[EVDL] EVLN: fc efficiency is very low ~22% vs li-ion ~ 92%
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2673615-electrovaya-working-with-wal-mart-can-lithium-ion-replace-hydrogen-fuel-cell-and-lead-acid-battery-for-mobility-in-the-warehousing-and-distribution-industries Electrovaya Working With Wal-Mart: Can Lithium-Ion Replace Hydrogen/Fuel Cell And Lead-Acid Battery For Mobility In The Warehousing And Distribution Industries? Nov. 12, 2014 | Bernard Fleet Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...) Summary The efficiency of a fuel cell is very low ( ~22%) compared to a lithium-ion battery (Electrovaya) which is ~ 92%. The fuel cell as “the future” of the auto industry never realized - lithium is the incumbent now and powers millions of electric vehicles from Tesla, Nissan and others. Electrovaya is the only manufacturer that does not use toxic chemicals in manufacturing its batteries, resulting in a lower cost, safer product; also contributes to preserving company shareholder value. Wal-Mart, the world’s most sophisticated distribution company, is now working with Electrovaya to develop lithium-ion battery power for its forklift trucks, enabling higher productivity, fast charging and three-shift operation. Electrovaya's lithium-ion batteries are less expensive than a fuel cell, replacing the need for hydrogen storage with the existing, well-established electric grid. Recently, Electrovaya announced that it is working with Wal-Mart and others in the distribution and warehousing field by supplying its lithium-ion batteries for forklift truck propulsion. This industry, which is driven towards productivity, until recently was controlled by lead-acid batteries to power its electric forklift trucks. The limitations of the lead-acid battery are legendary so that recently there was a move by Plug Power to replace lead-acid with their fuel cell. So, the key question is whether Electrovaya's lithium-ion battery offers a superior performance and can displace both fuel cells and lead-acid battery power? There are several reasons why Electrovaya's most recent V2.0 SuperPolymer is superior to both of these alternatives. 1. Efficiency Lead-acid battery problems of low efficiency, voltage drop, low cycle life and long charging time add to the environmental challenges of hydrogen, acid and lead in the environment. In the case of fuel cells, poor energy efficiency is a fact of life. The various steps in the well-to-wheel cycle, including electrolysis, transmission and conversion via the fuel cell causes energy losses so that typical round trip efficiencies barely exceed 20%. 2. The Production Process ... [*Register to read more] [© 2014 Seeking Alpha] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate http://gas2.org/2014/11/05/students-build-plug-in-ev-1500/ $1.6k PVC pipe solar e-quadracycle Apotheosis http://inhabitat.com/high-schoolers-created-this-solar-powered-electric-vehicle-for-just-1500/ http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/30/skiing-green/ 2 L2 EVSE @Mt. Abram skiing green $1M solar power project + EVLN: Classic Jeep CJ5 Converted To Electric> A New Exceptionalism {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-fc-efficiency-is-very-low-22-vs-li-ion-92-tp4672622.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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] EVLN: Classic Jeep CJ5 Converted To Electric> A New Exceptionalism
http://gas2.org/2014/11/06/classic-jeep-cj5-converted-electric/ Classic Jeep CJ5 Converted To Electric [2014/11/06] Christopher DeMorro [images http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cj5-ev-1.jpg http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cj5-ev-2.jpg http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cj5-ev-4.jpg http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cj5-ev-5.jpg http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cj5-ev-6.jpg ] Few vehicles are as important to American exceptionalism as the Jeep, and many would consider converting a 1969 Jeep CJ5 to an electric car as heresy. Thankfully in Europe there are few to protest such a conversion, which electric boat maker New Electric undertook at the behest of a customer. The end result is something I wouldn’t mind having in my own driveway. Utilizing Siemens electric motor, the CJ5 EV can churn out a maximum of 110 kW/148 horsepower and 300 nM/220 lb-ft of torque, which is about on par with what you could expect from the stock inline-six back in the day. Battery capacity is rated at an impressive 33 kWh, which is about 30% more than you’d find in a Nissan LEAF, which should translate into more than 100 miles of driving between charges. The conversion is reaching the final stages, with a recent video update explaining that the CJ5 had just passed local VIN inspection and needed just a few more items to be considered “road legal” according to national laws in the Netherlands. While many Jeep purists might be up in arms regarding such a conversion, frankly I don’t see any problem with it as a Jeep fan (and former Wrangler owner) myself. Instant torque would be great for rock crawling, in addition to being a lot less obnoxious and damaging to the sorts of environments one might want to off-road on. While New Electric has more experience in zero-emissions boats than cars, this conversion seems to have been with plenty of professionalism. Still, some people just don’t see the point in taking a perfectly good classic and converting it into an electric vehicle. Remember when hot rodding was about doing something drastically different from the status quo? This electric Jeep CJ5 conversion is hot rodding for the 21st century as far as I’m concerned. [© gas2.org] ... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152371534117047.1073741836.93947922046&type=1 Jeep CJ5 Conversion By New Electric · Updated on Monday · Taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands ..from ICE to Cool. A process in pictures. For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate http://gas2.org/2014/11/05/students-build-plug-in-ev-1500/ $1.6k PVC pipe solar e-quadracycle Apotheosis http://inhabitat.com/high-schoolers-created-this-solar-powered-electric-vehicle-for-just-1500/ http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/30/skiing-green/ 2 L2 EVSE @Mt. Abram skiing green $1M solar power project + EVLN: fc efficiency is very low ~22% vs li-ion ~ 92% {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Classic-Jeep-CJ5-Converted-To-Electric-A-New-Exceptionalism-tp4672623.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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] Dumber EV thief caught after giving thanks4not temple-prayer
'Zhao&bro+ jailed for stealing dozens of Electrics' http://shanghaiist.com/2014/11/15/shandong_robber_caught_after_return.php Genius robber goes to temple to give thanks for not being caught, arrested right after he gets back By Lucy Liu Nov 15, 2014 [images / NetEase http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_shanghaiist/thief-pray-caught-3.jpg Zhang gave his girlfriend an electric car that he stole as a gift http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_shanghaiist/thief-pray-caught-4.jpg The stolen vehicle is seized by the police http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_shanghaiist/thief-pray-caught-5.jpg The police confiscate an electric vehicle ] A robber was captured on Thursday by Lanshan Police of Linyi, Shandong province, right after he had returned from the temple giving thanks to the gods for having eluded the police NetEase reported. Is this a case of poetic justice, or is he just a really, really dumb robber? The main suspect, who bears the surname of Zhang, had committed three robberies in total - including stealing an electric bicycle as a gift for his girlfriend. He was caught at the elevator in his complex building after he returned home from praying in a temple for "good luck" (for not being caught). Zhao told the police that he worships Guan Gong and burns incense offerings to him every day in hopes of not getting caught. Zhao, along with his brother and the other suspect were detained in jail for having stolen dozens of electric cars and tricycles. [© Gothamist] ... http://chinese-gods-of-wealth.blogspot.com/2012/03/righteous-god-of-wealth-guan-yu.html Righteous God of Wealth - Guan Yu, aka Guan Di, Guan Gong ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yu#Worship_of_Guan_Yu For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Dumber-EV-thief-caught-after-giving-thanks4not-temple-prayer-tp4672624.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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] Pint-size Electric Power-Wheels spoof of McConaughey’s car-ad (videos)
http://kearth101.cbslocal.com/2014/11/14/little-kid-remakes-matthew-mcconaugheys-lincoln-commercial-with-power-wheels/ Little Kid Remakes Matthew McConaughey’s Lincoln Commercial With Power Wheels November 14, 2014 [video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGrsc1HYTu0 Power Wheels “I Just Liked It” Lincoln Commercial Homage Fisher-Price Nov 11, 2014 Power Wheels presents a pint-sized homage to 2014’s hottest car commercial. Power Wheels, the only way to ride. Visit www.powerwheels.com to check out the entire lineup of vehicles. ] Matthew McConaughey’s Lincoln car commercial has inspired countless parodies and spoofs since its release, but this one might take the cake. A Power Wheels spoof of the original commercial has gone viral with a young boy dressed in a suit drivinghis Power Wheels electric car while delivering near spot-on lines. “I’ve been driving Power Wheels since long before anyone paid me to drive one,” the boy says. “I didn’t do it to be cool. I didn’t do it to make a statement. I just liked it.” Fisher Price writes in their video description, “Power Wheels presents a pint-sized homage to 2014’s hottest car commercial. Power Wheels, the only way to ride.” [© kearth101.cbslocal.com] ... [videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQvgyt8fjBE South Park - Matthew McConaughey - Lincoln Commercial Fun ("Handicar Episode Compilation") Lol'ed Oct 16, 2014 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3eN9u5N2Q4 Lincoln Ads - Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Oct 26, 2014 Matthew McConaughey (Jim Carrey) ponders the important questions in life in a new set of commercials http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIxLhnsmftM Matthew McConaughey's New Lincoln Ad Team Coco Sep 11, 2014 Matthew is a very serious actor now, but is he the right fit to represent Lincoln's new luxury SUV? ] ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Wheels ... http://thenewswheel.com/elon-musk-tesla-get-south-park-treatment/ Musk and Tesla Get South Park Treatment in "Handicar" Episode ... http://blog.caranddriver.com/matthew-mcconaughey-ads-deliver-huge-sales-bump-for-lincoln/ Matthew McConaughey Ads Deliver Huge Sales Bump for Lincoln November 4, 2014 by Robert Sorokanich For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Pint-size-Electric-Power-Wheels-spoof-of-McConaughey-s-car-ad-videos-tp4672625.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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] New Battery Technology
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