Re: Nanotube Supercapacitors

From: John Larkin (jjSNIPlarkin_at_highTHISlandPLEASEtechnology.XXX)
Date: 02/17/05

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    Date: 17 Feb 2005 03:43:41 GMT

    On 16 Feb 2005 04:52:24 GMT, manofsan@yahoo.com wrote:

    >
    >Nanotubes break records for supercapacitor performance:
    >
    >http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7287
    >
    >Will this finally make electric cars economical? Will batteries go
    >obsolete?
    >

    "Could be manufactured from carbon nanotubes"

    sounds awfully speculative to me.

    "Hybrid-electric and fuel-cell powered vehicles need such a surge of
    energy to start, more than can be provided by regular batteries"

    Haven't these guys heard that Toyota and Honda are already making
    hybrids, and that they actually start?

    The best available supercap is still about three or more orders of
    magnitude less energy-dense than a decent battery, and maybe 5 orders
    less dense than a tank of gasoline.

    John

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