Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 45 li-ion battery-making gigfactories around the world

2018-10-09 Thread Alan Arrison via EV
This is nonsense. The Chinese CALB cells cost more than ever. (Yes, i realize they are talking about cells for production vehicles) They won't go down either. Al On 10/9/2018 11:02 PM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: https://stockhead.com.au/tech/battery-prices-are-plunging-and-that-could-drive-an-e

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 45 li-ion battery-making gigfactories around the world

2018-10-09 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 9 Oct 2018 at 22:02, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > The cost of lithium batteries could drop up to 95 per cent in the next > decade ... ... but almost certainly will not. https://qnovo.com/82-the-cost-components-of-a-battery/ David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = =

[EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20181009

2018-10-09 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GreenPower-Star-e-Van-test-drives-in-Rancho-Cucamonga-CA-tp4691371.html EVLN: GreenPower Star e-Van test drives in Rancho_Cucamonga_CA EV Star Van’s Styling Disguises its Green Performance October 02, 2018 Electric bus maker Green

[EVDL] EVLN: 45 li-ion battery-making gigfactories around the world

2018-10-09 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://stockhead.com.au/tech/battery-prices-are-plunging-and-that-could-drive-an-electric-car-industry-in-australia/ Battery prices are plunging and that could drive an electric car industry in Australia October 5, 2018 Rachel Williamson [images https://stockhead.com.au/wp-content/uploads/20

[EVDL] EVLN: GreenPower Star e-Van test drives in Rancho_Cucamonga_CA

2018-10-09 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://www.trucks.com/2018/10/02/ev-star-electric-van-green-performance/ EV Star Van’s Styling Disguises its Green Performance October 02, 2018 Susan Carpenter [images / GreenPower https://www.trucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ev-star-van.jpg GreenPower Motor Co.'s new EV Star multi-use v

[EVDL] EVcrash: 50yrold e-bicycler fatally slams into SoCal ice

2018-10-09 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://ktla.com/2018/10/08/man-riding-electric-bicycle-dies-after-colliding-with-vehicle-in-stanton/ Man Riding Electric Bicycle Dies After Colliding With Vehicle in Stanton October 8, 2018 Marissa Wenzke [share https://twitter.com/OCSD/status/1049500103734525953 OC Sheriff, CA@OCSD

Re: [EVDL] Why I Won't Buy a Tesla

2018-10-09 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
I guess safety is also included in the 'surveillance' electronics that are incorporated in a Tesla... https://jalopnik.com/how-tesla-made-the-model-3-so-safe-1829610576 and https://jalopnik.com/the-tesla-model-xs-sand-rollover-test-is-fascinating-182620 7350 Rush Dougherty TucsonEV.com _

[EVDL] Optimum EV cruise speed musings?

2018-10-09 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
I saw that the optimum range EV speed for the Volt is about 37 MPH. This comes from the fact that there are constant battery loads (200 Watts) Gearing which sets the optimum efficiency of the motor at a given speed. Then increasing drag proportional to speed (road friction). And then the increasing

[EVDL] Charging a Tesla

2018-10-09 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Haudy Kazemi wrote in the [EVDL] Why I Won't Buy a Tesla thread on Monday, October 08, 2018 9:57 PM - > -Supercharger access can be remotely disabled after purchase. This is known to > have happened for cars that have been in accidents (however big or small, > whether just cosmetic only or not) whe