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This issue our double layer specialist John Miller answers some key questions on fitting supercapacitors into automobiles. The answers are very interesting indeed.

What are the critical issues for using electrochemical capacitors in automotive applications?

The issues for automotive applications are obvious and readily identified. Although often not fully appreciated, the first of these is, simply, cost. Electrochemical capacitor technology necessarily competes on a cost basis with other energy storage approaches for automotive use. In overall financial terms, capacitor technology for a particular use must provide a higher total value than the alternative solutions. This can . . .