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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 7, 2015, 10:20 pm
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Greenest EV Charging Solution On Market Just Released
Published on July 7th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
4 comments
Originally published on EV Obsession. JuiceBox Green 40 is the
first electric vehicle charging solution (or EVSE) that helps an
EV driver to spite greenhouse gas emissions by charging when
electricity is greenest. Basically, software developed ... Read
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 9, 2015, 12:53 pm
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All about owning and operating an EV in the USA.
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 12, 2015, 12:21 am
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E-Golf leases in California now at only $159 a month. ($2,400 at
signing) You must also drive less than 7,550 miles per year.
Sounds like a SWEET DEAL to me! ;D
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 12, 2015, 12:22 am
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Kia Soul EV
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 17, 2015, 1:46 pm
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[move]This 100 Percent Electric Eighteen-Wheeler Just Hit The
Road In Germany [/move]
by Ari Phillips Jul 9, 2015 12:49pm
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[center]CREDIT: Courtesy of BMW[/center]
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On Tuesday, an all-electric tractor-trailer hit the road in
Munich, Germany — the first time such a large electric vehicle
made by a European manufacturer has gone into regular service in
Europe, according to BMW, the company behind the project.
The 40-ton truck has a range of about 62 miles per charge, which
takes three or four hours. Its first deployment will entail
transporting vehicle components — such as shock absorbers,
springs and steering systems — over stretches of less than two
miles across Munich seven times a day.
Developed by BMW Group and the SCHERM group, a German automotive
service provider, the big rig is a model from the Dutch
manufacturer Terberg. According to the companies, the truck is
“CO2-free, quiet and generates almost no fine particle
pollution.” They also state that compared to a standard diesel
engine truck, the electric truck will save 11.8 tons of carbon
dioxide per year — the equivalent of the emissions produced by
driving one of BMW’s more efficient cars, which gets an average
of 60 miles per gallon, around the world almost three times
Trucks are notoriously inefficient, with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) calculating that medium- and heavy-duty
vehicles account for about one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions
and oil use in the U.S. transportation sector, but only make up
about 5 percent of vehicles on the road. In June, the EPA and
the Department of Transportation joined forces with a proposal
to turn this trend around and reduce carbon dioxide emissions
from heavy duty trucks by about one billion metric tons for
vehicles made between 2021 and 2027.
According to the EPA, oil consumption and greenhouse emissions
from heavy-duty vehicles are expected to surpass that of
passenger vehicles at the global scale by 2030. In a category
that includes not only tractor-trailers, but also garbage
trucks, school buses, big personal vehicles like Ford F-350s,
and vans, BMW’s new electric truck could pave the way for
critical industry innovation needed to curtail air and climate
pollution.
“With this project we will gain valuable information on what
will be possible with electric trucks in the future for city
logistics,” said Jürgen Maidl, head of logistics at BMW Group,
in a statement.
Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation account for about
27 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and around a
quarter of European Union greenhouse gas emissions. In both
regions, transportation emissions are the second largest source
of greenhouse gases after energy production.
According to the European Commission, transportation is the only
major sector in the E.U. in which greenhouse gases are still
rising — and they are 20.5 percent higher than they were in
1990. Heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for about a quarter of
CO2 emissions from E.U. road transport and about 6 percent of
total E.U. emissions.
While all-electric vehicles would be the ideal, there are many
stops along the way to improving efficiency and design that can
have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions as well as costs.
With big trucks oftentimes only getting 5 or 6 miles to the
gallon, the EPA estimates its proposed standards would cut fuel
costs for the vehicles in question by about $170 billion.
The Obama Administration also had a SuperTruck initiative run
through the Department of Energy (DOE) that aimed to develop
tractor-trailers that are 50 percent more efficient than
baseline models by this year — a goal it surpassed in April. If
all Class 8 trucks, or 18-wheelers, in the U.S. were that
efficient, the country would consume nearly 300 million fewer
barrels of oil and spend nearly $30 billion less on fuel each
year, according to the DOE.
Last year Walmart unveiled one example of how large trucks can
become more sustainable by releasing a tractor-trailer that will
be 20 percent more aerodynamic than the current fleet and will
use a “micro-turbine hybrid powertrain” than can run on diesel,
natural gas, biodiesel and “probably other fuels still to be
developed.” Dubbed the WAVE (Walmart Advanced Vehicle
Experience), the trailer is made out of carbon fiber, which
reduces the weight of the big rig by 4,000 pounds per vehicle.
If the changes were able to bring the truck above 10 mpg from
its average of around 6 mpg, cost savings could add up to
$25,000 or more per 120,000 miles, depending on diesel prices,
according to Gas2.org.
Tags BMW,
Electric Truck,
Electric Vehicle,
Heavy-Duty Vehicle,
Renewable Energy
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 20, 2015, 5:44 pm
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Morris Yachts 48 GT: Electrical Innovation/Systems Award ;D
Victron Energy systems are at the heart of this stunning yacht
pictured above. She is a hand crafted, built to order, Morris
Yachts Ocean Series 48GT and we’re delighted that SAIL Magazine
awarded her the 2015 Best Boat award, for her innovative
electrical system design.
The 48 GT is an evolved Chuck Paine design, finessed by Morris
Yachts. In fact my own (small) yacht is a Chuck Paine design too
(based on the Frances 26) and is in part where it all started.
Subsequently and for more than 40 years, Morris Yachts have
continued to build sailboats by hand, one at a time, using
Maine’s finest craftsmen. Started by Tom Morris, and now
continued by his son Cuyler, the family’s boatbuilding tradition
upholds the same values now as it did then: “Every boat should
be stunning, deliver supreme performance, and be crafted with
the type of quality, precision, and attention to detail that
will turn heads wherever she goes.”
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Hopefully the photograph above conveys that ethos, but as we go
below the hood as it were – What furthermore makes her so
special, in terms of her award winning electrical systems?
The DC or Hybrid concept
Victron Energy was founded in 1975 by Reinout Vader and like
Morris Yachts a son (Matthijs) continues the family business. If
we were to include C. W. Paine Yacht Design Inc, these three
businesses have a combined experience of over 120 years. It’s
that experience and pedigree that leads to innovation, ever
improving and award winning design.
In 2011 Reinout Vader wrote a small book called Energy
Unlimited: Electricity on Board (And other off-grid
applications). In this book (which is still available as a free
download) Reinout details the benefits of the DC or Hybrid
concept, which Morris use to good effect on their 48 GT.
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Here in Morris Yachts own words is a simple explanation of what
in their view makes the DC concept so good. “You won’t need to
worry about “charging your batteries” anymore. It’s all
automatic. And the batteries charge faster than conventional
batteries so you won’t have to listen to your generator run in
that peaceful anchorage any longer than necessary.
We came up with this outside the box solution by working
directly with the owner as well as Victron Energy and Fischer
Panda to design an electrical system that, unlike most
conventional cruising boat systems, is 100% DC based. This means
the boat has an extremely powerful battery bank and charge
sources that use inverted DC power to run all AC loads on board.
This elegant system incorporates a light yet durable 600 amp
hour lithium battery bank, two 3,000 watt inverters, and
multiple charge sources that are able to run all AC loads from
the batteries.
In order to keep the heart of this system charged—the lithium
batteries—we installed a 5,000 watt Fisher Panda DC generator as
the primary charge source. That means this generator doesn’t
produce power to run the AC loads in the boat. It’s sole job is
to charge the batteries that offer up to 275 amps of charge. The
shore power does not directly run any AC equipment beyond
battery chargers.
A DC generator is much more efficient than a standard AC
generator because it only runs when charge is needed, not
whenever AC electrical loads are running. It’s also designed to
start and stop automatically when the system senses charge is
needed. There is no need for the owner to worry about when to
start and stop the generator.
The main engine has a 160 amp high output alternator that will
charge when the boat is motoring. The charge sources are rounded
out with 3 shore power battery chargers available when the boat
is plugged in at the dock. Each charger offers 100 amps of
charge that can all be run at once if need be.”
Additional benefits of the DC concept
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Reduced, faster charging times with longer cycle life when using
Lithium batteries, when compared to lead acid
Lighter weight system components using Lithium batteries and a
DC generator
Reduction in shore power rating
From four to ten times less shore power needed with a
commensurate reduction in shore power outlet rating
Reduced shore power outlet ratings are more common than high
output ratings
Built-in clean, stable and no-break AC power
Whatever goes wrong with shore power, the batteries and
inverters are there to guarantee uninterrupted power
Built-in frequency and voltage conversion: Battery chargers will
operate on a 50 Hz and on a 60 Hz supply. With a wide input
range (90 V to 260 V AC) the battery chargers can connect to
shore power anywhere in the world, without the need for an
expensive and cumbersome shore power converter
System Design & Components
Owner brief: Design a 12V system that is “world proof”,
providing 120VAC on board anywhere in the world.
Components used:
3 x Centaur 12/100 Chargers
2 x Phoenix 12/3000 120V inverter ( parallel)
3 x Lithium -ion 12.8V/200 Ah
1 x BMV-700
1 x Color Control GX (CCGX)
VE.Bus BMS (Battery Management System and protection)
2 x Cyrix-Li-load/charge 12/24-120 A
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Photographs of some of the system components aboard the 48 GT:
Victron Centaur battery chargers
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Victron Lithium Batteries
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Victron Color Control GX
N.B. The photograph below was taken pre battery sync and Color
Control GX (CCGX) software upgrade. To keep abreast of software
upgrades and enhanced features see the ‘Panels and System
Monitoring‘ category in the Victron blog. Scroll to the most
recent post concerning the CCGX. Here is an example of the later
overview screen.
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height=480]
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Award accolade for the DC concept
What makes winning this award even sweeter is the fact that
Nigel Calder, who is considered as having literally written the
marine electronics Bible, was part of the judging team. And we
couldn’t have said it any better than Nigel when he says, “This
is the ideal energy solution for a midsize offshore cruising
boat, beautifully executed by Morris Yachts.”
Credits
Many thanks to Susan James of Morris Yachts for the images used
in this blog. We wish Morris Yachts and the lucky owner of this
innovative Ocean Series 48GT yacht every success. Grande Touring
never looked so good.
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John Rushworth
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 23, 2015, 6:15 pm
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[move]Chinese-built zero-emissions electric bus prepares for
service in London ;D[/move]
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The world’s first pure electric zero emission double decker bus,
designed and built by BYD, is to enter service in October 2015.
Photograph: DYB
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: July 31, 2015, 5:09 pm
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Want to save money on your next Tesla purchase, like the
forthcoming Model X pictured above? Convince a friend (or 10
better yet) to buy one. Photo credit: Tesla Motors
Elon Musk: Convince 10 People to Buy a Tesla and You Might Get
the Car for Free
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, who’s revolutionizing batteries and
taking humans into space, is selling his cars the good ol’
fashioned way: word of mouth.
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> As you may already know, Tesla does not advertise or pay for
endorsements or product placement. Maybe by doing so we could
sell more cars, but I don’t like the idea of trying to trick
people into buying a product by false association.
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/> If you see somebody famous driving a Model S, it is because
they genuinely like the car. If you see it in a movie or TV
show, it is because the people associated with that production
genuinely like the car.
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Re: Electric Vehicles
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: August 3, 2015, 1:41 pm
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World’s Lightest and Most Compact Electric Bike Can Fold Into a
Backpack
Lorraine Chow | August 3, 2015 2:08 pm
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agelbert comment:
Transports like this should be mandatory for commutes of less
than 10 miles. Also, a weather proof pull cart accessory should
be provided for grocery shopping.
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In 1904 NY & London, most vehicles were horse drawn, but a
third were ELECTRIC!
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: September 19, 2015, 12:17 am
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[center]Have Electric Cars Ever Been Popular?[/center]
The first electric car was created in 1832. For a few decades
they were as popular, if not more popular, than gasoline-powered
cars and other options. In 1904 over a third of all vehicles in
New York City, Boston and Chicago were electric. :o
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However, in 1912 Charles Kettering invented an electric starter
which could be used with gasoline-powered cars, eliminating the
need for a crank start. By 1923 Ford was offering a car that
cost only $265 (the equivalent of under $4000 today).
The cheap cost of gasoline and the weight of the batteries
needed in early electric cars effectively prevented them from
becoming a competitive alternative to gasoline-powered cars at
the time.
Agelbert NOTE: We now know how "cheap" that gasoline turned out
to be, don't we? :P As to "competitivelness" of gasoline, SEE
BELOW:
Unsaid is that Ethanol was favored by Thomas Edison, NOT
gasoline.
Unsaid is that people were getting bone cancer from benzene,
also pushed by the fossil fuel industry, so they had to come up
with a more refined waste product from their oil refining
technique.
Unsaid is that Rockefeller dumped gasoline in the rivers in
Pennsylvania for decades before he got Ford to modify his
carburetors to run on that CRAP instead of ethanol.
Unsaid is that Rockefeller bankrolled the Temperance movement
that led to Prohibition and that MINOR DETAIL that farmers could
no longer grow their fuel.
Now you know what Rockefeller meant when he said, "Competition
is a sin.".
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[center]More about electric cars:[/center]
•About 95% of car journeys taken in the United States are under
30 miles and well within range of a single charge for modern
electric cars.
•Thomas Edison attempted to design a lightweight battery for
electric cars in the late 19th century, but the final product
turned out to be unreliable.
•Both London and New York used electric cars in their first
motorized taxi services. The London cabs were nicknamed
"Hummingbirds" because of the noise they made.
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[center]A London electric "Hummingbird" taxi [/center]
[center]Agelbert SNARK: I image Rockefeller got heartburn every
time he saw one.
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