Electric Shuttle Featuring Solar Charging and New Ultracapacitor Technology
Sinautec Automobile Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. September 30, 2009 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Sinautec Automobile Technologies, LLC and the American University (AU) will showcase America’s first ultracapacitor electric vehicle during a press conference and demonstration on October 21, 2009 from 10 AM to 5PM on AU’s campus in Washington, DC.
Sinautec will display and demonstrate an eleven-seat minibus, powered by state-of-the-art ultracapacitors, and charged by a 5,000 watt mobile solar
unit. Ultracapacitor vehicles consume no fossil fuels, produce no tailpipe emissions, and are cost competitive compared to similar buses running on
conventional fuels.
“With a combination of advanced solar and ultracapacitor technologies, Sinautec seeks to demonstrate the certainty of a zero-carbon future for the US public transportation sector,” said Dan Ye, Sinautec’s CEO. Unlike battery-powered vehicles, ultracapacitor vehicles can be charged within minutes, and have important applications in municipal and campus transportation, shuttle services, tourism and recreation, he added.
Sinautec is an Arlington, Virginia-based company that develops high energy density ultracapacitors in the transportation and utility energy storage markets. With its research partner, Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company, Sinautec successfully developed a series of ultracapacitor municipal buses that have been in commercial use in the greater Shanghai area since 2006. “It is our goal to contribute to the Obama Administration’s efforts to improve the environment and to reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil,” said Mr. Ye.
Sinautec is currently working with several major research universities to develop the next generation of nano-scale ultracapacitors. For a video demonstration of the electric ultracapacitor bus please visit www.sinautecus.com
What:
Showcase ultracapacitor minibus demonstration at American University Wind turbine and mobile solar charging for the ultracapacitor-powered minibus
Panel discussion on renewable energy technology in transportation sector
When:
Wednesday, October 21st
10 AM – Ribbon-cutting and Press Conference
12:00 PM to 2PM — Panel discussion — “Powering Electric Vehicles Using
Locally Generated Electricity”
Where:
American University, School of International Service (SIS) building just
inside the Woods Gate on Nebraska Avenue, NW., in Washington, D.C.,
Press conference – lawn in front of the SIS building
Panel Discussion – lounge of the SIS building
Note: Demonstration of ultracapcitor bus and other technologies to be held on the main quad of American University in front of the SIS building all day.
Who:
Dr. Joel Schindall, MIT, Nanotube ultracapacitor specialist
Dr.Terrance Sankar, American University, Vertical wind turbine specialist
Scott Sklar, president of Stella Group, Solar technology expert
Dan Ye, Sinautec CEO
Dr. Paul Wapner, American University, panel discussion moderator
Summary: The demonstration will showcase America’s first ultracapacitor
electric vehicle.
1. The 15-foot minibus showcased will be the first electric vehicle in the country powered completely by ultracapacitors. The minibus can be fully recharged in fifteen minutes, unlike battery vehicles, which typically takes hours to recharge.
2. Electricity used in this demonstration will be generated by a 5,000 watt mobile solar station and a vertical wind turbine, which will generate zero carbon footprints. Wind and solar used with ultracapacitors hold great potential as source of power for electric vehicles in the future.
3. Two dozen full-size ultracapacitor buses have been in commercial operation in Shanghai, China for the past three years.
4. The ultracapacitor vehicle demonstration is a combined effort of American University, Sinautec Automobile Technologies, The Stella Group, and Shanghai Aowei Technologies Corp. Photo opportunity: Ultracapacitor minibus, solar and wind charging demonstrations.