Re: [EVDL] EVs4sale: San Diego Car2Go Smart fleet in May> lack of public EVSE

2016-03-18 Thread Alan Brinkman via EV
Bruce, A year ago I inquired with car2go about the possibility of them selling electric rental cars to the public when they would be replaced with newer models. Car2go responded that the modifications the cars had for rental cars made this unfeasible. Maybe this conversion back from a rental

[EVDL] modifications: San Diego Car2Go Smart EV fleet ...

2016-03-18 Thread brucedp5 via EV
Thanks Alan for reminding me of the anti-theft mods that rentals have to have to stay in business. Previously while at the StanfordU campus checking on their public EVSE, so as to keep plugshare.com listing up to date, I was able to nab a moment of a Zipcar renter's time to ask questions. I kept

[EVDL] Wave 2016 European EV Rally

2016-03-18 Thread Steven Lough via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Are other safety certifications accepted by cities & insurance?

2016-03-18 Thread Michael Ross via EV
In case this is not understood about UL listing (Can't speak to the others more than to say that common ones like CE are often a higher standard. In Europe they tend to be more sticklers and happier to accept regulation), there are real design minimums required to be UL certified. Things that

Re: [EVDL] Are other safety certifications accepted by cities & insurance?

2016-03-18 Thread Lee Hart via EV
brucedp5 via EV wrote: it mentions the product is - Safety listed by ETL I know UL, but what is ETL? ETL is a competitor of UL. Same kinds of testing; just a different test lab (and usually cheaper). Both UL and ETL are independent testing companies. You pay them to test your product.

[EVDL] Seeking Louis Palmer : Wave 2016 European EV Rally

2016-03-18 Thread brucedp5 via EV
[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Exotic-Conversion-EVs-Competing-for-2016-WAVE-Trophy-tp4681048.html EVLN: Exotic Conversion EVs Competing for 2016 WAVE Trophy Mar 17 2016 ] >[Steve asks] have a Known Current E-Mail address for Louis?< A simple search

Re: [EVDL] eMotorWerks' inline-adapter JuicePlug makes dumb j1772 EVSE smart

2016-03-18 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 17 Mar 2016 at 8:18, Rush Dougherty via EV wrote: > As David R says so often, what you say on the internet stays on the > internet... Yep. I also say: "Argue your points with verifiable facts, not insults or abuse." (EVDL conventions, point 1e.) http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#conv

[EVDL] Kickstarter: JuicePlug - a Universal Smart EV Charging Adapter

2016-03-18 Thread Paul Wujek via EV
This might be useful for some of you. project description: "Turn any EVSE into a smart charging station, enjoy world-class smartphone / web interfaces, and charge your EV using clean energy" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emw/juiceplug-a-universal-smart-ev-charging-adapter/description

[EVDL] Are other safety certifications accepted by cities & insurance?

2016-03-18 Thread brucedp5 via EV
Not to throw fuel on the previous EV vendors' guised-sniping on the evdl, but to try to let the layman understand the whats and whys of a safety certification. *Please keep flaming off line* In my EV news searches, I see a lot of self promotion items. Here is one for a 4.5kW EVSE