C-Ion "Battery" Skepticism
Posted: Tue, 17 Sep 2019, 15:08
So there has been a few news reports around about ZapGo's C-Ion "Battery".
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/ ... -Vehicles
https://www.smart-energy.com/industry-s ... es-faster/
https://www.electricvehiclesresearch.co ... c-vehicles
SO the claims are that they intent to charge a car in 5 minutes with 500km range and sell the whole eV at the same price as the petrol equivalent.
Even with a modest 150Wh/km @ 500km that's 75kWh charged in 5 minutes.
OR 900kW charger -> with losses its an even 1MW charger.
BUT that is not what is causing me concern.
If you google G3.4-1500-14.70.122 you will be able to get the datasheet for this C-ion "Battery".
A battery capacity rated in "F" now "Wh".
Sorry but that IS a Capacitor.
And not any better than any other supercap on the market.
It has 2.4Wh which for 75kWh is 31,250 cells at a weight of 5,625kg (5.6T).
Ah so NO.
Anybody find anything more that can substantiate their claims?
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/ ... -Vehicles
https://www.smart-energy.com/industry-s ... es-faster/
https://www.electricvehiclesresearch.co ... c-vehicles
SO the claims are that they intent to charge a car in 5 minutes with 500km range and sell the whole eV at the same price as the petrol equivalent.
Even with a modest 150Wh/km @ 500km that's 75kWh charged in 5 minutes.
OR 900kW charger -> with losses its an even 1MW charger.

BUT that is not what is causing me concern.
If you google G3.4-1500-14.70.122 you will be able to get the datasheet for this C-ion "Battery".
A battery capacity rated in "F" now "Wh".
Sorry but that IS a Capacitor.
And not any better than any other supercap on the market.
It has 2.4Wh which for 75kWh is 31,250 cells at a weight of 5,625kg (5.6T).
Ah so NO.
Anybody find anything more that can substantiate their claims?