Comments on: Zenn Motor Still Waiting on EEStor

By: Zenn Ends Vehicle Production, Lays Off Staff in EEStor Bet

Zenn Ends Vehicle Production, Lays Off Staff in EEStor Bet — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:41 +0000

[...] production facility in Saint Jerome will have an important effect for the company as it awaits the delayed delivery of EEStor’s first commercial product: cutting costs. Zenn says it will now have a “significantly” reduced “rate of [...]

By: EEStor Backer Zenn Motor Seeks DOE Funds to Build in Michigan

EEStor Backer Zenn Motor Seeks DOE Funds to Build in Michigan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:58:08 +0000

[...] and move a car 400 kilometers after a 5-minute charge) and slipped behind on production timelines, delaying introduction of the Canada automaker’s planned cityZenn [...]

By: Chronoptimists: Cleantech Is Full of ‘Em

Chronoptimists: Cleantech Is Full of ‘Em — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:01:30 +0000

[...] and Zenn CEO Ian Clifford still being chronoptimists? The companies say Zenn’s car will be initially introduced in late 2009, with commercial availability in 2010. We’ll [...]

By: Supercapacitor Market to Surge to $877M by 2014

Supercapacitor Market to Surge to $877M by 2014 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:49:00 +0000

[...] Startups vying to get first in line for those acquisitions will likely have to move faster than the rate EEStor is going. [...]

By: Zenn Motors To Up Stake in EEStor, OKs Test Results

Zenn Motors To Up Stake in EEStor, OKs Test Results — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:28:42 +0000

[...] behind. Zenn has had to delay its electric car based on EEStor’s technology as a result of waiting on EEStor and doesn’t expect an initial introduction of the vehicle until late 2009, with commercial [...]

By: EEStor: Are We There Yet?

EEStor: Are We There Yet? — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:01:19 +0000

[...] under extreme temperatures — represents the third of four milestones set up (as we’ve noted before) as part of Zenn’s investment agreement. The fourth milestone is the delivery of a commercial [...]

By: fintoxx

fintoxx — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:23:10 +0000

Let's get real folks with all this Eestor fantasy. Even if they have something close to what they claim, it is a high probability the technology will be suppressed by our beloved status quo defenders, therefore as long as the above mentioned entities exist all we can expect from this company is the extension of this dream for those who refuse to wake up!

By: kirk

kirk — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:04:44 +0000

My next new car will get 100mpg or equivalent or I may die before then……
I may be a dreamer but imagine if EESTOR is successful
then electric cars will be a viable option to a gas ICE….
or I’m hoping MicroBubble Technologies is successful with their CNT (Carbon nanotube ) Lead acid battery
If either are successful I’ll have a 100mpg equivalent car at a reasonable price since with either option a 50KWH battery pack would cost less than $3,000.
To charge these vehicles I’m dreaming that Blacklight Power will be successful…

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:55:49 +0000

The basics idea behind EEstor's "super-capacitor" is using a material with a high dielectric constant (some titanate compound) coated with high dielectric strength material ( maybe glass or some amorphe oxide). But if you remember the physics class about capacitors, you will see that layers of different dielectric materials between a capacitor plates will act like series connected capacitors, each having its capacitance function of its dielectric. Capacitors connected series will always have a total capacitance lower than the lowest capacitance in the circuit. If you make some calculations you can see that EEstors claims are completely impossible being a total fraud!

By: Chance

Chance — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:51:07 +0000

EEscam is (at best) exaggerating the actual capabilities of their product and at worst is a complete fraud, and there is no product. I suspect we'll see them get the Madoff treatment in a year or so.