EEstor announcement soon

nextenergynews.com article with this interesting excerpt on barium titanite:

Dick Weir, founder and CEO of EEStor said that there would be an announcement soon on permittivity of its barium titanite powder, considered a major benchmark that would trigger future payments to EEStor from ZENN


going on......But...."the company said it has not yet tested the technology in a vehicle application yet." Strange

Update from Zenn and EEStor

CNET details Zenn's plans for a street legal vehicle called CityZenn. Excerpt:

The CityZenn comes out in the fall of 2009. While it will sell for a premium over similar gas cars, it will be affordable for mainstream buyers, the company says. Most likely it will come out in Europe first and the U.S. later. Zenn is expected to get its first samples of EEStor's energy storage units this year. Zenn is also an investor in the company.

ZENN Test Drive

ZENN on CBS

Federal govt in canada won't allow them to sell it in Canada. Craziness.

zenn on nbc

ZENN on CNN

Golf Carts

Just a thought. But ZENN may find challenges powering full sized automobiles but it sounds like it would be an excellent improvement over current golf cart batteries.

CNET Article

Sept 07 CNET Article.

Competition for Green Jobs, ZENN & EEstor

Here's a Canadian article that discusses competition for Green Jobs in a world where oil is over $110/barrel and cites Pittsburgh Mayor John Rodriguez' attemps to lure green companies such as ZENN to Pittsburgh.





Here's a little help for the Mayor in the form of a map put together by ASES on the potential for renewable energy jobs across the USA.

Futurist reference to EEStor

Futurist, Jack Uldrich lists better batteries among his top 10 trends for the future of the automobile. As he puts it, EEStor "could soon be building batteries capable of powering a car for 300 to 400 miles."