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08-20-2008, 12:27 PM
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My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 |  Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement Toronto, Ontario – July 30, 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  Press release link I found this while browsing this site about ultra capacitors. OT - on the ultracapacitor site, there is this link to a Coleman Rechargeable screwdriver that uses ultra-capacitor technology. It charges in 90 seconds, and never needs batteries. Last edited by efusco; 08-20-2008 at 12:36 PM. |
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08-20-2008, 01:35 PM
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement Why not use a combination Ultra Cap and battery. The UC can recharge in 2 minutes at a charging station then bleed the charge into the battery over time. Unless of course the fast discharge aspects of th UC have been resolved. |
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08-21-2008, 12:46 PM
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My Car: Other Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement The Coleman cordless screw driver does not mention how many screws it can drive between re-charging. I think no more than ten or one minute of usage. But this is still a good tool than a regular NiCd battery which needs constant trickle charge so that you can use it when you need it. With this, you can just stick it into the charger for 90 sec and ready to use. But for $80 it is a bit expensive. I will buy one for $35. Quote:
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08-21-2008, 08:39 PM
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My Car: 2009 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement Quote:
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08-22-2008, 08:13 PM
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My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement The ZENN is a Microcar MC-2 with the electric system swapped into it to replace the european diesel ICE. Here are some crash tests on the Microcar from youtube. Presumably the ZENN would behave in a similar fashion. No wonder they are limited to 25 mph. |
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09-16-2008, 08:16 PM
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My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement I wonder, what velocity that car is traveling at. The Zenn is not "designed" to travel at high speeds, so you can't really expect it to stand up to a situation that it wasn't designed for. Hey!, Stop picking on the little guy, at least he smart and his mother loves him! |
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09-16-2008, 08:18 PM
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My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement In early 2010, Zenn coming with the cityZenn. This car is "designed" to travel on the highway. It will travel at speeds up to 80mph. This car should hold up better in a crash. |
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09-16-2008, 08:19 PM
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My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement There really hasn't been any "real" new news out about the Zenn that I know of. If you are interested in a site that tries to keep up with Zenn car news this Squidoo page is pretty good Everything Zenn Car News |
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09-19-2008, 05:34 PM
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My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement As near as I can tell, the EEStor announcement is that they are getting closer to being able to produce the dielectric which they hope will make their capacitor possible. They have not yet actually produced the dielectric, which means they have not yet actually demonstrated a capacitor. After they succeed in refining the dielectric to adequate purity, they must build and test a capacitor, to see if the dielectric actually works as hoped. Then they have to develop the process for mass-producing the dielectric, and then they must design and build the machinery for mass-producing the capacitors. Only then will they be able to provide capacitors to Zenn to put into cars. It is pure fantasy to think this can happen in time for a late-2009 release of a car to the market. Maybe by 2019. One of the hallmarks of a scam is unrealistic promises. EEStor is making unrealistic promises, and if anyone asked me to invest in them, this would put up a real red flag.
__________________ Daniel ---------------------- Primary car: Zap Xebra SD: 100% electric car. 1.9 cents per mile, using electrons generated from water power. (The Prius is my gas guzzler, used when I have to travel farther than 35 miles in a day.) "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." -- Emma Goldman "Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think long and hard before starting a war." -- Otto von Bismarck |
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09-19-2008, 10:40 PM
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My Car: 2009 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Zenn press release confirms EEStor announcement It all just seems reminiscent of Moller's flying car. It would be nice but it will be decades if ever. |
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