Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced its second quarter 2000 results. For the three months ended June 30, 2000, Evercel reported revenues of $59,000 and a net loss to common shareholders of $2,571,000, or $0.41 per basic and diluted share, compared with no sales and a net loss of $1,435,000, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, during the same period in 1999. Research and development costs increased 50 percent from $679,000 to $1,018,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2000, due to increased development costs as the company prepares to commercialize its nickel-zinc battery technology. For the six months ended June 30, 2000, the company reported a net loss of $4,682,000, or a loss of $0.78 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $2,316,000, or a loss of $0.58 per basic and diluted share, during the same period in 1999.