China BAK Battery (NASDAQ:

) today announced that the Company is seeing a surge in customer demand for its e-bike battery business at its Tianjin facility due to the recent government suspension of lead-acid battery manufacturing in China. As recently reported in the periodical Advanced Battery Weekly, there are nearly 300 lead-acid battery producers in Zhejiang Province, China, and more than a hundred people have unsafely high blood lead level in this area. Several leading lead-acid battery manufacturers in China have recently suspended production due to a government crackdown on heavy metal pollution. In addition, each of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, State Administration for Industry & Commerce and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is reportedly requiring local governments, police, regional industry and commerce offices to tighten management of e-bike manufacturing plants. Based on reports, e-bikes may weigh no more than 40 kg and may not exceed a top speed of 20 km (12.4 miles) per hour. In comparison with the traditional lead-acid battery, it has been documented that lithium-based battery cells provide a number of advantages, including lighter weight (the weight for each battery pack used in an e-bike is about 4 kg) without sacrificing capacity, or about 1/3 or 1/4 less weight than a comparable lead-based battery; longer cycle-life; and have less environmental impact due to zero use of lead. All products using China BAK battery packs can meet the above government requirements.