Tata's $2,500 car; EEStor may be legit!

[The Lone Bolt]

We've all heard of Tata's new "people's car" Here's a look:

http://www.tatapeoplescar.com/tatamotors/

Also, EEStor has been talking about a new ultracap energy storage unit for over a year now but have been very hush-hush about it.

Here's a write-up:

The batteries fully charge in minutes as opposed to hours.

* Whereas with lead acid batteries you might get lucky to have 500 to 700 recharge cycles, the EEStor technology has been tested up to a million cycles with no material degradation.

* EEStor's technology could be used in more than low-speed electric vehicles. The company envisions using it for full-speed pure electric vehicles, hybrid-electrics (including plug-ins), military applications, backup power and even large-scale utility storage for intermittent renewable power sources such as wind and solar.

* Because it's a solid state battery rather than a chemical battery, such being the case for lithium ion technology, there would be no overheating and thus safety concerns with using it in a vehicle.

* Finally, with volume manufacturing it's expected to be cost-competitive with lead-acid technology.

"It's the holy grail of battery technology," said my source. "It means you could do a highway capable electric city car that would recharge in three or four minutes and drive you from Toronto to Montreal. Consumers wouldn't notice the difference from driving an electric car versus a gas-powered car."

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006...capacito_1.php

I was pretty sure it was all vaporware. Until now.

Seems that none other than Lockheed-Martin has given EEStor's technology an endorsement:

http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/01/10/lo...t-with-eestor/

The future of EV's is getting brighter and brighter!

[Meck77]

Where do you come up with the $2,500 price?

[Dead Head]

Looks interesting. I couldn't find horsepower information though.

[The Lone Bolt]

Originally Posted by Meck77

Where do you come up with the $2,500 price?

It's been quoted all over the web. Here for instance: http://www.physorg.com/news119196384.html