Screw Batteries — Supercapacitors are the Future

By Marc Perkel Tuesday October 28, 2008

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Cedar Park, Texas-based ultracapacitor developer EEStor could be a step closer to shipping its first product, announcing the certification of production milestones and the enhancement of its chemical purification processes. more…

33 Comments

Mr. Fusion says:

10/29/2008 at 11:18 am

#27, aaslett,

Marc Perkel, the editor on this particular post, had an idea a while back to solve your infrastructure issue.

When people park their capacitor cars they are charged through the grid. During low demand times, such as at night, they charge. During high demand times they provide power. People are charged, not for the charged energy, but for the used energy.
deowll says:

10/29/2008 at 7:47 pm

I wonder how many charges this thing can take?

I will admit that if they can make things work it may be a major product.
WmDE says:

10/29/2008 at 9:32 pm

Capacitors are passive devices and can be charged and discharged millions of times. Life expectancy should be equal to the life of the vehicle.