EeStor Ultra (Super) Capacitor

[SkyPilot]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEstor



Been following this for a bit now. Hope for the future?

 

[SkyPilot]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZENNergy_drive-train

 

[alevin]

That's really cool Skypilot! thanks for posting.

 

[SkyPilot]

Kinda exciting if it comes to fruition...

Current vehicle ZENN car,
Zero Emission No Noise




http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock News/1792749/


Jul 30, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX)
This Wednesday, July 30th 2008, ZENN Motor Company Inc.'s goal to become the global leader in the development of zero emission vehicles including highway capable electric vehicles has moved a step closer as its strategic partner, EEStor Inc., announced Certification of Additional Key Production Milestones and Enhancement of Chemical Purity in a press release issued on July 29, 2008

 

[SkyPilot]

Another interesting article:

Texas startup says that it has taken a big step toward high-volume production of an ultracapacitor-based energy-storage system that, if claims hold true, would far outperform the best lithium-ion batteries on the market.
Dick Weir, founder and chief executive of EEStor, a startup based in Cedar Park, TX, says that the company has manufactured materials that have met all certification milestones for crystallization, chemical purity, and particle-size consistency. The results suggest that the materials can be made at a high-enough grade to meet the company's performance goals. The company also said a key component of the material can withstand the extreme voltages needed for high energy storage.
"These advancements provide the pathway to meeting our present requirements," Weir says. "This data says we hit the home run."

http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/21171/page1/

 

[fabijo]

There's also this company:

http://www.afstrinity.com/

They also use capacitors, but I don't know if they're as efficient as the ones you're sharing with us.

 

[SkyPilot]

EEStor VP Says EESUs to be Delivered by End of 2009

http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1021142_eestor-vp-says-eesus-to-be-delivered-by-end-of-2009

 

[SkyPilot]

There's also this company:

http://www.afstrinity.com/

They also use capacitors, but I don't know if they're as efficient as the ones you're sharing with us.

Lot's of promise out there. Seems like a convergence of tech and innovation. Kinda like the race to the first working light bulb or the wireless. Tesla would be proud! Heck, he probably already had this stuff figureed out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla