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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

Energy storage has two main factors—how fast it can be charged and discharged (the spigot) and how much total energy it can hold (the bathtub). Batteries have a powerful spigot, but that comes at the cost of a small tub. The compressed air, once heated, drives a piston that runs a generator to produce electricity.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I really hope this can be built for a reasonable cost. I think electric cars are the furture and this unit has some real world experience. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Or did you think all that H2 would be produced by electrolysis only, at a higher cost? Its a Lotus.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. The electric Mini is unlikely to go into production in its present form. These both cost much less than lithium cells.