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earth2tech.com - 8/15/2009

Zenn Says Lithium Off the Table, Still Bets on EEStor

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If Canadian electric vehicle maker Zenn Motor Company once saw lithium-ion batteries as a possible alternative to devices from its controversial investment in ultracapacitor developer EEStor , the more standard technology is now officially out of the running for its future cars. According to ...

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green.autoblog.com - 8/19/2009

Report: Toyota could go to Sanyo for lithium ion batteries

— green.autoblog.com — For the first time, Toyota may be looking beyond Panasonic EV Energy Company for batteries for its... hybrid vehicles. The automaker is reportedly planning to buy lithium ion batteries from Sanyo for upcoming hybrids beginning in 2011. High demand in Japan and elsewhere for its hybrid models is ... (more) Report: Toyota could go to Sanyo for lithium ion batteries

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Zenn Says Lithium Off the Table, Still Bets on EEStor
Peak Oil News — ... its offerings.” In essence, Zenn is saying that if everything goes well with EEStor’s tech, it will be more economical than currently available lithium-ion offerings. It seems to have already evaluated the lithium-ion technology gaining support from the U.S. government and being used by other automakers, such as General Motors for its Chevy Volt and Toyota for the trial versions of a plug-in Prius. Taking lithium off the table seems, in part, like a vote of confidence for EEStor. Earth2Tech "

Drumbeat: August 15, 2009
The Oil Drum — ... are not met, they are disappointed, and the level of disappointment is proportional to the difference between their expectations and the real outcome. We see this in service delivery complaints that have recently made news in South Africa, where the promises of the politicians have not been matched in the real world. I think a big challenge facing our society is that as energy supplies dwindle, our imagined future of abundance is not going to be realised. Zenn Says Lithium Off the Table, Still Bets on EEStor If Canadian electric vehicle maker ...