The Latest Media Coverage on Maxwell’s Ultracapacitors

Recently we had the good fortune of being included in two news stories I’d like to share with you.

The first was by Heather Clancy from ZDNet’s GreenTech Pastures about ultracapacitors and their different uses in energy storage. I spoke with Heather last month while on a trip to New York. Here’s part of what she had to say:

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 [...]