Battery Firm Heads to CES With Lithium-Ion Alternative for Bluetooth Speakers

ZapGo is prepping a lithium-ion battery alternative called Zap&Go for launch at CES, it said in a Monday announcement. The battery’s carbon-ion cell is said to be a nonflammable alternative to lithium-ion batteries, combining fast-charging characteristics of a supercapacitor with the performance of a lithium-ion battery. ZapGo’s strategy is to “revolutionize” charge time and battery life for various CE products, with first commercialization in cordless power tools, robot cleaners and electric bikes set for late 2017. At its CES booth (#40143), the company said it will show working products whose recharge time has been shrunk from hours to “sub-five minutes,” including a scooter, bicycle energy pack, Bluetooth speaker, 18-volt power drill and cordless cleaner.