Sinautec Automobile Technologies LLC and the American University (AU) will showcase America's first ultracapacitor electric vehicle during a 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.
These buses are powered entirely by electricity, which is stored in ultracapacitors and batteries onboard. When the bus stops at passenger stops, the overhead charger quickly recharges the ultracapacitor onboard to allow the bus to go to its next destination. The battery serves as a back up power and allows the bus to extend its travelling range. The Ultracap Bus has a top speed of 35 miles per hour and has a maximum range of 45 miles between charges.
"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 Ye.
Sinautec is currently working with several major research universities to develop the next generation of nano-scale ultracapacitors.
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.
These buses are powered entirely by electricity, which is stored in ultracapacitors and batteries onboard. When the bus stops at passenger stops, the overhead charger quickly recharges the ultracapacitor onboard to allow the bus to go to its next destination. The battery serves as a back up power and allows the bus to extend its travelling range. The Ultracap Bus has a top speed of 35 miles per hour and has a maximum range of 45 miles between charges.
"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 Ye.
Sinautec is currently working with several major research universities to develop the next generation of nano-scale ultracapacitors.
