If this battery is done by the end of 2008, it will need some bake-in time and real use testing before it is ready for prime time. So, a good way to start to test these is with the Zenn NEVs. Major car manufacturers will need at least one to two years of real use data before they will design this battery into their platforms. Plug-in hybrids will still be 95% of the car sales over the next 5-10 years until there is an amazing speed-charging infrastructure in place so people feel confident coming off the gas pump entirely.

The Zenn/EEstor battery will not ever displace every battery type out there, but may be a significant contributor to our future energy grid.