Battery Free is Possible With the Ene Pocket Toy Car
Parents everywhere probably just sat up in their chairs reading that.Regardless of whether they are buying rechargeable batteries or getting Duracell batteries when they go on sale at Staples,batteries of any kind put a hurting on the wallet and to landfills.This is especially true around Christmas when toys demand that they load up.This could all change if the Ene Pocket meets with success.Sony says the bio-battery’s performance is improving, with a doubling in power generation per unit of volume achieved in the last 18 months.The Ene Pocket is a prototype toy car by Takara Tomy that runs on something kids absolutely love,sugar!
Not only does it run on sugar,but it runs on a source of sugar that is probably getting washed down the drain every day by mothers.The source?Such wonderful little sugar loaded liquids like Sprite,Mountain Dew and Coke will make this car roar around the house.The most effective liquid of them all? Good old fashioned grape juice.The new car is a double effort from the makers of the Ene Pocket Toy Car and Sony.Sony is trying to make the battery last longer and more powerful and the Ene Pocket Toy Car is the perfect vehicle for the testing.The toy car is in the prototype stage and it is not known when,or if, it will be available for sale.The “Ene” part of its name stands for Entertainment New Energy,and the toy is only one of several “green” toys being developed by the company.
Takara Tomy has unveiled a new soda-powered RC car known as the Ene Pocket,where it has Sony’s Bio Battery within which obtains energy from breaking down sugars including those found in soda and fruit drinks.That would probably mean your regular can of Coke is able to provide enough power to keep the Ene Pocket going for a few rounds at the very least,and aims to be an eco-friendly toy for the little ones.Of course,some of us would prefer to drink the Coke instead of pouring it down into the Ene Pocket’s battery,but at least you can stop stocking up on rechargeable lithium battery.No word on pricing nor when the Ene Pocket will hit retail stores as at press time,but we’re keeping our fingers crossed that pretty soon is a good bet.
Anyone at the Toy Forum 2010 was lucky enough to have seen this vehicle rip around on nothing but soda pop and juice.It is a pretty exciting invention and one that has people everywhere buzzing about the future or battery operated toys.If the improvement continue down the right path,it is unlikely that stores will be able to keep the toy car on the shelf.This is a great way for parents to not only supply the kids with a great looking toy,but to instill the facts about green energy into their heads a very young age.We all tend to carry traits with us our entire lives that we develop when we are young.Having a generation that thinks green energy is fun can only do the world some good.
The bio-battery is being developed by Sony and has had its performance increased over the last 18 months as,over time,as new car battery technology fueled better development,the battery has been doubled its original power generation.The way the bio-battery generates power (electricty) from the drinks that contain the sugar is a process that is pretty much explained in the same way our body breaks down sugar,by using the enzymes to break down the carbohydrate (sugar) and to produce energy from it.The bio-battery is still being developed and it’s not available in stores or any other place.The bio-batteries are not only an alternative to ordinary electric batteries,but the toys they run can also be used as educational tools to demonstrate alternative energy sources.
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