Dragonfly Energy Drives the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Toward Sustainability

• The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is now powered by Battle Born Batteries’ nontoxic lithium batteries, moving the nonprofit mobile recording studio toward improved sustainability.
• The move to lithium batteries and solar panels allows the nonprofit to enhance their student experiences, increase the organization’s reach, and save money on expensive generator fuel as they share music education across the country.
• Dragonfly Energy uses sixteen 270Ah 12V Battle Born LiFePO4 deep cycle batteries plus twelve 200W solar panels to power the mobile recording studio off the grid for up to eight hours of runtime with no loud generators. This runtime greatly increases with the availability of solar power.
  

RENO, Nev., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) (“Dragonfly Energy” or the “Company”), maker of Battle Born Batteries^TM and an industry leader in energy storage, today announced a partnership with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (the “Lennon Bus”), now powered by Battle Born Batteries. The Lennon Bus, a nonprofit mobile recording facility providing hands-on experiences for students of all ages, recently underwent a major overhaul with support from Dolby, Apple, Dragonfly Energy, and several more generous corporations. Transitioning the bus to lithium power takes the bus to a new level of sustainability, cost-savings, and improved experience with up to eight hours of runtime off the batteries alone, plus extended runtime with the availability of solar power.

The Lennon Bus is committed to providing youth, communities, and schools across the nation with free events, workshops, interactive experiences, and hands-on opportunities to create original audio, video, and broadcast projects that reflect their ideas and inspirations.

Putting sustainability at the forefront, the integration of Battle Born Batteries allowed the removal of the previous heavy and toxic lead acid batteries, making the Lennon Bus a much greener vehicle. The addition of solar panels on the roof allows the batteries to charge from the sun, while the Dragonfly Energy Wakespeed WS500 charges the power bank while driving. All these improvements significantly reduces the need for generators. Outfitting the bus with these green energy components enables the nonprofit to have an even greater impact due to cost savings using batteries that will last for at least 10 years, avoiding the previous high cost of frequent battery replacement and expensive fuel for generators. In addition, these upgrades give the organization additional flexibility and freedom to take the bus to locations and events they may not have been able to travel to previously.