I spent part of my day trying to figure out why Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers does not list EEStor as one of their investments on their website. To find out, I called Bill Joy's office and his secretary informed me that KPCB's only investments are the ones listed on the website and EEStor is not listed. I got the feeling she was a little confused and won't describe the ensuing conversation.
Just wanted to say thanks to Tom Villars for his work on this prior article where he offered a way of thinking about the value of Zenn Motor's stock. It's been the most widely read article on this blog and readership has crossed into the thousands. There are quite a few links in from investment & stock forums.
I guess I missed this one from a couple weeks ago. CNET has an article on Energy Storage trends and mentions A123 and EEStor. When I interviewed Ian Clifford awhile back, in our conversation, he mentioned grid stabilization but I had no idea what he was talking about. Check it out.
If the fascination of EEStor's ultracapacitor technology ever sets in and everyone's world view becomes slightly modified, the fiscally curious among us may wonder what is the investment opportunity for such an innovation? It jibes with common sense to point out that in most cases, the success of a venture such as EEStor or Zenn Motor Company Inc. is more difficult to predict the earlier they are
Nice blog entry comparing cityZenn and Eestor based vehicles to the GM Volt. Excerpt from the article:Green technology companies have recently been enjoying a surge of investment dollars and Eestor’s customer Zenn Motor Co. is a great example. “Its shares have gained 81% over the past three months on the Toronto Venture Exchange despite the fact the company has yet to post a profit.”Also note
In this interview, Clifford mentioned that "our cars vehicles cost between 1 and 2 cents a mile to operate in the US." Now that's the type of math that makes sense to a neanderthal like me. My SUV that's getting 15mpg is costing me $4.24/gal or 28 cents per mile. Putting it back into mpg, we're talking about 212-424mpg equivalent, correct??? This article from the Cedar Park, TX area seems
Interesting to look at what was said about EEStor and Zenn Motor back in 2006 on CNN. For those trying to guestimate the cost of a conversion kit, here's a little help, "an EEStor-powered engine with a range roughly equivalent to that of a gasoline-powered car woudl cost about $5,200."
Catching up on some YouTube content. Here's Ian Clifford on Montel. They were giving away one of his cars in a contest.
Found this on Youtube from January 07. Interesting line, "a full charge will only cost you about $1."
Decent article on Zenn & EEStor that includes some interesting quotes from stock analysts regarding the investment opportunity / risk of Zenn Motor. It was also printed by FinancialPost.com. Here's an excerpt:Rick Welty of investment advisory firm Welty Capital Management in LaFayette, Calif., recently discussed Zenn on Bloomberg TV. "The caveat is the upside-downside potential" for the
Here's an interview with alot of the same content I was able to get from Ian Clifford. Well done.
I'm always amazed to find such well written, carefully thought out blog entries such as this one on EEstor, ultracaps, their relation to traditional batteries, etc. It's a good read for those interested in going a tiny bit deeper into the science of ultracaps.
I spoke to a reader about his napkin estimate of potential revenue Zenn Motor could receive if things went well with EESTor. The conversation included some tips regarding what next to ask Ian Clifford when the opportunity arises. Thanks!
(Phone Ringing)RW: Dick Weir.Blogger: Hey Dick, this is John McCain calling. How you doing? RW: How you doing John? What can I do for you?Blogger: I was wondering, should I make that check out to you or should I make it out to EEStor?....(laughter)RW: Better make it out to EEStor or they'll come and get me...Blogger: Maybe Ian Clifford should get it?(laughter)RW: Ahhh, no, he doesnt need it.
What do you get when you combine gadget lust with an energy crisis? For Ian Clifford, CEO of Zenn Motor Company, the answer is quite simple: an opportunity to save the planet. Not save Toronto or Texas or any other part of the world but the whole shebang; everything and everybody. You'll forgive Mr. Clifford if he occasionally uses that two word phrase--the planet---a bit too often. It's just
I tried out the Zenn Motor savings calculator on their website today. The calculator points out that my fuel costs for driving an SUV 70 miles per day is $5600/yr. If i were to switch to a fully electric Zenn and recharge via my local Virigina Power at $0.085 per KWH, my fuel costs would reduce by $5321. That is, with a Zenn my fuel costs would be $278/yr. I am paying 20 times more per year to
