Well, the market capitalization of Tesla is 24 Billion, so I would consider that pretty major. It is 40% of General Motors market cap.
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Michael Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Tesla is hardly a major manufacturer, but others qualify. They do think > big though. Maybe someday. > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Larry Gales via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> For both leasing and battery swap to be practical, you don't need to have >> all manufacturers adhere to a common standard (though that would be nice), >> but a major manufacturer such as Tesla could have their on swap stations >> that serve their own type of vehicles. >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 5:44 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > As I see it, the model for successful battery exchange in EVs is the >> lowly >> > flashlight (torch). The cells come in 4 basic sizes, with two of these >> > most >> > commonly used (AA and D). Effectively, you have 2 or maybe 4 tiers of >> > energy content and power capacity; then, within each tier, you use more >> > cells to get more of both. >> > >> > To make battery exchange work with EVs, you'd have to get all the EV >> > manufacturers to agree on one or two standard module sizes. They'd need >> > standardized connections that mate as the battery is installed, just as >> > flashlight battery connections do. You'd have different capacities >> > (through >> > different chemistries) in a given module size, and also vary the >> capacity >> > by >> > the number of modules the EV used. >> > >> > For affordability and convenience, you'd have to fully automate the >> > exchange >> > process. The driver would pull into the exchange bay, pay the operator, >> > wait a couple of minutes, and drive out with a freshly charged battery. >> > Most likely the modules would have to attach from the bottom, with >> > hydraulic >> > lifts and conveyors doing the work. You could have one pit to remove >> the >> > spent battery, and another to raise a fresh one into place. The EV >> would be >> > moved from one pit to the next on tracks. You should be able to >> exchange >> > an >> > EV's battery even faster than a gas pump can fill an ICEV's tank. >> > >> > This model might have worked IF all the EV manufacturers could have >> agreed >> > on it from the start. But making that happen would have been a huge >> > challenge, and now it's just about impossible. Then, building all the >> > exchange stations would require a stupendous investment. >> > >> > All this is pretty daunting. Just ask Shai Agassi. >> > >> > So, I wouldn't say that battery exchange is a stupid idea, but I'm >> afraid >> > it's not a very practical one. >> > >> > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA >> > EVDL Administrator >> > >> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not >> > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my >> > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . >> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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) >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Larry Gales >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150313/ec1137a7/attachment.htm >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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) >> >> > > > -- > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. > Thomas A. Edison > <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > *Warren Buffet* > > Michael E. Ross > (919) 585-6737 Land > (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google > Phone > (919) 631-1451 Cell > > [email protected] > <[email protected]> > > > -- Larry Gales -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150314/b8b3de7a/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
