SEATTLE -- A new technology is emerging that could change the way we power up and it's being hatched right here in the Northwest.
The new battery technology being developed by EnerG2 unlocks the power of carbon. They can take a raw clump of stuff containing it, freeze dry it, remove the impurities and present pure carbon energy. This is the battery of the future.
"Everybody's looking for that technology that will create the breakthroughs in battery and ultracapacitor and we think we have what that is and our customers agree," said EnerG2 COO Chris Wheaton.
The new technology could electrify a young electric car industry.
"That's the goal. To [make] gasoline [obsolete] through the use of battery technology that has the same density of gasoline itself," said Wheaton.
The problem with electrics has always been the time it takes to recharge, but what if you could charge up a car as quickly as you gas up? That changes everything.
They are not there yet, but engineers at EnerG2 feel they can get charge times down to 15 minutes. And even more exciting, they think they can give combustible engines the ability to shut down whenever they come to a stop.
"The engine will turn off and the car will not idle. It will sit in a turned off state until you are ready to accelerate again off the line," said Wheaton.
Demand for the technology has jumped so quickly the EnerG2 company this week opened a new processing plant in Albany, Ore. and put 30 people to work. And they are just getting started.
Work is underway in this lab to spread the same technology that can recharged a cordless screwdriver in 90 seconds to everything that runs on batteries.
The company says products made with it's carbon are also lighter, less expensive and easier to dispose of.
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