Partner in Cleaner Auto Techology Dies

Iris M. Ovshinsky is not a name I was familiar with until I read this article in today's New York Times. Apparently, though, she was prominently featured in the recent documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?". Mrs. Ovshinsky, along with her husband, Sanford R. Ovshinsky, were behind some of the cleaner automotive technologies that are around today. Their alternative energy company, ECD Ovonics, was founded back in the 1960s. One of their major contributions was a battery whose technology is the basis for the batteries used in today's hybrid vehicles.

The Ovshinky's work was also used in the EV1 from General Motors, the car that forms the basis "Who Killed the Electric Car?".