’s plans to add e-bike charging hardware to existing Level 2 automotive charging locations cast some doubt on such a prospect, at least right now.