Interesting article concerning the EEStor and Zenn motor relationship. Essentially, the article states a delay in production is occurring...which is interesting because anything that's that close to production is way past the prototype phase. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9770849-7.html
Good blog overview of the difficulties that must be overcomein order for EEstor's capabilities to be genuine.
The New York Times also ran the original article
Here's the wikipedia link for EEStor.The current wikipedia overview:EEstor is a company based in Cedar Park, Texas, USA. It is a start up company pioneering a new energy storage technology.The company claims to have developed a superior type of supercapacitor, using barium titanate coated with aluminum oxide and glass, to achieve a level of capacitance much higher than what is currently available
CNN is reporting on a story of interest to alternative energy buffs:An Austin-based startup called EEStor promised "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries," meaning a motorist could plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip between Dallas and Houston without gasoline.According to CNN, a Toronto firm called ZENN Motor Co has licensed the EEStor invention:"It's
For more information, here is the Zenn Motors Website. From the front page of the website, they have published an announcement concerning a third party certification of EEStor's ability to deliver to Zenn Motor Company what they are calling Electrical Engergy Storage Units. Interestingly, these units "weigh under 100 lbs" and can be "recharged in a matter of minutes."The complete excerpt:ZENN
Looks like CNBC also ran this story. Another excerpt highlighting the interesting secrecy surrounding EEStor:For years, EEStor has tried to fly beneath the radar in the competitive industry for alternative energy, content with a phone-book listing and a handful of cryptic press releases.Yet the speculation and skepticism have continued, fueled by the company's original assertion of making
I believe this is the EEStor website:http://www.eestor.us/Note that at the time of posting, it has a Network Solutions front page. So new or secretive they dont even have a public website?
