Apollo Energy Systems
| Industry | alternative energy |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Electric Fuel Propulsion Corporation Electric Auto Corporation |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Alkaline fuel cells, batteries |
| Divisions | Electric Propulsion Apollo Power |
| Website | apolloenergysystems.com |
Apollo Energy Systems is a U.S. multinational alternative energy corporation headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida that develops, produces and markets fuel cell power plants, electric propulsion systems, and alternative energy generation equipment. The company was founded in 1966 as the Electric Fuel Propulsion Corporation (EFP) in New Orleans, Louisiana. It later became known as the Electric Auto Corporation (EAC), and in 2001 changed to Apollo Energy Systems.[1]
Vehicles
Since the 1960s, the company's propulsion systems have powered over two thousand vehicles. These have been American and European automotive platforms, while the others have been of the company's own brand of vehicles, including Mars I and II, Mars Van, Transformer I, Silver Volt I. The company's newer vehicles included Mars III, Silver Volt II and GT, and the air supported vehicle ASV I.
In 1966, the company built and tested the Mars I electric car using a tri-polar lead-cobalt battery.[1] Within five years, EFP had introduced of the Electrosport station wagon as the first mass-produced electric car.[2] To demonstrate the viability of their electric car business at that time, EFP also created the “World’s First Electric Car Expressway” between Detroit and Chicago.[3]
Product line
- Apollo alkaline fuel cell
- Alkaline fuel cells played a key part in the success of the 1960s U.S. Space Program that put a man on the moon for the first time. The AES R&D Group, led by Karl Kordesch of the Graz University of Technology in Austria, improved this fuel cell and adapted it for terrestrial, undersea, and extra-terrestrial usage.[4]
- Apollo tri-polar lead cobalt battery
- A battery that is in its fifth generation. It has a higher power density, quicker recharging capability, as well as comparatively lighter weight than its predecessors, due to the use of lead foam. They are an alternative to the nickel metal hydride or the lithium ion types of battery.
References
- ^ a b Weaver, Graham; Reidy, Roisin (2002). "6.3 Apollo Energy Systems, Inc.". World fuel cells: an industry profile with market prospects to 2010. Elsevier Advanced Technology. Oxford. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-1-85617-397-1. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Anderson, Curtis D.; Anderson, Judy (2004). Electric and Hybrid Cars: A History. McFarland. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-1872-5.
- ^ Packard, Chris (August 1971). "The Next Sound You Hear Will Your Electric Car B-Z-Z-Z-Z". Motor Trend.
- ^ Kordesch, K.; Hacker, V.; Reichmann, K.; Cifrain, M.; Hejze, T.; Aronsson, R.R. (2008). "The safe and economic revival of alkaline hydrogen/air fuel calls with circulating electrolytes". Battery/Energy Technology (32). ISBN 9781566776615. Retrieved 1 August 2013.