Yes another month has come and gone. A few exciting things happened in Jan. For instance, we learned that last (Fall?) ZENN hired Jane Huang, PMP MBA P.ENG.
http://www.theeestory.com/topics/4854?page=1#p1...
Polarity released info on its website about a 10watt DC DC converter that can drop 3500-850 volts to 5 volts at 10 watts.
http://www.theeestory.com/topics/4775
Any other NNN happen in Jan? leave a comment and I'll add it to this list.
So think to yourself for a minute... While we didn't get the proverbial "reveal" in 2009, or in Jan 2010, those people at ZENN, EEStor, Lockheed, Polarity and LightEVS are busy like little beavers trying to push this baby out. (Or at least it appears so).
You might think that the world's most famous terrorist loves it when the price of oil zips up and out of control. After all, it's been said a million times that most terrorism is funded by oil money. But don't you know that most terrorists, especially the ones in hiding, are actually green like Al Gore? (They have to be: UAV's. ) But now the philosophy of going green is also taking root. Take Bin Laden's latest message calling for a halt to the American economy due to it's impact on Global Warming. Yes, that's right, global warming. I said it again.
It's probably not too difficult to disentangle the murderous intentions behind the message: oil keeps in power the very people Bin Laden wishes to overthrow. Connect the dots however you wish but it comes back to a fundamental point: if Bin Laden wishes to prevent Global Warming, the burning of carbon fuels are a great place to start, ERGO, a better battery (let's call it Bettery from here out) would be a logical friend, such as EEStor's EESU. In fact, it's this exact idea that has resulted in some recent negotiations among those engaged in the war on terrorism. Here's an excerpt from a classified transcript detailing the ongoing negotiations:
[somewhere in a dimly lit bunker, an assembly of leaders sit down to discuss EEStor]
Bin Laden: I swear by [censored], this battery is a gift from [censored].
John Doerr: We think so too and the Chinese are also in agreement if not our pockets. Are we red or are we green, Al? Ah hell, let the accountants figure it out.
Al Gore: Maybe. But we can all agree or least anyone with a soul can agree that Polar Bears are friends to Muslims everywhere, even militant ones. Correct?
Barak Obama: More than that, they are a symbol of our future economic independency, ah, interdependency, ah, you know what I'm saying. On the topic of Polar Bears, like many Americans who sit in my office, we can all agree that if Polar Bears were green in color, like $1Bil in stimulus funding, then all the problems of this and other countries would dissolve in a fiscal year.
Chris Matthews: I forgot they were white.
Dick Weir: What the f[censored] is going on here? Apprehend that g[censored] d[censored] f[censored] terrorist piece of s[censored]. He's a murdering terrorist. Get a laser, throw it in multi-mode and disintegrate him!
Barak Obama: Now wait a second Dick. We're only here to talk about the ultrabattery, ca-pa-tass-eestor. Cheney, what did you it call again?
Dick Cheney: Mr. President, EEStor refers to their device as an Electrical Energy Storage Unit but in ordinary English usage, most simply call it a battery. However, as Mr. Weir has demonstrated, it has the properties of a capacitor, which is another form of energy storage. Therefore, we should probably pick a term and stick with it for practical purposes.
Bin Laden: This energy storage should be called [censored] from [censored] by [censored] for the end to [censored] and [censored] [censored].
Bob Stevens: Gentlemen, we've been kicking around the idea of calling it LockhEEd's Future, ahem, I mean BagheadPack Smile Storage Unit. Another idea we came up with in collaboration with our government partners in Quantico: EEFU. How do you like that, Bin?
Bin Laden: EEFU, UAV, none of these can catch me, you think?
From a Conference Call Speakerphone in the middle of the conference table: let's stop talking about what to call it and get it built. Besides, everyone knows it should be called MUHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAH!!
Barak Obama: Who is that guy, any way?
Dick Cheney: That's George Bush.
Al Gore: No, it's not. It's George Clooney.
Bin Laden: Wrong again! It's Secretary Steven Chu. I know his voice anywhere.
Speakerphone: One question, Mr. Weir, if I may.
When????????
"2009 was both a challenging year and an exciting year for the Company," stated Ian Clifford, Chief Executive Officer. "There is no question that the economic turmoil had a profound effect on this year's results; unit sales declined and it required increasingly greater incentives to attain what results there were."
"Through all the challenges however, there have been some significant achievements that we believe bode well for the Company. In the year, we had EEStor release their permittivity results which was well received, we were able to raise capital in an extremely unstable and challenging market environment and we increased our equity investment in EEStor," said Clifford.
"We have also refined the focus of our energies and resources where we believe they will optimize shareholder value. To this end, as previously announced, we have decided not to bring the cityZENN to market as a commercial product and to cease production of the ZENN LSV in 2010. Instead, the Company's strategic focus going forward will be on its ZENNergy™technologies and solutions, designed to capitalize on the unique characteristics expected of EEStor's capacitor-based energy storage technology. We are excited about the ZENNergy strategy; it builds on our experience from the cityZENN project and the ZENN LSV and is complementary to many electric vehicle initiatives being undertaken today by OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive and specialty vehicle industries."
In a brief telephone interview yesterday, Sulgraves Partners' Mike Long declined to comment on several questions but did confirm he is still happily involved with EEStor Inc as a member of it's board of directors. Citing his "respect for the CEO's role," Long said that EEStor's CEO, Dick Weir "speaks for the company" and that he is "happy with that arrangement." Long has a successful track record as CEO of three public companies, perhaps most notably at WebMD and Move Inc. When asked if EEStor's technology was going to end the US dependence on foreign oil, Long laughed and declined to comment. Long referred all questions, except those he inadvertently answered, to Dick Weir. "EEStor is a private company and it's spokesperson is the CEO. They are quality people and I am certainly happy with that arrangement."
Veteran TheEEStory.com user BigMig proposes that EEStor's EESU (Electrical Energy Storage Unit) is a new invention. A "Memory Capacitor" as predicted by Prof. Chua of Berkley. Prof. Chua can be seen predicting such a new invention, here, at 45:54:
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BigMig also offered these annimated graphics during his explanation of the technique.
(FWIW, the technical stuff is still beyond me, for the moment!)
In yet another mystery chapter from the EEStory, we find that EEStor has been granted patent 11/453,581. Originally filed in June 2006, this patent for a METHOD OF PURIFYING BARIUM NITRATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION, had it's patent Issue Notification mailed on Dec 30,2009 and the Patent Grant Mailed on January 19, 2010. At first look, it appears to have stayed under the radar until now.
If you examine the Image File Wrapper, you'll notice some interesting references to arguments made by Carl Walter Nelson. Also, the prosecution of this patent included a telphonic interview with EEStor's representative John Schell. What was discussed? "Applicants believe the step-wise purification provides benefits such as removing strontium while keeping barium in solution."
I predict further nuggets will emerge from this patent. So, if you must, please enjoy your own favorite aqueous solution with a toast to sages, Weir, Nelson & Clifford, praise be their name.
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2010) - ZENN Motor Company Inc. ("ZMC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ZNN - News), a leading developer of zero emission transportation solutions and technologies today announced the appointment of Patrick Kinsie to the position of Vice President, Business Development.
Mr. Kinsie brings to ZMC over twenty years of automotive business-to-business experience, including as Vice-President, Sales & Advanced Engineering with Stackpole Limited (now Gates Canada), a leading manufacturer of powertrain components, systems, and assemblies and a member of Tomkins plc. Throughout his career, Mr. Kinsie has distinguished himself with a proven, results-oriented track record that includes international sales to the top global automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.
"I am thrilled to add someone of Patrick's caliber, expertise and background to the ZMC leadership team," stated Brian Cott, President & COO of the Company. "His experience and contacts align extremely well with our plans for selling ZENNergy(TM)drive technology and solutions to the automotive and specialty vehicle markets by partnering with major OEMs and suppliers globally."
Elaborating on his decision to join the Company, Mr. Kinsie stated "With the industry clearly committed to electric drive solutions, I believe ZENN Motor Company has the opportunity to quickly become a major player and candidly, I wanted to be a member of the ZMC team. I'm excited in the role I will play in helping the Company realize its goals and vision."
About ZENN Motor Company Inc.
ZENN Motor Company, Toronto, Canada, is dedicated to being a global leader in zero emission transportation solutions and technologies for markets around the world. Driven by quality, ingenuity and a philosophy of social responsibility, the ZMC team is redefining what is possible in both urban and business fleet transportation.
ZENNergy(TM) drive solutions, powered by EEStor's electrical energy storage technology are expected to enable OEM and Tier 1 partners to deliver advanced electric transportation solutions to their customers. The Company has a Technology Agreement that provides certain exclusive and non-exclusive rights to purchase and deploy EEStor's EESU technology as follows (all of which apply to 4-wheeled vehicles using electricity as energy for the vehicle's propulsion system):
-- Exclusive rights for new passenger vehicles with a curb weight of up to
1,400 kilograms, net of battery weight (this does not include vehicles
that are classified as Sport Utility Vehicles, Pickups, Trucks, Trams,
Buses and certain high-performance sports cars with electric drive
systems of 100 continuous kilowatts or higher);
-- Exclusive rights for neighbourhood electric vehicles (NEV) and golf
carts operating at a maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour and;
-- Exclusive rights for utility vehicles having a maximum propulsion system
of 15 continuous kilowatts or a curb weight of up to 1400 kilograms, net
of battery weight (this does not include vehicles that are classified as
Sport Utility Vehicles, Pickups, Trucks, Trams, Buses and certain high-
performance sports cars with electric drive systems of 100 continuous
kilowatts or higher);
-- Exclusive rights for the aftermarket conversion to ZENNergy(TM) drive of
any 4-wheeled vehicles currently using internal combustion, electricity
or a combination thereof for the vehicle's propulsion system, and which
have been previously licensed for road use for greater than twelve (12)
months.
-- Non-exclusive rights to purchase and deploy EEStor's EESU in new
passenger vehicles with a curb weight over 1,400 kilograms, net of
battery weight (this does not include vehicles that are classified as
Sport Utility Vehicles, Pickups, Trucks, Trams, and Buses).
The rights that ZMC holds expire when the last applicable EEStor patent expires.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contact:
Catherine Scrimgeour
ZENN Motor Company Inc.
Manager, Public Affairs
(416) 535-8395 ext. 201
cscrimgeour@ZENNcars.com
Ian Clifford
ZENN Motor Company Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
(416) 535-8395 ext. 202
Ian.clifford@ZENNcars.com
I wanted to post a brief note to say thanks to all of you who read this blog and through your participation, give it so much value. We have heated debates and things get pretty intense, but I think that for the most part we all have good intentions, except for Y_Po and a longish list of others who don't agree with everything I say. But that's ok. What's important is we have each other...just as we've had for the past 18 months or so. If you believe the website statistics, or misinterpret them like me, you will see we've had almost 2 mil unique visitors....all lost souls looking for a tiny bit of hope and a longer charge.
I'm disappointed that we did not get an EESU in 2009 but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter much. I know Dick and EEStor have been working on completing outside lab testing and feel they are close to providing initial units to LightEVs and Zenn Motor Company. I believe Lockheed has had units for quite some time...as I've hinted and written about in the past few months, eg, the Levin/Lockheed thread.
So, all in all, thanks for making this fun for me. After all, isn't that all that matters--my fun?
Forget it. 2009 is toast. It's done. Stick a fork in it. There's no way EEStor is going to announce something we've all been waiting for in the next couple days.
Now, 2010, that's a different eestory.
Until then, cue the 2009 Skeptics Ball Celebration Dance Music. Distribute the carbonated apple juice and let's get funky.
NEWSFLASH!: let's go LIVE now, to a tent set up on a vacant lot in Cedar Park, TX. Sources tell me they have just begun a new dance called, "The Magical EESU Is Still Not Here, Mr. Weir." Let's see the footage:
Pretty good dancing there. I could get into that music...sort of funky, no? Tough on the knees though. Impressive. So any way, Dick Weir!, I want those friggin batteries, sir! Let's get them charged up and out on the road, please, and sometime well before every many woman and child in the Middle East is a multi-millionaire! THANK YOU! (no, i havent forgotten about you Canadian Oilers--you're just not good dancers).
