> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:32:01 +0100 > Subject: Re: [EVDL] SAAB Returns From the Dead - Now an Full EV? > > Yes, very interesting, I have owned several SAABs and I also really like them > and I also consider buying a new one if electric, I decided 10 years ago to > never buy a new fossil fueled car again.. > > So I have been waiting, and waiting.. > The "1-litre" Demo-car almost got me to rethinkthis! as it would have made > global use of bio-diesel possible!
( story here: http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/gw/vw1litre.htm ) " ... to prove that it is a viable, road-going automobile and not just a pie-in-the-sky concept, VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech himself drove the 1-Litre-Car from Wolfsburg to Hamburg to join the shareholders meeting – averaging just 0.89 litres per 100 km (317 mpg) along the way. ...... .." > they have an other advantage over some others, they have the Battery > production unit. So they dont have to pay a full market price. If you want to > see it that way. ( Story here: http://www.saabcars.com/en/news/news-column/2012/nevs-owner-opens-battery-plant-in-china/ ) " Tuesday, October 16, 2012 NEVS owner opens battery plant in China One of the world’s most up-to-date battery manufacturing plants is now operational in Beijing. It has been established by the owner of National Electric Vehicle Sweden (the manufacturer of the future Saab cars), National Modern Energy Holdings Ltd., which has started manufacturing of batteries for electric-drive buses and cars through its wholly owned subsidiary State Power Group in China. The new battery manufacturer is named Beijing National Battery Technology and is owned by State Power Group (75 percent) together with company management (25 percent). The batteries are based on Japanese engineering using LFP (lithium iron phosphate, LiFePO4) technology. They deliver high energy density: 146 Wh/kg, exceeding the current offering in the electric vehicle market. The plant currently employs 75 people, a figure which will grow as production is increased. Additionally, an engineering staff of 30 will work in research and development of battery technology. Batteries are currently delivered for use in urban electric buses in China. The production plant is also intended to be the main battery supplier to the Saab electric vehicles, with the initial model planned for launch in early 2014. “This is important for Nevs. In only seven months from groundbreaking to start of production, we have built a state-of-the-art battery plant,” said Kai Johan Jiang, owner of National Modern Energy Holdings, the parent company of Saab car manufacturer Nevs. “The production capacity is easily scalable, and I foresee us adding more plants to meet the needs of Nevs and the market’s demand for electric vehicle batteries. The battery plant is a result of the Chinese-Japanese collaboration, which also forms the engineering pillar for the future Saab electric vehicles. Already today, our batteries have very competitive specifications, and still some 18 months remain before launch of the first Saab EV model.” " > ---------------------------------------- >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:35:29 +0000 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [EVDL] SAAB Returns From the Dead - Now an Full EV? >> >> I don't remember hearing about this on the list and I received some news >> about it this morning that has prompted me to pen this message... >> _______________________________________________ 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)
