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What does the past tell us about
our future?
“Every forty years a new
generation is formed
through birth and
immigration.”
This has not changed in 600 years.
Sources: ”Generations” by Strauss & Howe (Morrow, 1992)
“The Fourth Turning” by Strauss & Howe (Broadway, 1997)
“Every eighty years, or every two
generations, we see an economic and
technological revolution. This
occurs because generations swing
back and forth between being more
individualistic and being more
conformist”.
Source: “The Roaring 2000’s” by Harry Dent (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
“The individualistic generations
are entrepreneurial and bring in
radical new social trends and
technologies, challenging the old
status quo just as it is maturing
and losing productivity.”
Source: “The Roaring 2000’s” by Harry Dent (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
“The conformist generation that
follows, being more systematic
and managerial, builds the new
emerging companies and
technologies into mass-market
institutions.”
Source: “The Roaring 2000’s” by Harry Dent (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
“The last economic revolution
revolved around cars, electricity,
phones, and most of today’s
Fortune 500 industries.”
Source: “The Roaring 2000’s” by Harry Dent (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
The Last Technological
Revolution was Launched by
Henry Ford’s Model T Assembly
Line
The Catalysts for the Current
Technological Revolution were
Computers and the Internet
How can we determine who the next
Fortune 500 companies will be, which
companies will remain and how will
the their technologies enter the
marketplace?
The Introduction of the
Automobile Followed This
S-curve Prinicipal
It has been roughly eighty
years since fossil fuel
powered cars reached the
90% adoption mark.
By 2015 Hybrid and Battery
Electric Vehicles will Reach
the 10% Market Adoption
Rate
15 Years
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Reached a 2.7% Market
Share in 2009. It Took 8
Years to Do So.
8 Years
Electric Vehicles are
Expected to Reach 10%
Market Adoption by 2020.
10 Years
Our Business is Advanced Technology Automotive Systems
Advanced
Composites
Switched
Reluctance
Drives
Nickel Zinc
Batteries
VS Technology is focused on three core technologies; Switched
Reluctance Motor drive systems, Nickel Zinc Batteries and
Composite Material Structures that augment the first two areas
which serve the growing needs of the new global automotive
industry.
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VST Advanced Composites
• 15 Years Experience
• Proprietary Molding
Processes
• Multiple Vehicle
Programs
• OEM Supplier
• Proven Structures
• Cost Effective
Manufacturing
VST Switched Reluctance Drives
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Ideal Motor Technology
No Magnets
High Efficiency
Low Cost
Fault Tolerant
High Starting Torque
High RPM Capable
High Temperature
Why Switched Reluctance?
• Permanent Magnets in Brushless DC
Motors are Comprised of Rare Earth
Minerals Which are 97% Controlled by
China.
• AC Induction Motors Do Not Use Magnets
But are 5-10% Less Efficient than Switched
Reluctance Motors.
VST Nickel Zinc Batteries
• Lead Acid is heavy.
• NiMH is less power
dense.
• NiMH is more costly.
• Lithium is expensive.
• Lithium is limited.
• NiZn is abundant.
• NiZn is low cost.
• NiZn is the path to ZnAir.
• NiZn is completely green.
• 1200 Cycles 100% DOD
Why Nickel Zinc?
• OEM Lithium Ion battery packs currently cost
$650/kWh.
• Nissan has stated that by 2015 they will have
broken the $500/kWh for a Lithium Ion battery
pack.
• It is generally accepted that a battery pack that
cost $400/kWh is on par with the cost of an engine
and associated emission controls.
• A VST Nickel Zinc battery pack would cost
around $250/kWh and not be prone to thermal
issues, supply issues and toxicity issues.
VST Business Model
Production
Money
Development
Money
SUPPLIER
INNOVATOR
Original Equipment
Manufacturers
Manufactured
Products
Sales
Money
Consumers
Sales
Money
VST Branded
Products
Sales
Money
VST Market Size
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The motor drives market is expected to exceed $800 million in
2010 with an AAGR of 24% according to BCC Research.
The global market for motors for such vehicles, including
hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles will grow
from $550 million in fiscal year 2009 to $11 billion in fiscal year
2020. Source: Toshiba
By 2015, the U.S. will be the largest market for EVs, selling
approximately 640,000 vehicles. Source: BCC Research
The rapidly growing market for traction batteries will exceed $55
billion in only ten years according to IdTechEx "Vehicle Traction
Batteries 2010-2020"
The traction battery market has an annual growth rate of about
5% according to Freedonia Group.
China will record the largest gains and surpass the U.S. as the
largest market by 2012.
Between 2010 and 2020, the market for the start-and-stop
batteries is expected to expand from about $100 million to $2.1
billion. Source: Johnson Controls
Fleet Consumers
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Sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly 4
million worldwide between 2009 and 2015. The VST PHEV
conversion system will pursue this market sector.
Battery Electric Vehicle Market Size – Frost & Sullivan
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