Patent ID: 8890476

Claim:
A power system for a vehicle comprising: a supercapacitor; a battery charger operatively connected to said supercapacitor, said battery charger providing energy to said supercapacitor; a heater operatively connected to said supercapacitor, said heater providing energy to heat said supercapacitor to lower an internal impedance of said supercapacitor; a charging apparatus operatively connected to said battery charger; a motor operatively connected to the vehicle and said supercapacitor; and a feedback loop controller operatively connected to said heater, said supercapacitor and said motor; wherein said supercapacitor further comprising: a plurality of nanocomposite electrodes; an electrolyte in contact with said nanocomposite electrodes; and a conductive material wherein at least one nanocomposite electrode being formed from a first electrolyte and a first conductive material, and said first electrolyte further comprising a molten salt.