Ultracapacitors: Power for Greener, More Efficient Cars

Automotive OEMs are developing cars with smaller engines that provide adequate power in bigger platforms and boost performance with electrical energy by using Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), some utilizing ultracapacitors to capture and store regenerative braking energy.

People Will Pay for Green…As Long as it Doesn’t Cost More

The company that can make an innovative solution to both go green and lower consumer costs will be the big winner because going green and saving money is a one-two combo that is irresistible to the market.

Ultracapacitors and Batteries: Mortal Enemies or Best of Friends?

This is what is happening with ultracapacitors and batteries today. Batteries are being designed in where only ultracapacitors are needed. In contrast, ultracapacitors are being used where batteries just won’t do. Fortunately, there are some very progressive thinkers out there who recognize that energy delivery systems usually have more than one job to do and using the combination of the two is the best choice for the job.

Lithium everywhere but not a drop to… drive? Part II

Picking up where I left off in my previous post, I asked the question: So what is the risk of all this attention being focused on PHEVs coupled with lithium ion batteries?
My main concern is centered on the many potential mild hybrids and other vehicular hybrid solutions that are not being contemplated and not being [...]

Lithium everywhere but not a drop to… drive? Part I

You can hardly pick up a newsworthy publication on any given day without getting a hefty dose of facts, hype, propaganda, and special interest stories about lithium ion batteries. It is all there for the reading. The amount of information flowing on lithium ion batteries and their role in the ultimate salvation of the automotive [...]