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Volvo predicts optimum battery size
Source: AD #2383 – Volvo Predicts Shorter Range EVs, Pratt & Miller Develops Extreme Suspension, Next-Gen Malibu Details – Autoline Daily
VOLVO PREDICTS SHORTER RANGE EVs
Volvo predicts that we’re soon going to see electric cars with shorter driving ranges, not longer ones. Volvo’s head of R&D, Henrik Green, says people have range anxiety today because there are not enough public fast-charging stations. That’s why they want EVs with longer range. He says once fast-charging stations become common, car buyers will wonder why they’re spending so much money on bigger batteries and lugging all that extra weight around all the time. He says a 50 kilowatt-hour battery will be ideal. That would provide around 200 miles of range. Henrik Green says EV owners do 95% of their charging at home so they start out every morning with their maximum range available.
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EV sets Pikes Peak record
Here is the link: (apparently PC doesn't know how to handle links all of a sudden)
No Tesla in the race this year. Was hoping someone would enter their stock Model 3. Someone did enter a 2018 Leaf (2nd Gen), although it does look a bit modified for the run. Yet to see a time on that.
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Honda Insight: 3rd time's the charm
Apparently the news embargo is over: Try and Try Again: Honda Finally Nails it With 2019 Insight | TheDetroitBureau.com
It was quite literally another century when the first Honda Insight came to the U.S. market. Beating the now familiar Toyota Prius by several months, Honda’s originally hybrid was a quirky little two-seater that, in one configuration, delivered more than 70 miles per gallon.
But its trade-offs were many and, unlike its HEV rival, sales of the original Insight tanked, Honda soon pulling it from the market. But the Japanese automaker brought the nameplate back in 2008, this time as a five-door hatchback promoted as the lowest-priced hybrid available in the U.S. It didn’t fare any better and was culled from the line-up in 2014.
Now, Honda is back with a third-generation Insight and, if our initial drive is any indication, three’s a real... -
Nissan freezes fuel cell car development
They aren't ending fuel cell studies, but are stopping the development of a hydrogen FCEV for the public.
Nissan freezes fuel cell car development - News - NHK WORLD - English
I suspect any research they continue doing will be focused more on their ethanol fueled solid oxide fuel cell -
Musk on sabotage
Source: Elon Musk email: Employee conducted 'extensive and damaging sabotage'
I was dismayed to learn this weekend about a Tesla employee who had conducted quite extensive and damaging sabotage to our operations. This included making direct code changes to the Tesla Manufacturing Operating System under false usernames and exporting large amounts of highly sensitive Tesla data to unknown third parties.
The full extent of his actions are not yet clear, but what he has admitted to so far is pretty bad. His stated motivation is that he wanted a promotion that he did not receive. In light of these actions, not promoting him was definitely the right move.
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Even paranoids have enemies.
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GM Offers Bolt Loaner To Actress With Toasty Tesla
Mighty nice of them.
It's on Jalopnik, so do a search.
Here's the original story.
Director's Tesla Model S catches fire in L.A. -
2 Toyota Hybrids win at Le Mans
Congratulations to Toyota and the Toyota Hybrid Team for making history today. Toyota Hybrid Race cars came in 1st and 2nd place at Le Mans this morning. This is amazing, the competion was not even close! Hybrid tech and Hydrogen Tech from Toyota have a very bright future! -
Ford says fuel cell venture with Daimler will close
Some might care.
Ford says fuel cell venture with Daimler will close | Reuters
They are each moving fuel cell development in house, and might still work together on some things.
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Bolt production
Source: GM Increasing Bolt Production, Per Sustainability Report | TheDetroitBureau.com
General Motors Co. said will increase production of its Bolt battery-electric vehicle this year in response to global demand, according to 2017 sustainability report it released ahead of the company’s annual shareholders meeting.
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GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra also said at least 20 new all-electric vehicles will launch globally by 2023, and that GM is partnering with utilities and governments to accelerate the growth of charging infrastructure as it looks to deliver on its vision of an “all-electric, emissions-free” future. “We believe the future is electric,” she said.
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Using EV1 body parts?
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May EV Sales Scorecard
According to the InsideEV's monthly sales scorecard, May marked the 32nd month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles! Check out the full report and see the chart snapshot (pictured below), in its entirety, here.
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May marked the Prime’s best sales number to date, at 2,924, and has maintained second place on the monthly scorecard. More Prius details at the link! -
Argonne Impacts of Electrification
This report could just as easily go to Environmental as it crosses a lot of borders:
Source: http://www.ipd.anl.gov/anlpubs/2018/01/141595.pdf
Figures:
1. 1 Annual sales of PEVs in the United States by year
2. 2 Electric vehicle miles traveled by LDVs by year
3. 3 Electricity consumption by PEVs by year
4. 4 Gasoline displacement from ICE vehicles by LDV PEVs by year
5. 5 Fraction of key national metrics which are due to PEVs in the United States by year
6. 6 All-electric range for PEVs
7. 7 Electric efficiency for PEVs
8. 8 Battery capacity added each year for LDV PEVs in the United States
9. 9 Cumulative sales of PEVs by EPA size class
10. 10 Assembly location for PEVs sold in the United States through 2017
11. 11 Cumulative PEV battery capacity remaining on road and scrapped by month
12. 12 Comparison of PHEV utility factor from SAE and WLTP
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Florida: Right to Charge law
Congrats to Florida on a new Right to Charge law that makes it easier for EV drivers to get charging at condos! In some states and provinces, laws have been passed that make it harder for HOAs to say “no” to your EV charging request. Known as “Right to Charge” laws, these laws prevent an HOA or condo board from denying a resident’s request to install a charging station in an assigned parking spot when certain conditions are met. California, Colorado, Florida, Ontario and Oregon have all adopted “Right to Charge Laws.”
Here's more on Section 718.113(8) and details on the House Bill 841.
We also have a downloadable ebook written for HOA board members and property managers (that you can provide as a resource) to help them learn how to add value... -
Bloomberg visits Tesla Fremont
Source: Businessweek - Bloomberg
On the Model 3 body line on a Tuesday afternoon in early June, everything is still. Tesla Inc. is just coming off a week of downtime during which workers added a new production line, improved ventilation after a fire in the paint shop, and overhauled machines across the factory. But even after the changes, there are kinks to work out.
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The first major snag was at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Reno, Nevada, where software defects caused robots to fail, meaning that thousands of cells had to be pieced together by hand.
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Tesla says there isn’t any single problem slowing production down now. Instead, the heavy reliance on automation and new production methods have created a galaxy of smaller problems that must each be addressed individually.
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Tesla uses a high-end Schuler servo stamping press to turn giant rolls of steel into Model 3 body parts. There are only 35 such presses in... -
Honda partners on General Motors’ next gen battery development
"General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) announced an agreement for new advanced chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, to accelerate both companies’ plans for all-electric vehicles. The next-generation battery will deliver higher energy density, smaller packaging and faster charging capabilities for both companies’ future products, mainly for the North American market."
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B.C. company says it is sucking carbon from air, making fuel
In the news:
B.C. company says it is sucking carbon from air, making fuel | CBC News
A spokesman was on CBC radio yesterday morning, was saying the cost is currently about 25% more, compared to drilling for oil, and in some cases it would be advantagious: remote locations, with access to solar/wind power, for example. His main thought, that they're not creating anything new, just trying to make the process more viable, practical, using mostly existing industrial methods. -
EV Driving Quiz
Just for fun - take the EV Driving Quiz!
How much will Antonio save by driving electric?
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Place your guess in the comments below.
- Answer: [will be revealed tomorrow]
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Community Question
Question: How did you choose your home charger (of any type), if you have one? -
Tesla stockholders meeting
Source: https://money.usnews.com/investing/stock-market-news/articles/2018-06-06/tesla-inc-tsla-stock?src=usn_rd
For better or worse, Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) shareholders are staying loyal to visionary CEO Elon Musk. Shareholders voted down a proposal to separate Musk's chairman and CEO positions at Tuesday evening's shareholder meeting, and Musk doubled down on his promises that Tesla would be cash-flow positive and profitable by the third quarter.
Tesla shareholders voted down proposals that would have split the chairman and chief executive roles and replaced... -
Dashboard summary May 2018
Another excellent report from Jeff Cobb and the Hybridcars.com group.
Source: http://www.hybridcars.com/may-2018-sales-dashboard/
model 05/15/18 04/15/18 03/15/18 02/15/18 1 Model 3 6300 3800 3680 2600 2 Transit Diesel 5430 4205 4611 3383 3 Prius Liftback 4760 3830 4064 3889 4 Fusion Hybrid 4597 3120 4646 5059 5 RAV4 4268 3790 4128 3657 6 Prius Prime 2924 2626 2922 2050 7 Ram Pickup Diesel 2710 3043 2381 1917 8 Accord Hybrid 2591 626 135 250 9 Niro Hybrid 2590 2220 2251 1826 10 Camry Hybrid 2001 1809 2125 1557 11 Highlander Hybrid 1687 1373 1401 1094 12 Volt 1675 1400 1782 983 13 Clarity Plug In 1639 1049 1061 881 14 Leaf 1576 1171 1500 895 15 Model S 1500 1200 3200 1100 16 Model X 1500 1000 2500 900 17 RX 400 / 450 h 1359 832 965 668 18 Ioniq Hybrid 1257 1568 1391 975 19 Bolt EV 1125 1300 1774 1424 20 C-Max Hybrid 973 727 890 709 21 Prius C 818 714 814 716 22 NX Hybrid 762 604 735 518 23 Colorado Diesel 754 713 741 624 24 Fusion Energi 740 742 782 794 25 5-Series Plug...
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