Hello everyone. New to EN, but I am creative so I think I’ll stick around here for a while.
I am an invetor, having one huge granted patent and several others pending. Being that my granted patent is for a new type os hybrid drive system, I don’t think it will fit on WalMart’s shelves. It is a hybrid drive system with dual regenerative braking and dual power use. The ERS Drive combines existing EV technology and intelligent hydraulics to create the worlds best energy recycling system. Hydraulics regen decel energy for reuse in launch, and electrical regen recovers what the hydraulic accumulator couldn’t. With smart energy management, the ERS Drive is the only zero emission drive system that can capture up to 100% of the RECOVERABLE energy in a decelerating vehicle. Please note the CAPITAL letters used for recoverable…you can’t get back the rfrictional losses, but everything else is recoverable. A regular EV can only get abut 20% of the recoverable energy back, and hydraulic hybrids can only get about 70% of the decel energy (when the vehicle is slowing from 30mph and below…above that, the % drops significantly). My patent allows dual regen to get more energy recovery, and to have more than one place to put it. I have a fund raising campign on fundageek, you can look there.

That being said (yeah, self promotion lol), I would like to know if there are any other cleantech ideas, pending patents or granted patents that are being held up due to the scarcity of seed capital. The perceived risk in new cleantech is keeping venture capital focused on ramp-up funds such as Series A, B, C etc, and not on developing indapendent disruptive technologies. I wanted to know if others are having the same problem, and if you have any thoughts on the subject.

Thanks for your time.