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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
13. 13 Comparison of effective...

bwilson4web Jun 10, 2018 Read More Replies: 1

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).

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 to your property and meet owners and residents’ requests for EV charging.

Team ChargePoint Jun 9, 2018 Read More Replies: 9

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...

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