Comments on: PowerGenix Shows off its Battery in a Prius

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Earth2Tech’s 10 Greentech IPO Picks — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:31:50 +0000

[...] Nickel-zinc batteries for electronics, power tools, scooters and hybrid vehicles. [...]

By: The Green Guide to CES 2010

The Green Guide to CES 2010 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:11:01 +0000

[...] Ten-year-old nickel-zinc battery maker PowerGenix sells AA rechargeable NiZn batteries for gadgets, along with batteries for hybrids. The San Diego, Calif.-based company says its gadget batteries are less toxic, provide more power [...]

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[...] is on now to reduce cost by increasing energy density. Startups including Envia Systems, Amprius, PowerGenix, Mobius Power, Seeo and many more are trying to tackle [...]

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Honda Insight Cracks Open Prius Stronghold — Can Startups Step In? — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:49:25 +0000

[...] Hybrid vehicle batteries are also an area where venture capitalists are hoping startups like PowerGenix (working on a low-cost, high energy-density hybrid car battery with more than $31 million in [...]

By: Solar Feeds Gadgets » Battery Maker PowerGenix Charges Up With $30M

Solar Feeds Gadgets » Battery Maker PowerGenix Charges Up With $30M — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:48:38 +0000

[...] May when we talked with PowerGenix, an eight-year-old startup that makes nickel-zinc batteries, the company’s CEO Dan Squiller told us the team was looking to raise a final round of [...]

By: Battery Maker PowerGenix Charges Up With $30M [Earth2Tech - Start-Up News] | Internet Startups

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:08:38 +0000

[...] May when we talked with PowerGenix, an eight-year-old startup that makes nickel-zinc batteries, the company’s CEO Dan Squiller told us the team was looking to raise a final round of [...]

By: Battery Maker PowerGenix Charges Up With $30M « Earth2Tech

Battery Maker PowerGenix Charges Up With $30M « Earth2Tech — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:56 +0000

[...] Buzz In May when we talked with PowerGenix, an eight-year-old startup that makes nickel-zinc batteries, the company’s CEO Dan Squiller told us the team was looking to raise a final round of [...]

By: Art Gershkoff

Art Gershkoff — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:59:51 +0000

I'm interested in a battery that could be plugged in that could be connected and disconnected to the main battery of the Prius. That way, it could be removed when I have need to pack the car and when I need the space. For most of commuting, it would sit in the back connected. Can you make it removable in a safe way?

How much electricity does it take to charge the nickel zinc battery fully after it has run down?

What is the cost?

By: International Battery: Will $100M Fuel Car Maker Deals? « Earth2Tech

International Battery: Will $100M Fuel Car Maker Deals? « Earth2Tech — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:32:03 +0000

[...] there’s all the other startups working on different battery chemistry. Earlier this month, eight-year-old company PowerGenix started showing off its nickel-zinc battery in a retrofitted Prius. Batteries for our future [...]

By: PresPD

PresPD — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:25:06 +0000

500 cycles at 100% DoD. Typical Prius NiMH only do a 30-50% DoD. 500 cycles at 100% DoD would equate to at least 3 times as much at 50% DoD and at 30% DoD you are looking at thousands. Look at how it wil be used. Toyota really worked the powermanagment to get long life out of the NiMH.

By: steve woodruff

steve woodruff — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:29:56 +0000

Looks clean Jim! I want to tell all my Prius customers they can buy this if the original ever needs replacing...

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:03:24 +0000

Only 500 cycles.