Nawa Technologies

The Santa Cruz Syndicate says moving to "nano-velcro" reinforced carbon fiber for its rims has drastically reduced breakages and made the wheels much stronger

Materials

"Nano-velcro" enhanced carbon rims withstand a pounding in MTB racing

Few things punish bicycle wheels harder than world championship-level downhill mountain bike racing, so France's Nawa Technologies has signed up with a top-level downhill team to prove the strength of its nanotube-reinforced carbon fiber.

The lower part of the Nawa Racer's body houses 9 kWh of lithium batteries and the upper part holds a 0.1-kWh ultracapacitor that Nawa says can nearly double its urban range

Motorcycles

World-first supercapacitor-hybrid e-moto gets a chance to prove itself

Audacious French company Nawa showed off a concept bike in 2019, claiming its supercapacitor-hybrid battery pack could massively boost power and urban range for electric motorcycles. Now, it seems we'll get a chance to see if the numbers stack up.

NawaStitch will use vertically aligned carbon nanotubes to reinforce the weakest part of carbon composites – the glue between the layers – to make parts even lighter and stronger

Materials

NawaStitch promises to make carbon composites even lighter and stronger

France's Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: making carbon fiber composites much stronger.

Nawa Technologies says that moving electrodes to a rigidly structured vertical array of carbon nanotubes, coated with an active material like lithium-ion, can radically boost power density, energy density, charging speed and battery lifespan with no cost penalty.

Energy

"World's fastest electrodes" triple the density of lithium batteries

French company Nawa technologies says it's already in production on a new electrode material that can radically boost the performance of existing and future battery types, delivering 3x the energy density, 10x the power, and vastly faster charging.

The wild, hubless Nawa Racer offers massive range and acceleration at low weight and cost thanks to an ultracapacitor hybrid energy system

Motorcycles

Nawa's ultracapacitor-hybrid e-moto radically boosts power and range

This sweet-looking electric motorcycle has a relatively small, lightweight 9-kWh battery, and yet it boasts a 300-km (186-mi) urban range and superbike-level acceleration thanks to an ultracapacitor hybrid system unlike anything we've seen before.

Offering extreme fast charge and discharge capabilities, Nawa's ultracapacitors are going into mass production

Automotive

Nawa's carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors are going into mass production

Charging almost instantly and offering massive power density, Nawa's innovative ultracapacitors are ready to make a mark across industries from automotive to power tools and aviation. And after raising more than US$10 million, this French company is going into mass production.

These carbon nanotube ultra-capacitors could have radical repercussions in the electric vehicle world, boosting power, range and efficiency

Automotive

Ultra-capacitor hybrid radically boosts power and efficiency of lithium batteries

Combining the unique strengths of lithium batteries with crazy-fast charging, carbon ultra-capacitors could save a ton of weight and add significant range and power to electric vehicles, according to this fascinating French startup.