A high capacitance electric double layer capacitor having: - a housing, - a first plurality of first electrodes, - a second plurality of second electrodes, - a separator between each pair of a first and a second electrode, and - an electrolytic liquid between electrodes and in the separator, wherein: - the first plurality of first electrodes are at least substantially parallel plate-shaped conductors each connected, at an edge thereof, to a first terminal, each first electrode extending a predetermined first distance, along a first predetermined direction, from the first terminal, - the second plurality second electrodes are plate-shaped conductors at least substantially parallel to each other and to the first conductors and each connected, at an edge thereof, to a second terminal, one of the second plurality of conductors being positioned between a pair of neighbouring conductors of the first plurality, each second electrode extending a predetermined second distance, along a second, predetermined direction, from the second terminal, - each of the first electrodes is connected to the first terminal over a distance exceeding the first distance, - each of the second electrodes is connected to the second terminal over a distance exceeding the second distance, - one side of the first terminal is exposed to the surroundings forming an outer surface of the housing, - one side of the second terminal is exposed to the surroundings forming an outer surface of the housing, and - the first plurality of first electrodes and the second plurality of second electrodes are directly attached to the first and second terminal, respectively. - a housing, - a first plurality of first electrodes, - a second plurality of second electrodes, - a separator between each pair of a first and a second electrode, and - an electrolytic liquid between electrodes and in the separator, - the first plurality of first electrodes are at least substantially parallel plate-shaped conductors each connected, at an edge thereof, to a first terminal, each first electrode extending a predetermined first distance, along a first predetermined direction, from the first terminal, - the second plurality second electrodes are plate-shaped conductors at least substantially parallel to each other and to the first conductors and each connected, at an edge thereof, to a second terminal, one of the second plurality of conductors being positioned between a pair of neighbouring conductors of the first plurality, each second electrode extending a predetermined second distance, along a second, predetermined direction, from the second terminal, - each of the first electrodes is connected to the first terminal over a distance exceeding the first distance, - each of the second electrodes is connected to the second terminal over a distance exceeding the second distance, - one side of the first terminal is exposed to the surroundings forming an outer surface of the housing, - one side of the second terminal is exposed to the surroundings forming an outer surface of the housing, and - the first plurality of first electrodes and the second plurality of second electrodes are directly attached to the first and second terminal, respectively.