Trend: AA Battery Powered Automobile

To promote the company’s new AA Digital Xtreme Power disposable camera batteries, Panasonic developed a car which runs on just two AA batteries. With that tiny bit of juice, Panasonic’s ultralight 18.5kg vehicle can propel a 50kg passenger 1.23km, traveling 65m in 74 seconds.

Oxyride Extreme Power is a next generation in battery technology. It is so powerful that just two AA-size cells can run the 9-ft long Oxyride Extreme Power car, which Panasonic developed especially to market its new power pack.

The AA Digital Xtreme Power disposable battery utilizes a new vacuum pouring technology and works with newly developed oxyhydroxide, which releases a high voltage to the manganese dioxide typically used in alkaline batteries. This technology allows inserting a higher quantity of electrolyte in the battery for extra power. Just two AA-size cells can propel the ultralight 18.5kg Oxyride Extreme Power car including a 50kg passenger 1.23km, speeding up to 65m in 74 seconds. This might not seem too fast, but it is still pretty impressive for just two little batteries.

With the presentation Panasonic wants to prove the extreme power of its new Oxyride cell. The lightweight, high-performance battery is perfect for today’s portable high-drain electronic devices, such as digital cameras, handheld games, and MP3 players. It keeps the voltage on a high and stable level.

In independent lab tests, the new AA-size Oxyride cells lasted almost twice as long as regular alkaline cells. The battery comes in the sizes AA and AAA. Oxyride was introduced at CES 2005 and is now available in the United States and in Europe.

Oxyride

Panasonic

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