Comments on: Battery Tech Breakthroughs: What They Mean for Cars & Clean Energy

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:23:03 +0000

Welcome to this will change when we will be gone from the batteries go in a completely different direction for the development of the work program Leonardo da Vinci - who is going to give this amazing range of cars and away from the plug. Since then, begin the development of electric vehicles on a global scale, will slowly move away from oil to protect our climate. All of us are and we hope that 2010 is a good start to the climate for the development of electric vehicles

By: Steve321

Steve321 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:42:57 +0000

Hey EEGuy, I couldn't have said it any better. I just don't understand how Dick Weir CEO of EESTOR continues to scam these bloggers into believing of a product that does not exist, never has, and never will.

By: EEGuy

EEGuy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:22:45 +0000

Please do not disparage the reputation of MIT by mentioning "EEStor" in the same article. EEStor is magic beans and unicorns.

By: Vereen

Vereen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:45:15 +0000

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By: Brennan

Brennan — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:01:49 +0000

At first glance the batteries look great until you actually start reading what they can actually do and that is they really only have the ability to retain enough power to charge you cell phone, not a car. I think this could be great in the mean time to charge small products such as cell phones, PDA's, Ipods, etc and continue to develop it. I would say we are some years away from this technology though.

By: Clint

Clint — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:50:28 +0000

Packing the punch wouldn't really be a problem. The charging station could have the same EEStor technology. The Ultracap/batteries could be charged by the grid (even at 110v) for 6 or whatever hours, and when the car comes along needing a charge; it would get the "punch" from what is built up at the charging station. According to what I've read on this, EEStor units will be able to release power as quickly as it will take it.

What I think is the main issue is it's been 2 or 3 years now of "we'll have it within 6 to 12 months."

Even if it's real; it's likely to never make it to market. You gotta love this "free" country we live in.

By: kerry bradshaw

kerry bradshaw — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:30:20 +0000

Lots of nonsense in this article. First, batteries cannot correct the many problems of wind or solar power. Intermittancy can last for DAYS or even WEEKS, not just minutes, making battery backup
capacity nonsensical – not only iw no one ever going to store a week’s worth of electricity in batteries, but
even if done, once depleted, the storage would be impossible to refill. Why do alternative energy advocates keep coming up with scams like “smart grids” to solve what is an insoluable problem?
As to the new battery technology, Pizanni is missing the boat. First – there is no need for extemely rapid
battery recharge at home and the recharge times available in practically every household would allow for recharges at a rate of around 45 miles of range per hour. You only have to recharge to get the range you need for the next trip – you don’t have to recharge the entire battery, except in rare occasions.
The electrical infrastructure is everywhere – and high capacity rechargers are not hard to install in the existing infrastructure – mainly existing gas stations. And the growth in demand for fast public rechargers will hardly be mind boggling. There will be plenty of time in the years that will be required to switch the fleet over to electric.
The only missing piece of the new li ion technology is price. But that is coming down and with the ability to obtain range without a range extender gas engine, that will also contribute to lower costs.

By: Eideard

Eideard — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:14:15 +0000

Without reading it, I'm not certain I understand what Rizzoni says is needed, e.g., standard outlets wouldn’t pack enough punch. So, they're half as fast as 220v at filling up the batteries.

If adaptors of some sort are required, I'm willing to bet they can be onboard rather than confined to a "filling station". Which means you can top up anywhere.

The point that MIT folks made was that they recharged their test battery using normal house mains - not something unique.

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Green Ink: Backdoor Battles and Clean-Coal Woes - Environmental Capital - WSJ — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:26:05 +0000

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