NanoFlowcell Holdings is expanding to the United States with plans to build its QUANT series of EVs locally. We haven’t heard much from nanoFlowcell since they showcased the production-ready QUANTiNO in early 2016, some 12 months after it was presented as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015. We have no idea what the company has been up to for the past 7 years but appears to have been encouraged to venture into the U.S. following the implementation of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
The EVs developed by nanoFlowcell are
unique has they don’t use battery packs. Instead, they use bi-ION technology
that uses a positively-charged electrolyte and a negatively-charged anolyte
which meet in an ion-selective membrane, generating electricity.
In a press release announcing its growth
into the U.S. market, the London-based company said it has “project plans for
the series production of the QUANT E-models as well as the construction of a
large-scale bi-ION® production facility, providing transportable renewable
energy for fuelling nanoFlowcell applications.”
To mark the brand’s U.S. expansion, as
well as its 25th anniversary, a special version of the QUANTiNO has been
showcased, dubbed the twentyfive. It takes the form of a 2+2 with a removable
roof and sports an electric motor at each wheel, producing a combined 320 hp.
The vehicle’s bi-ION electrolyte solution is stored in two 125-liter tanks and can travel a claimed 2,000 km on a tank.
Topping it up will require the construction of a dedicated fueling
infrastructure with nanoFlowcell’s bi-ION solution.
