https://www.designnews.com/content/opinion-how-toyota-s-evs-may-save-company/177750686660988
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Toyota has finally committed to building a range of electric vehicles
(EVs)—but is it too late?
By: Kevin Clemens
Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo – Novi, MI
Battery/Energy Storage, Auto
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/top-ten-selling-electric-cars
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When it comes to electric cars, there’s a disconnect. In polls,
Americans have repeatedly said they see EVs as the future. But with
their wallets, they’re saying something else.
A recent poll by Harris Insight &
Trim off everything "?" and everything after it:
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 04:19 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 25 Feb 2019 at 19:59, Paul Compton via EV wrot
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Toyota is expanding on its existing relationship with Panasonic to build
more batteries for plug-in cars.
by: Charles Murray
Electronics & TestBattery/Energy Storage
Ja
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/324225
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Police Catch Tesla Autopilot Driving Home Sleeping Drunk
It took the police officers in two vehicles seven minutes to outsmart
Tesla's Autopilot system.
One day in the not too distant future, sleeping at the wheel will become
commonplace beca
A passive, low-cost, effective, thermal regulator for Li-ion batteries,
using shape memory alloy.
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2018/10/taking-lithium-ion-batteries-new-extremes
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Just like Goldilocks and her proverbial porridge, lithium-ion batteries
(LIBs) perform best when the tempera
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/op-ed-elon-musk-and-sergio-marchionne-have-lot-common/51044819658824
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is learning what Fiat's Sergio Marchionne already
knew:
Squeezing profit from an entry-level electric vehicle is a monumental
task that
requires a grea
Thanks Jerry, but I'd like to keep the lead-acid form factor and use the
existing charger.
Len M.
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On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 12:30 PM, jerry freedomev wrote:
Hi Len and All,
2 5kwh, 120vdc nom Volt modules would by far be the best,
lowest cost solution. And for charging
Lawrence: Do you have any suggestions for our old VW Jetta conversion?
It currently uses ten 115 Ah Group 27DC lead-acids.
Len Moskowitz
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On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 05:19 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
There are starting to be a lot of safe lithium, lead form factor,
replacements on th
http://www.amperemotor.com/
And another, from Sondors:
https://electrek.co/2017/12/01/sondors-3-wheel-1-dollar-ev/
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On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 09:34 PM, Gary Krysztopik via EV wrote:
It looks like the Ampere out of LA. They got a boost on Shark Tank.
I
hope to visit th
Here’s a Look at Audi e-Tron’s Big New Battery
Long range and fast charging are the keys to enabling the e-Tron to
compete in the growing electric crossover segment.
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/here-s-look-audi-e-tron-s-big-new-battery
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Fast charging is e-Tron’s claim
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/power-out-thin-air/153947192358622
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Power Out Of Thin Air
Wireless charging of electric buses proves its worth
By: Kevin Clemens
Electronics & TestBattery/Energy Storage, Sustainability, Automotive,
Automotive and Mobility
May 01, 2018
One of
An OpEd
The real culprit in the emissions debate continues to be consumer
apathy.
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/op-ed-build-it-and-they-will-come-doesn-t-apply-evs/99265535458645
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Op-Ed: "Build It and They Will Come" Doesn’t Apply to EVs
The real culprit in the emissions d
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/14-pre-owned-electric-vehicle-models-affordable-way-electrify
14 Pre-owned Electric Vehicle Models: An Affordable Way To Electrify
Electric vehicles are reliable and have low maintenance costs—are these
good reasons to buy a used one?
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We ar
https://www.ecnmag.com/blog/2017/10/travel-200-miles-six-min-charge-new-electric-car-battery
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Last week, Toshiba announced advancements in its Super Charge ion
Battery (SCiBTM) design. The new battery tech will double the capacity
of the anode, offer high-energy density, and support ultra
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-0/gm-produce-20-new-electric-cars-2023/112631672857573
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GM to Produce 20 New Electric Cars by 2023
Future GM battery-electric vehicles will include coupes, sedans,
crossovers, SUVs and possibly even pickup trucks.
By: Charles MurrayAutomotiveSust
This morning I received an email from our local electric power utility
(PSE&G) announcing a $10,000 rebate program with Nissan dealers in NJ.
It allows us to buy a new Leaf for $15,000 (after the $7,500 US tax
rebate).
https://pseg.mypreferencecenter.com/Global/EmailView?eventId=d7be454f-1a5f-
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/lithium-ion-battery-inventor-ups-ante-advanced-solid-state-rechargeable/8222876656822
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Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Ups Ante With Advanced Solid-State
Rechargeable
The engineer who co-invented the lithium-ion battery has led a team of
research
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-0/electric-car-s-same-old-problem/121216446556759
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The Electric Car’s Same Old Problem
OP-ED: Automakers are struggling to make money off mainstream electric
cars. But many consumers won’t buy in until they’re given an incentive
to accept less.
By:
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/05/when-electric-vehicles-crash-what-happens-battery
When Electric Vehicles Crash, What Happens To The Battery?
by TU Graz
Safety, range and costs: these are the three big premises of
electromobility. Safety definitely comes first. Lithium-based traction
batter
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/04/scientists-identify-chemical-causes-battery-capacity-fade
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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 2:29pm
by Argonne National Laboratory
Like you, me and everyone we know, batteries have a finite lifespan.
When a battery enters “old age,” scientists refer to its diminished
p
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-0/excitement-growing-evs-still-have-long-way-go
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Excitement Is Growing, But EVs Still Have a Long Way to Go
Pure electric, battery-powered cars accounted for only about 0.4% of
U.S. vehicle sales in 2016.
By: Charles Murray, Automotive, January 18, 2
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/01/tesla-starts-mass-production-batteries
Tesla Starts Mass Production of Batteries
by Phys.org
Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has begun mass production of
energy-saving batteries that it vows will take electric cars mainstream.
"Today at the G
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366&doc_id=281733
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Electric Powertrains Light Up Paris Motor Show
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test, Design News
10/3/2016
Electric powertrains are stealing the show in Paris, as automakers
showcase their best and br
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366&doc_id=281699
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What's Happening to Range Anxiety? New EVs Offer More Miles
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test, Design News
9/28/2016
The term “range anxiety” began fading into the rear view mirror
recently, as m
www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366&doc_id=281268
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Tesla Sticks to Its Vision as Gigafactory Grows
Charles Murray
Tesla Motors says the construction of its giant Gigafactory is ahead of
schedule, despite the electric automaker’s growing financial trouble.
The Gigafactory, the
Lee Hart wrote:
As others have said, 12v marine batteries are only a quick-n-dirty
solution. They barely work as EV batteries. They are cheap initially,
but performance is poor, and life is short.
So I've learned.
With any type of battery, the range is simply a function of how many
you carr
I have an old '90 VW Jetta EV conversion. Last time I changed the
lead-acid batteries I put in ten 29-series marine batteries (that's
around 12 kWh) that I bought from the local Costco for around $900. They
lasted less than three years and gave me 25 - 35 miles per charge - not
really enough f
www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=280710
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An Electric Car Too Soon
Paul Rako, Contributing Writer
Back
in 1995 I built an electric car based on a 1974 Honda Civic (Figure
1).
It showed me some of the serious limitations of electric propulsion,
as
well as my own
When we need higher mechanical strength from a solder, we use 2% silver
solder. It's a lot stronger and not terribly more expensive. Melting
temperature is about the same.
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See How Electric Vehicle Sales Stalled in 2015
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test
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A Rechargeable Battery To Power A Home From Rooftop Solar Panels
Thu, 09/24/2015 - 2:19pm
A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a
rechargeable battery that could make storage of elec
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366&doc_id=278680&cid=nl.dn14.20150917&dfpPParams=ind_184,industry_auto,bid_318,aid_278680&dfpLayout=blog
Leaders at The Battery Show Call for a Lead-Acid Renaissance in EVs
Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test
Battery ind
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Electric Vehicle Batteries: Clean and Green, or Something Less?
Al Bredenberg, Contributing Writer
9/7/2015
As I wrote in my pr
StoreDot lines up an additional $18 million from top investors to
develop its charging technology
http://www.timesofisrael.com/samsung-others-wooed-by-5-minute-electric-car-recharge-dream
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So, Just How "Green" Are Electric Vehicles Really?
Al Bredenberg, Contributing Writer
These days you can practically generate electricity
Ben wrote:
...these batteries are not rechargeable.
I noted in the title that these are primary batteries.
Wouldn't you like to have one of these as a backup when your LiIons go
dead? For 60 pounds of weight, you'd get 1000 miles of range, with a few
hundred miles of range between each
60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxX2A041w0
http://www.phinergy.com/
https://youtu.be/k6kIJlgqezE
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60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxX2A041w0http://www.phinergy.com/
https://youtu.be/k6kIJlgqezE
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Cor wrote:
Plenty EV'ers have found out that their EV is their main vehicle,
that it suits 90+% of their driving needs and they either rent, borrow
or share a long-range vehicle for the rare occasion.
Perhaps so, but with a 1990 Jetta lead-acid conversion that does only 25
or 30 miles on a c
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StoreDot promises electric car that charges in 5 minutes
After developing the technology to recharge cellphones in seconds,
Israeli start-up sets its sight on the EV market
http://www.timesofisrael.com/storedot-promises-electric-car-that-charges-in-5-minutes/
At last year’s Microsoft Thin
Mark wrote:
Did they both offer similar warranties?
SunPower offers a better loss-of-efficiency-over-time warranty.
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Here in northern NJ, we lose power a few days a year. Some years we'll
have a storm that knocks out power for two or three days. After
Hurricane Sandy we lost power for ten or eleven days.
Obviously the cost of the lost power is negligible, even at PSE&G's 17.5
cents per kWhr. That doesn't ent
In northern NJ we're paying more than 18 cents per kWhr.
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Cor wrote:
that is why - next week, someone will come to inspect my home > to
establish whether he wants to make a bid on delivering me a system
and I have already received a bid from SolarCity.
I've had SolarCity and SunPower quote grid-tie PV systems for our home.
Provided you have th
www.teslamotors.com/powerwall
The $3k pack is rated at 7 kWhr and the $3.5k pack is rated at 10k kWhr.
It doesn't include an inverter.
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On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/tesla-expanding-battery-technol
Flow cell concept car has 1,000 km range
www.ecnmag.com/news/2015/03/flow-cell-concept-car-has-1000-km-range
A concept car using the first low-voltage flow cell engine in the world
was unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 3.
The Quantino, one of two new models introduced b
Have a look at the Outback line.
www.outbackpower.com/outback-products/inverters-chargers/item/radian-series-gs8048
Len Moskowitz
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On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 06:38 PM, Zeke Yewdall via EV wrote:
I don't know of any currently available battery based inverters that
can
accept a PV array i
See this article on greenbuildingadvisor.com:
Solar Thermal Is Really, Really Dead
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/solar-thermal-really-really-dead
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On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 04:02 AM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> Solar thermal is not expensiv
Robert Bruninga wrote:
The beauty of GRID-TIE is the UNLIMITED storage capacity, the lack of
maintenance, and the ability to store up summer excesss for use in the
winter when you need it.
That's why Outback and couple of other manufacturers make PV system
inverter/chargers that can operate b
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Dhar, who was instrumental in the development of the battery for GM's
groundbreaking EV1, believes that the price of a 30-kWh battery needs to hit
$5,000. T
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