[EVDL] EVLN: Boozed-up Segwaying Norwegians DUI-arrests in Norway Minnesota

2014-08-22 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/norway-nabs-its-first-drunk-segway-driver Norway nabs its first drunk Segway driver Aug 20, 2014 [image / Shutterstock http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/files/styles/featured_blog/public/SegwayRiders.jpg ] The oft-mocked 'personal

Re: [EVDL] cost of gas form Oil Sands?

2014-08-22 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
As I have said before, give it another 100 years or so and we'll be digging up all those landfill sites to recover the plastic! MW On 22 Aug 2014, at 01:09, Ben Goren via EV wrote: On Aug 21, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Peakfoto Digital Photo Still n Video via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote:

Re: [EVDL] Replacing Auxiliary Battery

2014-08-22 Thread Roland via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Incentives make buying a new EV better than buying used

2014-08-22 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
If people believe this the end result will be dramatic lessening of the value of used EVs. That said it's not really fair comparing the monthly cost of a lease against a purchase. At the end of those 3 years the lessee will have to get another car whereas the purchaser may go for a number of years

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Incentives make buying a new EV better than buying used

2014-08-22 Thread Jay Summet via EV
On 08/22/2014 10:25 AM, Rick Beebe via EV wrote: LeasePurchase Year 1-3 Downpayment $2400$2400 36 payments @ $ 199$ 300 Year 4-5 downpayment $2400$ 0 24 payments @ $ 199$ 0 Total: $16740

Re: [EVDL] cost of gas form Oil Sands?

2014-08-22 Thread Jan Steinman via EV
From: Ben Goren via EV ev@lists.evdl.org At the $200/bbl range the article so casually mentions, even unimaginably expensive futuristic technologies become economical... The old free-market argument about prices going up until more expensive technology is affordable has some serious

Re: [EVDL] Recommendations for push mower motor?

2014-08-22 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
I would look at the JLD404 from LightObject (http://www.lightobject.com/Programmable-Digital-AH-meter-red-led-Ideal-for-battery-monitoring-P870.aspx). It can monitor battery voltage, amps or count Amp-Hours and has two relays in it which can trigger on high or low values of any of them. Use it to

[EVDL] Air, Climate, Energy, Water Security Well-to-Wheels Report

2014-08-22 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
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Re: [EVDL] cost of gas form Oil Sands?

2014-08-22 Thread Jan Steinman via EV
From: Geoff Pullinger via EV ev@lists.evdl.org I'm pretty sure that the current political structure of the US will find another source of oil somewhere in the world. Or, as Colin Campbell put it, An economist is someone who believes that if you show up at the cashiers cage with enough

Re: [EVDL] Conversion advice (regen)

2014-08-22 Thread Jan Steinman via EV
From: Lee Hart via EV ev@lists.evdl.org An easy way to get modest engine braking style regen is to add a second small generator, optimized for regen. This can be as simple as rewinding the stock ICE alternator to work as a high voltage generator. I have a friend who owns a motor

Re: [EVDL] Conversion advice (regen)

2014-08-22 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Jan Steinman via EV wrote: I have a friend who owns a motor service/rewinding shop. He says it would be cost-prohibative to do so, if you had to pay someone to do it. I'm sure that would be the case. If shop time is $100/hour and it took 4 hours, the rewind would cost $400. Nobody will pay

Re: [EVDL] EVDL vs Air, Climate, Energy, Water Security Well-to-Wheels Report

2014-08-22 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140822/9c4b8fff/attachment.htm I think the EVDL server has an issue with html attachments. When I used that link to view the attachment, the web browser displays it as plain text - so it's a mess of html