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Just a thought. But ZENN may find challenges powering full sized automobiles but it sounds like it would be an excellent improvement over current golf cart batteries.

Sept 07 CNET Article.

Here's a Canadian article that discusses competition for Green Jobs in a world where oil is over $110/barrel and cites Pittsburgh Mayor John Rodriguez' attemps to lure green companies such as ZENN to Pittsburgh.Here's a little help for the Mayor in the form of a map put together by ASES on the potential for renewable energy jobs across the USA.

Futurist, Jack Uldrich lists better batteries among his top 10 trends for the future of the automobile. As he puts it, EEStor "could soon be building batteries capable of powering a car for 300 to 400 miles."

Here's  a nice overview of the wave of innovations taking place to address  the limitations of traditional batteries.  Of ultracapacitors in general, they say, "they do have a chance...of being one of the 21st century's disruptive technologies. 

It looks like Lockheed Martin is adding credibility to EEStor's claims by announcing an investment in their technology. Terms were not disclosed. From the article on CNET:EEStor is developing a ceramic battery chemistry that could provide 10 times the energy density of lead acid batteries at about a tenth of the weight and volume, according to Lockheed. A Lockheed spokesman said the company is

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?