[EVDL] EVLN: Amazon Google autonomous flying delivery e-drones
http://www.wallstreetotc.com/google-tests-autonomous-delivery-drones-hopeful-of-its-commercial-launch-soon/28377/ Google tests autonomous delivery drones, hopeful of its commercial launch soon September 2, 2014 [image http://www.wallstreetotc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nextgov-medium.jpg ] Search giant Google carried out test on its ambitious project involving autonomous delivery drones in Queensland to find out its success rate so as to make its commercial launch. After trying its charm in almost every sector ranging from autonomous cars to software and online travel guide, the company is now expanding its market reach into the commerce and package delivery industry. Under a two-year program ‘Project Wing,’ Google is working on developing autonomous machines that can be used in delivery purposes in best possible minimal time. The drones’ Project Wing is a part of Google X, which is part of RD division of Google. Google X is also working on the company’s another ambitious project developing self-driving cars. According to the Google X research lab, a team of scientists and engineers are working on developing a system of flying drones that could be used in several delivery purposes, ranging from food and water to everyday household appliances, under their prototype known as “Project Wing.” Google said that the main goal of Project Wing is to develop autonomous flying drones that can be used to deliver wide-variety of things at the time of disasters as a part of relief operations to isolated areas. Google chose Queensland to carry tests on drones as Australia offers relaxed rules on using the equipment. During the experiment, the company tested the success rate of delivering packages by these automated flying machines to remote farms from neighbouring properties. Talking about the drone’s design, Google says it has 1.5m wingspan and four electric propellers which help it in driving. When on ground, the drone sits on its tail and with the help of the four propellers it is lifted into the air. Once it’s in the sky, the drone flips into a horizontal flying mode. The aircraft weighs 8.5 kg and has a capacity to carry 1.5 kg of additional weight, hence, totaling the weight to 10kg. Talking about the long term prospects of the Google’s project, Ryan Calo, a robotics expert and law professor at the University of Washington, says, “I am not sure that Google is in any better of a position than Amazon or anyone else as far as technology goes, but the company does have an impressive track record as far as being massively influential. Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, says, “The innovative project is the next step toward a technological society. It is ultimately where we are headed socially. This is now how the world is working.” Meanwhile, the search giant appears very positive in terms of bringing drones at your doorstep. [© wallstreetotc.com] ... http://www.gaebler.com/News/Small-Business-Startup/Is-Fast-Package-Delivery-Socially-Responsible%3F-90702.htm Is Fast Package Delivery Socially Responsible? by Ken Gaebler 9/1/2014 [image http://www.gaebler.com/images/news/Fast-Package-Delivery-Environmental-Impact.jpg ] ... http://www.techtimes.com/articles/14624/20140903/its-a-dog-its-a-plane-no-its-a-google-delivery-drone.htm It's a dog. It's a plane? No, it's a Google delivery drone! By Menchie Mendoza, Tech Times | September 3, 2014 ... http://newsmaine.net/20486-google-carried-out-testing-autonomous-delivery-drones-queensland Google carried out testing of autonomous delivery drones in Queensland by Felix Balthasar 2014, September 2 ... http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/08/project-wing-is-googles-secret-delivery-drone-prog.html Project Wing is Google's Secret Delivery Drone Program By Jonathan Keane August 30, 2014 ... http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2024429287_briercolumn01xml.html Drone groan: first Amazon — and now Google August 30, 2014 ... http://online.wsj.com/articles/google-drones-lift-industry-hopes-1409353944 Google Drones Lift Industry Hopes Internet Giant's Entry Brings Financial and Lobbying Clout to Fledging By Alistair Barr, Jack Nicas and Greg Bensinger Aug. 29, 2014 ... http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/08/google-tests-delivery-drones/ Google Tests Delivery Drones by Michelle JonesAugust 29, 2014 Engineers at Google have successfully delivered small packages using their drones in Australia ... [image http://cdn1.valuewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Google-Delivery-Drones.jpg ] For EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodesuser=204476 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_pagenode=413529query=evlnsort=date http://thenewswheel.com/leaf-in-rotterdam-less-10k-usd/ Buy a LEAF for Less Than US$10K in Rotterdam.no http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2014/09/14/top-ecotourism-destinations-umbria-italy/
[EVDL] EVLN: I'm a born-again electric (though his fears sought a pih)
http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/09/10/born-electric-guest-blogger-meet-fred-california/ Born Electric Guest Blogger: Meet Fred From California BMW i3 | September 10th, 2014 by Horatiu Boeriu [images http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred1.jpg Fred1 http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred7.jpg http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred3.jpg http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred5.jpg http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred2.jpg http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred4.jpg ] My name is Fred and I was born electric on July 30, 2014. Today I have just a little over 1,000 miles on my i3 REx—over 1,000 happy miles I should add. I live in Huntington Beach, California and use my i3 regularly for running local errands, for meetings of 80 to 120 miles across the Los Angeles basin, and for pure pleasure. Indeed, it is now the only car I own. I sold my Lexus LS460L [ice] and my Lexus SC430 [ice] for the i3 [pih], and while both are great cars, the i3 meets my needs so well that I have no regrets about giving up either of them. I never intended to own an electric vehicle and paid little attention to them believing that they were in general impractical. I was raised on the internal combustion engine and had no intention of doing anything other than sticking with what I knew and what worked for me. Adding to my mind set were two facts: first, America is awash in fossil fuels with the potential of freeing us from the importation of foreign oil; second, cars that once swigged gasoline are now increasingly fuel efficient. So, why change? Then one sunny Sunday morning my son, who traded in his Hummer for a big Infiniti SUV, came knocking on my door, roused me from bed, and said, “come with me,” informing me that we needed to be somewhere in a hurry. Before I could find out where we had to be, we were racing down Pacific Coast Highway to what I discovered was the BMW dealer in Newport Beach. My son wouldn’t tell me where we were going or why we were rushing to be somewhere, keeping this news from me until we arrived. As we pulled into Sterling BMW, my son informed me that I was going to do a test drive—a drive so I learned that he took the day prior. I had trouble believing that this was what all the fuss was about. My son has owned big vehicles for many years. He is a diver, and carts around lots of dive equipment. Also, we used his vehicles for towing our boats. Why in the world was he interested in this little car? Besides never giving a moment’s thought to an electric vehicle, I never considered a small car. Except for the BMW 320i that I owned in the 1980s and my little Lexus sports car which I used on weekends, my driving experience consisted mostly of large cars–heavy metal objects that surrounded me with lots of steel and horse power. I assumed that I would be safer in an accident in a large car than in a small one. Once behind the wheel of the i3, my fear disappeared. It is not true that in all things, small is beautiful, but in the case of the i3, it truly is. The test drive was badly organized and although my son had signed us up for a specific time, we sat around for what seemed to be forever until we got our test car. Wanting my breakfast, I almost left. Further, when I tried to engage officials in charge of the test drive with questions about the vehicle, they seemed to know as little as I did. We were not off to a good start. Once behind the wheel, everything changed. I immediately liked the clean lines and the airiness of the cabin. I especially liked the elevation of the seats with a firmness that secured my poor body against the discomforts of my arthritis. I abhor soft seats into which you sink, seats that require lowering yourself into position and then hoisting yourself out. I also liked the easy adjustment of the seats. While the seats in my Lexus vehicles are powered electrically, moving me like a belly dancer into every conceivable position, I never got the setting I wanted. By comparison, once into the i3, I knew I found a home. The clincher was the drive itself. As we pressed the button to start the “ignition”, I listened for the rev of the motor only to hear quiet, blessed quiet. I thought to myself, this is too good to be true. My son took the wheel first. He likes to drive fast and once onto the road way, we took off with a punch that left everyone on the road in our rear view mirror. As a senior citizen I drive more cautiously, but when it was my turn at the wheel, I couldn’t help but accelerate to the max. What a ride! I also liked the steering—firm, nimble and responsive. The slightest turn moved the car decisively, making me realize that it needed two steady hands on the wheel. A quick U-turn in the middle of Pacific Coast Highway—something not recommended by good sense or the police—was a delight. I also liked the tight, firm ride—nothing spongy about it. The regenerative braking, I confess, made me nervous. Would I need a
Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video)
Wow! 133kW LiFePO4 pack and 150kW motor. No word on top speed (unless I missed it) but a usable range of 70 miles or so. Quite impressive and ideal for tootling around congested York - or any other city for that matter. The converting company, Magtec, have some other interesting products on their site including a 120kW in-hub motor http://www.magtec.co.uk/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=20Itemid=158lang=en ). I'm a bit confused as to why it only gets 70 miles or so range if it does 0.67 miles per kWh... Looks like a company to keep an eye on. MW On 19 Sep 2014, at 09:47, brucedp5 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: http://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/retrofitted-electric-double-decker-premiered/ Retrofitted electric double-decker premiered by David Cole 11th September 2014 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video)
The bus might have periods where it is standing still, stopped, but continues to use power? Or they simply plan on only using 80% of the pack's energy to prolong its life. Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: cwa...@proxim.com Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Martin WINLOW via EV Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 3:21 AM To: EVDL Post Message Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video) Wow! 133kW LiFePO4 pack and 150kW motor. No word on top speed (unless I missed it) but a usable range of 70 miles or so. Quite impressive and ideal for tootling around congested York - or any other city for that matter. The converting company, Magtec, have some other interesting products on their site including a 120kW in-hub motor http://www.magtec.co.uk/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=20Itemid=158lang=en ). I'm a bit confused as to why it only gets 70 miles or so range if it does 0.67 miles per kWh... Looks like a company to keep an eye on. MW On 19 Sep 2014, at 09:47, brucedp5 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: http://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/retrofitted-electric-double-decker-premiered/ Retrofitted electric double-decker premiered by David Cole 11th September 2014 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video)
On 20 Sep 2014 at 11:21, Martin WINLOW via EV wrote: 133kW LiFePO4 pack ... I'm a bit confused as to why it only gets 70 miles or so range if it does 0.67 miles per kWh... Let's see, 0.67 * 133 = 89 miles. 70 / 89 = 0.79. So that 70 miles would be roughly 80% of the theoretical maximum range. Sounds to me as if - for once - they're quoting the usable range, not the drop-dead maximum. If so, I say bravo. PS - UK measures range in miles, not KM? David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to evpost and etpost addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Amazon Google autonomous flying delivery e-drones
On 20 Sep 2014 at 2:06, brucedp5 via EV wrote: Talking about the droneTMs design, Google says it has 1.5m wingspan and four electric propellers which help it in driving. This piece is rather vague. I get the distinct impression that the writer's native language isn't English. So when he says electric propellers does he really mean that the drone's fuel is electricity? I looked at several other web articles on this. Oddly, none of them even mentions how the drone is fueled. I'm no expert, but I would think that a craft like that would have pretty limited range and/or payload if it had to carry all its energy in a battery. I wonder if it might be something more like this. http://gizmodo.com/this-hybrid-quadcopter-drone-can-take-off-and-land-vert- 1177032394 http://tinyurl.com/l95usya David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to evpost and etpost addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
[EVDL] EV Parking/Charging - biased towards tiny cars!
So, I was out with my EV F-250, and checked out some of the charging sites I could find. Some of them are just NOT POSSIBLE for me to use. Parking perpendicular to the street, sized such that a Nissan Leaf with it's front wheels touching the curb, has it's back bumper right at the edge-of-street line. My EV would block the traffic lane! -- Worlds only All Electric F-250 truck! http://john.casadelgato.com/Electric-Vehicles/1995-Ford-F-250 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
