The end of the internal combustion engine - ZENN Motors?

ZENN ready to shock the world, literally?

When I was at HybridFest, one of the most interesting vehicles on display was this little electric vehicle from ZENN. Still, it was hard to imagine that such a tiny vehicle could be successful.

Well, what if it achieved 500 miles of electric energy with just a 5 minute charge? What if it meant the end of ALL electrochemical batteries? The end of gasoline?

That's the claim being made by EEStor and one of its main funders and partners ZENN Motor Co.

“It’s a paradigm shift,” said Ian Clifford, chief executive of Toronto-based ZENN Motor Co., which has licensed EEStor’s invention according to MSNBC. “The Achilles’ heel to the electric car industry has been energy storage. By all rights, this would make internal combustion engines unnecessary.”

Yes, there are oodles and oodles of skeptics, and with the tiny budget EEStor has functioned upon so far with, it wouldn't be surprising to find out the hype is just a stab at raising much needed funds. Of course, if ZENN and EEStor are real, the world is on the verge of an almost incomprehensible revolution.