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Zenn claiming 500 mile range on 5 minute charge without any batteries

As Toyota hesitates on lithium ion battery technology and General Motors races ahead, Canadian startup Zenn is trying to leapfrog them. We've talked about ZENN before and also their deal with EEStor to use their ultra-capacitor technology. EEStor has made some pretty amazing claims as has ZENN. ZENN is claiming that drivers will be able to charge up their cars in five minutes and get a five-hundred-mile range. While this may indeed be possible it's still very much unproven. Capacitors are able to absorb energy much faster than batteries, ... Read more →

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