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ZENN to acquire 51% of EEStor; most recent 3rd-party testing of EESU problematic

Green Car Congress

Canada-based ZENN Motor Company Inc. ZENN has advanced EEStor $50,000 of the purchase price on the signing of the Investment Agreement which will be converted to EEStor shares if closing occurs. ZENN’s goal now is to be a provider of leading edge power storage solutions and related technologies to the transportation industry.

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ZENN Motor Changes Strategy to Sell EEstor-based Electric Drive Rather Than Its Own EVs

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ZENN Motor Company Inc. Ian Clifford, Chief Executive Officer of ZENN Motor Company. ZMC) has decided to switch its business strategy from selling electric vehicles to distributing an electric drivetrain powered by EEStor, once the EEstor EESU units are available. Earlier post.). —Ian ZMC owns approximately 10.7%

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EESTOR continues to disappoint ZENN with ultracapacitor promises

National Green Transportation

There was a time when ZENN and EESTOR were going to save the world. EESTOR had developed what the company called a ground-breaking ultracapacitor that would run rings around lithium-anything battery chemistries, charge instantly, and allow the.

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EESTOR continues to disappoint ZENN with ultracapacitor promises

National Green Transportation

There was a time when ZENN and EESTOR were going to save the world. EESTOR had developed what the company called a ground-breaking ultracapacitor that would run rings around lithium-anything battery chemistries, charge instantly, and allow the.

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ZENN Motor Increases Stake in EEStor to 10.7%; EESU Production Prototype Promised by End of 2009

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Earlier in July, ZENN Motor Company Inc. ZMC) increased its equity investment in energy storage developer, EEStor, Inc. with an additional US $5.0 million investment.

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ZENN Motors Requests DOE Grant to Build US-based EEStor-Powered Electric Car Facility

All Cars Electric

Zenn Motors of Canada ( ZNN.V ) holds exclusive rights to build small electric cars using EEStor's forthcoming groundbreaking barium-based batteries. They also hold a 10% ownsership stake in EEStor, Inc.

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ZENN CEO Says EESU Status on Track, No Relation to Decision not to Sell cityZENN

All Cars Electric

Zenn Motors has recently indicated it no longer plans to mass produce its own highway capable electric car called the cityZENN, instead focusing on development and sale of EEStor-powered electric car drivetrains called ZENNergy Drive. Zenn is a 10% owner in Texas-bases EEStor believed to be secretly working on a breakthrough battery that.

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