Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Buy your Bolt EV @Costco> (offer expires January 2, 2018)

2017-10-13 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I don’t think there is just one price. It’s Costco working with local dealers who want to sell cars to people who don’t want to haggle. Costco bargains with eventually an ”approved” dealer or dealers to bring the price down to where everyone wins. The dealer sells a car, the Costco member

Re: [EVDL] Design News: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Ups Ante With Advanced Solid-State Rechargeable

2017-05-28 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
to what he was reading. On 5/26/17, 7:03 PM, Michael Ross wrote: It will be very easy, as he stated, to find info about Mr. Goodenough. On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Peter Eckhoff via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org>> wrote: Alan, What article are you

Re: [EVDL] Design News: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Ups Ante With Advanced Solid-State Rechargeable

2017-05-27 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
/17, 7:03 PM, Michael Ross wrote: It will be very easy, as he stated, to find info about Mr. Goodenough. On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Peter Eckhoff via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org>> wrote: Alan, What article are you referencing? I think I wo

Re: [EVDL] Design News: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Ups Ante With Advanced Solid-State Rechargeable

2017-05-26 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Alan, What article are you referencing? I think I would rephrase your second sentence and make it into the form of a question: "Is this another one?" With a question, it opens up avenues to search on the inventor, his or her reputation, and what needs to be solved to bring it to market.

Re: [EVDL] GM Killed The (Bolt) Electric Car : GM only sellingBolt in CA ...

2016-11-20 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
When you consider that Exxon Mobile, in their 2016 World Energy Outlook: A View to 2040, (ref: http://cdn.exxonmobil.com/~/media/global/files/outlook-for-energy/2016/2016-outlook-for-energy.pdf) on page 62 of 80, has a graph that clearly shows conventional oil production peaked in 2005. The

Re: [EVDL] Piezo-power> 10mi of freeway could charge all the EVs in Burbank-CA(?)

2016-08-26 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
There is a big difference between the people of Tokyo walking on a Piezoelectric walkway to light a sign versus running an electric train between stations. I am more apt to walk to charge my cell phone with piezoelectric elements built into my shoes but not to charge my EV. If that were

[EVDL] Article: Doubling power of consumer electronics

2016-08-22 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I came across this article: Doubling power of consumer electronics http://news.mit.edu/2016/lithium-metal-batteries-double-power-consumer-electronics-0817 Anyone have any knowledge of the battery construct or potential pitfalls? Would something like this double the range of a Leaf or Bolt?

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: LEAF goes wireless EVSE in the interest of science

2016-05-19 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
From what I have read in the past, inductive pads are not that energy efficient as compared to a direct plug in. Have things changed? I like the idea behind Apple's Magsafe 2 charging port for laptops. With the Magsafe 2 charging system, the port is magnetized so that a charger plug will

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: The Big EV Debate> Go for Small or Big Battery Pack?

2015-09-28 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I don't think there is a need for a debate as much as figuring out the right questions to ask or want to ask. What sort of range do you **need**? What do you expect out of the vehicle (commuter vehicle, go'fer runs, pickup truck, taxi, etc.)? What is the shortest time do you want

[EVDL] Make Magazine EV Hacks

2015-07-23 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Volume 46 of Make Magazine has a 22 page section called Hack Your Ride with a definite EV slant. Page 40 has links to building a tachometer, sniffing out trouble codes via the OBD-II, etc. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[EVDL] Chargers for Charging individual cells

2015-06-19 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I'm not ready to hook a 144V charger up to a partial Chevy Volt pack but I want to keep the cells charged. What chargers and methods do you recommend for charging individual cells? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [EVDL] Test

2015-06-09 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
It came through.. On 6/9/2015 2:41 PM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote: Earthlink is trying to figure out why I am not receiving list mail. Someone, not everyone, please respond if this gets through. Thanks, Gail ___ UNSUBSCRIBE:

Re: [EVDL] One more try

2015-06-09 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
What was the problem? On 6/9/2015 3:58 PM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote: I am back. Thanks for the test messages. Took about three hours of a chat to get this resolved but I did not want to lose the list connection. Gail - Original Message - From: Michael Ross via EV ev@lists.evdl.org

Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery.

2015-05-27 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I just finished reading the article and I came away with the idea that the author could have substituted personal computer for battery, or laptop for battery, or any of the other technological wonders that only existed in the minds of Buck Roger / Star Trek fans. The question has always been

Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery.

2015-05-27 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
, the energy density about doubles over a comparative LiFePO6 at around 90 whr/kg. When seeing the Jeff Dahn video of doubling to tripling of energy densities, it puts the above into doubt. On 5/27/2015 12:36 PM, Jamie K via EV wrote: On 5/27/15 10:03 AM, Peter Eckhoff via EV wrote: It's

Re: [EVDL] Battery Types

2015-05-03 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
There were some nice Power vs Energy density figures awhile back for the various battery types. Most resembled fat right parenthesis )s as battery energy was traded for power and vice versa. The lithium ion curves have evidently shifted to greater power and energy levels. Lead Acid was in

Re: [EVDL] G+ invites

2015-04-19 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Mike, Apology accepted, except I didn't get an invite. I feel sooo left out... Hopes this helps in resolving the issue. Peter On 4/19/2015 7:15 AM, Michael Ross via EV wrote: EVDL Dave Roden says I have spammed the list with G+ invitations. I certainly would not have done so purposefully.

Re: [EVDL] EV Demand Response - (now Home solar)

2015-01-11 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
When I took a Solar Energy course way back when, my instructor said there was a rule of thumb for solar thermal heating. He said to take the square footage of the heated **area** and divide by 3 to produce a storage **volume** estimate. At the time, fist sized rocks were used to store the

Re: [EVDL] Turning over a Used Leaf :-)

2014-12-23 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Cor, Just below the $3200 eBay ad you referenced (Part N0. 7435-3318) below was a link to a $99 J1772 EVSE 30A EV 16' Charging cord 120/240V Level 2 UL (Part No. 7335-9426) From the pictures, they almost look the same internally. Not sure what the actual difference is between the two other

Re: [EVDL] Turning over a Used Leaf :-)

2014-12-23 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Oops they are different. Please disregard my last reply. On 12/23/2014 7:53 AM, Peter Eckhoff via EV wrote: Cor, Just below the $3200 eBay ad you referenced (Part N0. 7435-3318) below was a link to a $99 J1772 EVSE 30A EV 16' Charging cord 120/240V Level 2 UL (Part No. 7335-9426) From

Re: [EVDL] 'We're developing a prototype battery powered train'...

2014-08-16 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
They are alive and well in Boston (with picture): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolleybuses_in_Greater_Boston On 8/16/2014 3:42 PM, Dennis Miles via EV wrote: I can remember streetcars using the catenary wires for power then rubber tires busses with limited lane changing capability using

Re: [EVDL] What serious EVs are available, at what price how do they compare?

2014-07-09 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
Hello Harry, The Spark EV is a Compliance Car. It is only being sold in California and Oregon. If you live in one of those two states, you may want to consider it. It also comes with a pack comprised of A123 cells. Personally, I would not touch a GM product after what they did to the EV1

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-26 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
was originally adopted. So, do you want some cheese to go with your w(h)ine? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Peter Eckhoff via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: AC Propulsion had a Power Point slide where they compared the efficiency of various fuels. Their standard was an EV

Re: [EVDL] Hydrogen/EV thoughts

2014-06-25 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
AC Propulsion had a Power Point slide where they compared the efficiency of various fuels. Their standard was an EV with the equivalent of 50 MPG. A similar vehicle, powered by hydrogen produced from reformatted natural gas and fed into a fuel cell, was the equivalent of 30 mpg while

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