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EEStor Founder Dick Weir Confirms ESUs Presently Being Built, and Once Delivered to ZENN by the Fourth Quarter, Page 2

 
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Barite is mined in the US, and EEStor is working and likely to get the sole rights to a new mine just discovered in Nevada. He notes that even without that mine "the United States Geological Service says there's at least 2 billion tons of (barite) in known reserves."

He compares that to the fact that most lithium is found in Chile and China, and warns "if you think we're in trouble with oil, wait till you have to go to China to get your Lithium."

Weir indicates that a company in California is "actually putting the ZENN circuits together literally as we speak" to create ESUs for ZENN's cars. He said UL certification will soon be forthcoming.

In fact he notes the UL is ecstatic about ESUs because they're s composed of "a fusible link design". He notes that if one component shorts "nothing bad is going to happen." It will simply short out "the fusible link on just one component."

"There's nothing corrosive, harmful {or} explosive in our technology," he says. "If it is in a car and gets crumpled up, you'll blow all the fusible links and you're totally safe."

He actually gives the pricing of ESUs at "$100 to $150 per kWh, excluding electronics" which is what ZENN will pay. This is about one fifth to one tenth the cost of lithium-ion batteries.

Weir realizes the gold mine he is sitting on and its worldwide dramatic and disruptive potential.

"We anticipate being in a production base of pre-production units in the fourth quarter this year, (and) I'm already out there putting EESUs together and I'm still in June," he says. "So, it looks like I'm a little ahead of schedule."

And he predicts once ZENN gets and demonstrates its pre production units by the end of this year, "all hell's going to break loose with ZENN and at EEStor."

You can say that again.

Source (TheEEStory.com)






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Comments (23)

  1. By  jrup Posted: 7/24/2009 9:48am PDT

    These are exciting times - I can't wait for the retail product ... hopefully, by the time (2 or 3 more years) I need new batteries for my home power (solar/wind) EEStor will have something ready for me, and later this year I'll be looking for PHEV!!!
     
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  2. By Indigo Posted: 7/24/2009 10:03am PDT

    Of course, there remains the giant possibility that EEStor is some sort of scam or delusion. Nobody has yet been quoted as even seeing a working prototype of the EESU. The science doesn't appear to be credible and EEStor's actions over the years have been very odd. It may be another Blacklight Power type deal that drags on for a decade or two.
     
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  3. By IndigoIsIgnorant Posted: 7/24/2009 10:25am PDT

    Indigo, the science is very credible. Please read up at www.theeestory.com for more info.
     
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  4. By nekote Posted: 7/24/2009 10:57am PDT

    Factual errors - sodium and potassium eliminated because they conduct, not have "resistance".
    Also, deep into the paraelectric phase, not "ferroelectric"
     
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  5. By Imrahil Posted: 7/24/2009 11:06am PDT

    Note that it was copied wrong from the actual Interview.
    Original interview was transcribed here: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299558/posts
    Does anybody have the audio/video source of the interview?
     
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  6. By  Todd Horst Posted: 7/24/2009 11:21am PDT

    Indigo, I'd agree with you if they weren't settings these dates/time frames. I know they set dates before, but i think they were overly excited about their product. With that under their belt (and a couple years) if they did it again, whether they had a real product or not, they would be sunk. This is their last chance. If by 1st quarter next year there still isn't anything, i would think all their funding would be pulled. Or they would be forced to go public with whatever they had.
     
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  7. By  Todd Horst Posted: 7/24/2009 11:21am PDT

    I can see the need for secrecy, if its this disruptive and another company with more resources beats you to the punch you loose everything.
     
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  8. By Jay Posted: 7/24/2009 11:22am PDT

    Indigo,
    ZENN has seen the working technology up close. Moreover, Lockeed Martin is working closely with EEStor from the defense industry angle, and you can be certain GM has peeked into the labs. At this point, it's highly doubtful that the science underlying the technology is a scam, rather it's simply going to come down to their execution at fielding reliable, production EEStors.
     
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  9. By  Clint Posted: 7/24/2009 12:30pm PDT

    I'm very excited about this. My goal is to have my home EV conversion ready by earth day of next year. Hopefully, they'll be to market by then!
     
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  10. By KarlM Posted: 7/24/2009 1:31pm PDT

    Jay- I believe the Lockheed connection is oversold. Yes they have ties but all they have is a small contract with them now. A larger contract may come contingent on delivery.
    Dick Weir sounds very confident in the entire interview except when explaining the science. If they are so close to delivery why did Topfer just leave the board? The scam/delusion theory is still very much alive.
     
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  11. By Greg Posted: 7/24/2009 2:50pm PDT

    It's the potential that's so exciting. We have all been waiting for the next giant leap in battery technology, and this may well be it! If these guys can just prove the potential we will be well on our way. My congratulations on the progress to date.
     
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  12. By  Eric E Posted: 7/24/2009 9:48pm PDT

    I just had an orgasm!
    I've been following EEStor for years, skeptical, yet hopeful.
    There is a God!
     
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  13. By Chris O Posted: 7/25/2009 7:26am PDT

    So what we have...a bootleg interview that may or may not be with Dick Weir, that tells every EV enthusiast exactly what he wants to hear and will probably boost EEStor/Zenn's stock value in the process. Hmm, should ring an alarm bell or two...
     
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  14. By Baghead Brendan Posted: 7/25/2009 11:11am PDT

    EESTOR/Zenn cannot even get their lies straight. In 2007 according to Dick Weir EESTOR's first production line was complete. In the June 2009 DW interview, Dick claims the production line is 85% complete. EESTor went backwards on the production line.
    Original audio interview available @
    http://www.4all.com/uploads/DW_Confcall_jun2009.mp3
    (18 meg) best way to download, right click select “Save As”.
    THANK YOU Smackyyz!
     
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  15. By Arizona Posted: 7/25/2009 1:15pm PDT

    Last years comments on completion of the assembly line were in reference to the chemical purification and uniformity of powder production process line. This is totaly different from the EESU production line currently being built.
     
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  16. By Baghead Brendan Posted: 7/25/2009 4:29pm PDT

    Arizona, Get your facts straight.
    http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2999
    According to Dick Weir the first EESTOR production line was built in 2007...from Ian Clifford's mouth he stated on a youtube video EESTOR to deliver EESU's to Zenn end of 07. How the hell was EESTOR going to deliver EESU's to Zenn if the line was not completed, unless you believe Ian Clifford was LYING. And let's not forget Ian Clifford in 08 stated delivery is "imminent".
     
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  17. By bladmand Posted: 7/25/2009 5:32pm PDT

    When something is too good to be true, it probably is.
     
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  18. By MattMusson Posted: 7/27/2009 5:36am PDT

    A company in California? Can you say Lockheed?
     
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  19. By Scott Posted: 7/27/2009 6:04am PDT

    Even if EESTOR doesn't deliver exactly what was first claimed and instead delivers 50 or 60% of what was claimed, it'll still be a big step in the right direction. This type of electrical storage device is what we need to explore. It has so many advantages over battery chemistry and much simpler and cleaner. Break a leg EESTOR, we need this technology.
     
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  20. By Tim Posted: 7/27/2009 2:05pm PDT

    My guess is there was some kind of problem that had to be fixed over the last couple of years, maybe the fuse system or something like that. That pops into my mind because I read somewhere that a number of prototypes were destroyed in safey testing. This is just a guess and not based on any verified info.
     
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  21. By  AgentG Posted: 7/28/2009 8:56am PDT

    If Mr. Weir's statements are true, then why would EEStor not choose to simply demonstrate a single unit publically? This would appear to be in his best interests, by eliminating doubts and confidence in his technology. Instead, we still get the impression of overpromising and underdelivering, and EEStor's product remains vaporware.
     
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  22. By WesD Posted: 7/28/2009 6:14pm PDT

    What would the benefit to EEStor be for a public demostration of their technology, other then placing them under an even bigger magnifing lens. It seems they have already demostrated it to the investors that matter and have recieved all the funding they need.
     
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  23. By EEBullsht Posted: 2/15/2010 7:42am PST

    Weir still waiting for the reveal. Don't worry be happy, it's only the 14th month of 2009.
     
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