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500 Miles on a 5-Minute Recharge?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sure-just-get-in-the-electric-missile-launcher dept.

ctroutwi writes "In the wake of rising gasoline costs there have been plenty of alternatives seen on the horizon. Including Hybrids, Biofuels, fuel cells and battery powered all electric cars. CNN has recently posted a story about a company (EEStor) that plans on offering UltraCapacitor storage products. The claim being that you charge the ultracapacitor in 5 minutes, with approximately $9 of electricity and then drive 500 miles."

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  1. 1.2 Megawatts by Stone+Rhino · · Score: 5, Interesting

    $9 of electricity is about 100 KWh at national average rates. Passing that in 9 minutes gives you an average rate of 1.2 megawatts. What the hell knid of household has the circuit to handle that?

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