Is this possible? Technically, yes Bosch Makes Plugless EV Charging Affordable
http://insideevs.com/bosch-chairman-sees-186-mile-affordable-electric-vehicles-as-reality-by-2020/ [image] Bosch Chairman Sees 186-Mile Affordable Electric Vehicles as Reality by 2020 by Eric Loveday [6/5/2013] [image http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fiat500e-schematic1.jpg fiat500e-schematic - Bosch Supplies Vital Components for the Fiat 500e http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/porsche-panamera-s-e-hybrid-4.jpg Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Relies on Bosch Too ] Automotive parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is big on electric vehicles and their related technology. Well, Bosch is actually quite big on all things automotive, but that’s besides the point. Bosch has its hands in several electric vehicles, most notably the Fiat 500e. So, with Bosch’s obvious devotion to electric vehicle technology, when Dr. Volkmar Denner, Bosch’s chairman of the board of management, speaks, we should probably listen. At a panel discussion on the topic of “research and development perspectives in electromobility,” Dr. Denner stated that he expects that, come 2020, electric vehicles will have a range of at least 186 miles. Denner is not talking about exotic electric vehicles or high-priced autos. Quoting Denner: “Electromobility is currently still a niche business, but after 2020 it could very well become a mass market.” Notice the “mass market” mention? Denner is thus saying that affordable, everyday electric vehicles will have a minimum range of 186 miles by 2020. This seems a reasonable goal to us. Yes, Bosch has a reason for standing behind EV technology and for boasting over future targets, as it currently invests some $514 million annually in electromobility research and development. So, we wouldn’t expect Bosch to says that EVs will fail or that range, a limiting factor for sales today, won’t be extended significantly in the coming years. [© 2013 Inside EVs] http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/01/bosch-expects-evs-to-achieve-180-miles-of-range-minimum-by-2020/ [image] Bosch Expects EVs To Achieve 180 Miles Of Range “Minimum” By 2020 by Nicholas Brown June 1, 2013 [image http://i1.wp.com/cleantechnica.com/files/2013/06/bosch-electric-vehicle-charger.jpg Image Credit: Bosch ] Bosch, a German manufacturer of automobile components, has said that it is optimistic that electric vehicles will be offered with a minimum of 180 miles of range per charge by 2020. Is this possible? Technically, yes. Electric vehicles have already exceeded that range. (On the high end, for example: some Tesla Motors vehicles achieve up to 300 miles per charge, but an average of 265 miles based on the EPA test cycle). But such vehicles have so far been quite expensive. Bosch seems confident that will change in the coming few years. The likelihood of this minimum range offer would be determined by the feasibility and cost of certain batteries. If the cost of batteries decreases enough, there would be enough financial room to install 180 miles worth of batteries in all electric vehicles. Alternatively, even if batteries didn’t get cheaper, if their gravimetric energy densities increased enough, that would increase their range because they would be lighter. Fortunately, gravimetric battery energy density is improving, and battery costs are decreasing. Therefore, electric vehicles look like they are on the path to the 180 mile minimum. Bosch also expects a plug-in electric vehicle mass market by 2020. [© Cleantechnica 2012] http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/06/10/2748027/bosch-makes-pluglesstm-ev-charging.html Bosch Makes Plugless EV Charging Affordable Jun. 10, 2013 In addition, Bosch announced financing options for all offered electric vehicle ... The announcements were made at the 2013 Electric Drive Transportation ... For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Commercial & Industrial EV Industry to Grow 420% Over Next Decade EVLN: Lufthansa using e-tug taxiing to save on fuel cost$ EVLN: Leaf'r puts on 78,000 miles in two years EVLN: Ashwoods Electric Motors' axial flux permanent magnet motors + EVLN: Audi R8 e-tron converts Gear Heads into Electron Heads! {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Bosch-Chairman-Sees-Affordable-186mi-EVs-by-2020-tp4663519.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
