EEStor and a Better Battery

Optimist reader Brad in Royal Oak, Michigan, points us to Mlive.com and an A.P. story by Grant Slator profiling Austin, Texas company EEStor's ultracapacitor- a battery stuffed with wafer thin metal sheets whose inventors believe will hold enough charge for 500 miles of electric vehicle drive time.

EEStor is well-backed by Kleiner Perkins and Zenn Motors of Toronto, which has already licensed the technology.

Treehugger was first on the story in March 2006 and again in January