This in from Japan – Tokyo-based environmental venture Smart Energy has developed a lithium ion rechargeable battery for households called the Veus, which can also be used to power a hybrid vehicle, in this case the Toyota Prius.
According to a report, the company is set to begin selling the Veus (Vital Energy Un-blackout System) batteries from this month, with a goal to sell 100 units a month, or 1,000 by the end of this year. Primary sales deployment will be in the metropolitan area of Tokyo, where electricity shortages are expected this summer.
The Veus batteries – which will be produced by domestic electronics manufacturer CNO Corp on an OEM basis – will be available in two model forms, a 4 kwh model priced at 945,000 yen and a 8 kwh version at 1.89 million yen.
At home, the Veus can be used to store electricity generated from such renewable sources as sunlight. The 8 kwh version is able to power a 1.2 kw air conditioner for six to seven hours on a full charge.
Beyond the home application front, the Veus comes in handy in emergencies – in areas where power lines are severed by earthquakes or other disasters, it can be used for commercial and public purposes such as operating medical equipment at hospitals and running water pumps in condominiums.
And as for automotive applications, the Veus has been designed to fit in the rear of the Prius – working as a backup power source, a fully-charged 8 kwh unit (which weighs 150kg, so it doesn’t sound like a light job!) offers 60-100 km of travel range.
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Great invention. How much does it cost? have they officially launch it?
At $9450 this seems like quite a good deal…NOT!
yen to ringgit
4 kwh model priced at 945,000 yen (RM 35,155)
8 kwh version at 1.89 million yen. (RM 70,311)
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150kg!!?? just for the back-up power…
Malaysia
Harga Petrol : RM 2.90
Malaysia pengeluar ke-27 di dunia.
Qatar
……Harga Petrol : RM 0.75
Qatar pengeluar ke-22 di dunia.
Oman
Harga Petrol : RM1.00
Oman pengeluar ke-28 di dunia.
Egypt @ Mesir
Harga Petrol : RM 1.06
Egypt pengeluar ke-29 di dunia.
Iran
Harga Petrol : RM 0.35
Iran pengeluar ke-8 di dunia..
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the figure is not the correct way to show that petrol in Malaysia expensive or not…
the best way is to compare percentage of state revenue from oil export/sales..
for the country that you listed below, more than 70% of state revenue is from oil.. thats why they can afford to sell cheap..
for Malaysia oil revenue is merely 6%.
Yes, we are number 27 but only produce about 0.5% of total world output..
that tiny…
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extra weight is penalty, but to be able to drive using electic alone for 60-100km – brilliant!
Well if it’s for disaster area I think it’s quite crutial. Now the problem is the lastibility. If it can retain it’s charge like 30 years then to have it default installed in houses in case of electricity blackout will earn the manufacturer tons of money :D. I mean it would be good to have this when there is a backout to kick in to resume the electricity until our local TNB can get it up again.
Well smart home project? I thought I heard about this kinda device before somewhere hmmm….