Battery-like device could power electric cars

[SilverHawk]

Millions of inventions pass quietly through the U.S. patent office each year. Patent No. 7,033,406 did, too, until energy insiders spotted six words in the filing that sounded like a death knell for the internal combustion engine.

An Austin-based startup called EEStor promised "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries," meaning a motorist could plug in a car for five minutes and drive 500 miles roundtrip between Dallas and Houston without gasoline.

By contrast, some plug-in hybrids on the horizon would require motorists to charge their cars in a wall outlet overnight and promise only 50 miles of gasoline-free commute. And the popular hybrids on the road today still depend heavily on fossil fuels.

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[seph ir oth]

Unfortunately, patents slow down the process of how fast it is released to the public. A few years ago, Fox posted a video of this guy and his patented HHO system that converts water into energy, and could get decent mileage off a gallon of water (believe it was 15-20 miles).