Archive for the 'EEStor' Category

Q&A with Ian Clifford CEO of Zenn Motors: EEStor to Publicly Prove its Technology Imminently

July 20th, 2009 | Posted in: EEStor with 378 Comments

I recently had the chance to interview Ian Clifford who is the CEO of Zenn Motors (ZNN.V). His company has an agreement to market the breakthrough energy storage units (EESU) being developed by the stealth Texas company EEStor. Although no-one has ever publicly confirmed seeing an EESU in operation, these devices have the potential to [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 378 Comments

Breaking: EEStor Announces a ‘Huge Milestone’: Relative Permittivity Certified

April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in: EEStor with 140 Comments

As a sidebar to the Volt we follow the story of EEStor. This is the Texas-based stealth-mode company that has been working on developing a specialized energy storage unit (EESU) that is somewhat of a cross between a battery and an ultracapacitor. The device uses a specialized chemical powder called barium titanate which [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 140 Comments

GM Admits to a Working Relationship With EEStor

February 1st, 2009 | Posted in: Battery, EEStor with 119 Comments

Many here have heard of EEStor, they are the secretive Texas company reportedly working on a novel energy storage unit (EESU) that has several times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries at a fraction of the cost, and with a functionally infinite lifespan. These EESUs are made with aluminum oxide-coated barium titanate powder and act [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 119 Comments

EEStor Gets a Trademark Patent on EESU and Provides Specs for a 24V EESU

January 4th, 2009 | Posted in: Battery, EEStor with 107 Comments

Another chapter on the EEStor story has now unfolded, this time in the world of trademark patents.
In October, the secretive Texas company EEStor was granted a trademark for “EESU”, which stands for Electrical Energy Storage Unit and refers to their unique ceramic battery. The battery is purported to be low cost, lightweight, extremely energy [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 107 Comments

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