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Company Promises to Develop Battery-Replacing Ultracapacitors in Electric Vehicles

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Energy Storage on May 9, 2011

For years, people have been thinking to reduce or even eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles, and switch to battery-powered ones. The the battery-powered electric vehicles’ era hasn’t already begun well enough, and now some are even thinking to replace batteries with something else: ultracapacitors.


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Ultracapacitors Made of Bulk Glass Tripled Their Storage Capacity

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Energy Storage on May 6, 2009

I guess I don’t have to emphasize the importance of batteries in an electric car economy of the future. I also don’t have to tell anyone that many manufacturers pursue making ultracapacitors for their ability to quickly charge, discharge, and store a huge amount of energy – the perfect combination for an on-the-fly highway recharging.


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