There is a little electric car company out of Canada called
ZENN, who is already producing low speed electric cars that are okay for driving around urban areas, or neighborhoods, but that is about it. That really isn't very exciting and I don't feel like spend $14,000+ to go 25 mph for about 30 miles per charge. What is exciting, is they are developing a new vehicle with a Texas based energy storage company which uses a revolutionary type of "battery" called a super capicitor. There is not a lot of information out there yet about EEStor Inc and their new technology because they are privately held and the target of hungry oil, auto, and utility companies that would like to purchase them and their technology and bury it somewhere deep where no one would ever find it. Their super capacitor is able to store up to 10 time the energy as a regular battery, can be charged in as little as 5 minutes, is contructed out of common elements, is less expensive then traditional batteries, and is completely nonhazardous. The uses of their technology are vast: storing and transporting renewable energy, powering everything from cell phones to houses, and of course cars. Okay, now go read about the
ZENNcity. I tell you what, I'm going to start saving my pennies to buy one as soon as they are available, hell, I'm tempted to buy stock in the company.
2 comments:
Your blog is definitely off to a great start! I do wish things would come a bit faster on the electric car front. On a positive note my dad converted his old VW Rabit to a veggie car! It's progress.
You got me interested...
I assume you may have already come across this, but just in case:
http://bariumtitanate.blogspot.com/2002/07/if-fascination-of-eestors.html
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