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Products => Crowd Funded Projects => Topic started by: mbest on October 26, 2018, 08:55:13 pm

Title: Zero Noise, Zero Fumes, GREngine. Zero Engine?
Post by: mbest on October 26, 2018, 08:55:13 pm
Other than a fancy name, it's a portable lithium battery pack?

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/grengine-an-evolution-in-portable-power (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/grengine-an-evolution-in-portable-power)

(https://c1.iggcdn.com/indiegogo-media-prod-cld/image/upload/c_limit,w_695/v1483635006/gbpnhi8x0jjbjahnhwyr.jpg)
Title: Re: Zero Noise, Zero Fumes, GREngine. Zero Engine?
Post by: SiliconWizard on October 27, 2018, 02:03:04 am
Yes, with an integrated charger and an AC inverter.

There are so many associated safety concerns that successfully taking this to market for a small team with limited means seems way optimistic.
Title: Re: Zero Noise, Zero Fumes, GREngine. Zero Engine?
Post by: Cyberdragon on October 27, 2018, 04:17:09 am
However, it is a very well established technology, so they probably just copied someone else. ::)

EDIT: Woah, wait, I notice some problems with that chart, the first being they both have the same discharge time, despite one being 3 times more capacity. Also, no balancing on the light model? Seriously? :palm:
Title: Re: Zero Noise, Zero Fumes, GREngine. Zero Engine?
Post by: SiliconWizard on October 27, 2018, 06:29:12 pm
Quote from: Cyberdragon on October 27, 2018, 04:17:09 am
However, it is a very well established technology, so they probably just copied someone else. ::)

No need to copy really. All the bits and pieces are readily available.
Building a safe product is not a Lego game, though, so they might learn that the hard way. Unless they just disappear with the $80k+ they raised. :popcorn: