The Electric

The Electric: The First Commercial Silicon-Dominant Battery Powers This Motorcycle

The electric Lightning LS-218, with Enevate's dominant metallurgical silicon anode. Photo: Courtesy Lightning Motorcycle
By
Steve LeVine

California-based Lightning Motorcycle has released a new electric bike that it says accelerates from zero to 60 mph in two seconds, delivers 335 miles of range, and adds about 200 miles of charge in 12 minutes. The secret behind Lightning’s LS-218 is the first commercial electric vehicle battery anode dominated by silicon, a material that enables much faster charging and greater driving range than conventional graphite anodes.