Powerbeat battery that was designed by Peter Witehira,the one that you could leave your headlights on for a whole week and could still start your car,was he bought out by battery producers or did his battery just lose interest and not produced for the market,anyone know!.
esprit,
Jun 15, 8:52am
I think some maori development committee got involved, everyone wanted their piece of the pie and the company died. I think the company got sold for peanuts. a failure all round.
tonyrockyhorror,
Jun 15, 9:17am
So. the taniwhas killed the goose that laid the golden egg. sounds about right.
attitudedesignz,
Jun 15, 9:23am
Yep, damn shame too.
tmenz,
Jun 15, 9:46am
Yep, it was definitely a non-starter.
esprit,
Jun 15, 9:47am
Lol. He was also a fairly posessive type. Never really picked the right moment to step away from an idea and sell it to a company better placed to run with it.
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