Mr. Donald Bender

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  Published on: 4/14/2008    Last Visited: 4/14/2008  

  "It's an electric car which after it uses up all the electricity in its batteries can extend its range by using gasoline," said Don Bender, AFS Trinity Power Corporation.

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  Caption: Don Bender, AFS Trinity CTO, in front of XH-150 plug-in hybrid electric car during calibration and road testing at Michelin's Laurens Proving Grounds in South Carolina.
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  Back row, Patrick McLeod, Pedro Guillen (Ricardo technical manager), Marc Wiseman (Ricardo Program Manager), Don Bender (AFS Trinity Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Andrew Means (AFS Trinity engineer).

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  Don Bender, Chief Technical Officer of AFS Trinity, takes Seth Doane on a tour of the company's latest fuel efficient vehicle, the Extreme Hybrid.

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  The difference with AFS's system, says chief of technology Donald Bender, is, 'We're doing it with batteries available now.We're not waiting for the technology to develop.'
  
  AFS uses ultracapacitors and proprietary electronics to boost battery power and prevent overheating, a key concern with lithium-ion.Bender said the system can be adapted to 'just about any' SUV.

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  The difference with AFS's system, says chief technology officer Donald Bender, is, "We're doing it with batteries available now.We're not waiting for the technology to develop."
  
  AFS uses ultra-capacitors and proprietary electronics to boost battery power and prevent overheating, a key concern with lithium-ion.Bender said the system can be adapted to "just about any" SUV.

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  The difference with AFS's system, says chief technology officer Donald Bender, is, "We're doing it with batteries available now. We're not waiting for the technology to develop." AFS uses ultra-capacitors and proprietary electronics to boost battery power and prevent overheating, a key concern with lithium-ion. Bender said the system can be adapted to "just about any" SUV.

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  AFS Trinity Files Extreme Hybrid Patent - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/14/2006    Last Visited: 9/15/2006  

  Donald Bender, AFS Trinity Chief Technology Officer, added, "These lithium-ion `energy batteries' are expected to cost $200 to $300/kWh for this type of cell.They are different from the lithium-ion `power batteries' that are expected to be used by other hybrids and plug-in hybrids and that are now found in some power tools.Such `power batteries' currently cost as much as $750/kWH and are not expected to go below $500/kWh in five years.We also expect that the lower cost lithium-ion batteries that the XHâ„¢ will use will out-perform any known nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries as well," Bender said.

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  Donald Bender, AFS Trinity Chief Technology Officer, added, "These lithium-ion 'energy batteries' are expected to cost $200 to $300/kWh for this type of cell.They are different from the lithium-ion 'power batteries' that are expected to be used by other hybrids and plug-in hybrids and that are now found in some power tools.Such 'power batteries' currently cost as much as $750/kWH and are not expected to go below $500/kWh in five years.We also expect that the lower cost lithium-ion batteries that the XH will use will out-perform any known nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries as well," Bender said.

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  AFS Trinity Power - Company History - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/7/2001    Last Visited: 12/20/2006  

  That concept was the genesis of the flywheel ride-through system that was developed by the Trinity engineering team headed by Donald Bender, a former associate of Dr. Post and member of the LLNL flywheel development team.

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  Published on: 10/25/2007    Last Visited: 10/25/2007  

  Mr. Bender also leads flywheel technology development encompassing high-speed composite rotors, ultra high power, compact permanent magnet motor/generators, magnetic bearings, and compact power & control systems.Prior to joining AFST Bender was Group Leader at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, (LLNL), where he worked closely with Dr. Richard Post.He also spent twelve years in the Laser Program at LLNL, including the use of laser photo-ionization to enrich uranium at plant scale, and was responsible for numerous special projects developing advanced opto-mechanical components and high-speed bearings.Bender holds four US patents, two applications, and authored or co-authored five new provisional patent applications for the Extreme Hybrid? drive train in 2005.Mr. Bender received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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