I saw this and realized our solar future is very close. https://www.curbed.com/2017/9/1/16241030/electric-rv-motorhome-dethleffs-camper Lawrence Rhodes
Sent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android device On Aug 30, 2017 1:12 PM, ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org wrote: > > Send EV mailing list submissions to > ev@lists.evdl.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ev-ow...@lists.evdl.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EV digest..." > > > Also, please be careful not to append the entire digest to your reply. Many > mail systems do this by default. Trim or delete the digest text from the > bottom of your message, and quote only the parts to which you're replying. > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: In NJ: New 2017 Nissan Leafs for $15k (Lawrence Rhodes) > 2. Changes: EVLN posts ... (brucedp5) > 3. EVSE needed> Canberra.ca Tesla driver has to wait overnight > just to get a multi-hr charge (brucedp5) > 4. UNA gets electric car charging stations in Florence-AL (brucedp5) > 5. EVLN: First Belarusian EV unveiled based on Geely SC7 ice > ts:110kph (brucedp5) > 6. EVLN: New Zealand Post will purchase five electric vans with > EECA assistance (brucedp5) > 7. EVLN: MXN440k/US$24.8k Zacua introduces its first electric > car from Mexico r:71mi (brucedp5) > 8. Re: EVSE needed> Canberra.ca Tesla driver has to wait > overnight just to get a multi-hr charge (John Lindsay) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 01:10:38 +0000 (UTC) > From: Lawrence Rhodes <primobass...@sbcglobal.net> > To: "ev@lists.evdl.org" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] In NJ: New 2017 Nissan Leafs for $15k > Message-ID: <162778654.33857.1504055438...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I got my 2016 Leaf for $13,550 in Dec. 2016..? That is with normal California > incentives. .Lawrence Rhodes > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20170830/0911d37c/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:45:35 -0700 (MST) > From: brucedp5 <bruce...@juno.com> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] Changes: EVLN posts ... > Message-ID: <1504086335760-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Normally, I only make one post each day, referencing to several EVLN items > members can pick and choose from. > > But something has changed with nabble: I can no longer do that. > I have sent a message to our evdl sysop about this. > > But in (hopefully) the short term, I will have to clog up your intrays with > individual EVLN posts. > > -Bruce > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:54:20 -0700 (MST) > From: brucedp5 <bruce...@juno.com> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] EVSE needed> Canberra.ca Tesla driver has to wait > overnight just to get a multi-hr charge > Message-ID: <1504086860851-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/4870358/electric-car-driver-short-circuited/ > Electric car driver short-circuited > 22 Aug 2017 Tyrone Dalton > > [image / Louise Donges > http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-mJpm52jWVuArAFdazE3qPb/02bdf7eb-61cc-4ac2-bd7c-b156647e3b87.jpg/r3_60_1178_724_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg > Darryl Bourke, of Canberra, with his electric car > ] > > MILDURA has a long way to go if it is to meet the demand of an electric car > future, Tesla driver and enthusiast Darryl Bourke says. > > Passing through Mildura last week, the Canberra resident said he was forced > to park his car at Azzco Engineering overnight so he could connect to > three-phase power and charge his car so he could drive 291km to Hay. > > ?For me to charge up it?s not just fill the petrol and drive away again. > I?ve got to connect in and I?m there for hours ? so I?d buy a coffee, stay > overnight, walk around the shops and have a meal, so there is economic > benefit of having a charge point in regional towns,? Mr Bourke said. > [? 2017 Fairfax Media] > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:59:22 -0700 (MST) > From: brucedp5 <bruce...@juno.com> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] UNA gets electric car charging stations in Florence-AL > Message-ID: <1504087162025-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/una-gets-electric-car-charging-stations/article_a737b9eb-17c0-543a-a37b-424620fa40af.html > UNA gets electric car charging stations > Aug 26, 2017 Jennifer Edwards > > [image > https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/timesdaily.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/c8/7c8325f0-a620-5d1d-8ecb-2bff312ee224/59a0f565e5d0d.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C900 > UNA students gather around a Tesla Model X parked on the Harrison Plaza on > Friday afternoon. A small fleet of Tesla electric vehicles were in town as > part of the unveiling of electric vehicle charging stations on the UNA > campus. / Jennifer Edwards > ] > > FLORENCE -- The University of North Alabama could become an electric car > gathering spot now with the installation of Tesla and generic electric > vehicle charging stations. > > The Tesla charging stations went online Thursday, and the other charging > stations will be installed once the equipment arrives. > > Representatives with Tesla, a premium electric car company, were in Florence > for the Billy Reid Shindig on Friday and made the official announcement > about the charging stations. > > Tesla provided the charging stations at no cost, and contributed $3,000 per > station for installation. > > UNA marketing professor Santanu Borah said the partnership came together > quickly as this weekend's Shindig event approached. > > UNA President Ken Kitts was given the opportunity to drive the Tesla Model > X, a top-of-the-line crossover SUV, early Friday afternoon. During his > drive, he noted that a partnership with an innovative company like Tesla is > in line with the personality of the university. > > "There is a good bit of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit at UNA and in > this community," he said. > > There are just two other electric vehicle charging stations in Florence and > both are located at private businesses. > > Tesla has a specific plug for its vehicle charging stations, but the more > universal charging station can be used for other types of electric vehicles, > such as the Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius or the Chevrolet Bolt. > > The charging stations are located at the back of the small UNA parking lot > on Irvine Avenue, and at the side of the university math building in the > parking lot behind Stevens Hall. > > The Tesla charging stations appear on the in-vehicle interface as a > lightning bolt icon to help Tesla drivers find a charging station while on > the move. > > The installation of public charging stations could help bolster economic > growth in the Shoals, Chamber of Commerce Director Caitlin Holland said in a > news release. > > "We strive to make our community one that builds upon its storied past in > order to create a prosperous future," Holland said. "To achieve that goal, > we must always look to the future -- the future of industry, education, > health care and transportation. The availability of charging facilities for > the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market would be a step in that > important direction." > [? timesdaily.com] > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 03:03:06 -0700 (MST) > From: brucedp5 <bruce...@juno.com> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: First Belarusian EV unveiled based on Geely SC7 > ice ts:110kph > Message-ID: <1504087386399-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > http://eng.belta.by/economics/view/first-belarusian-electric-car-unveiled-104219-2017/ > First Belarusian electric car unveiled Economy > 22.08.2017 > > [images > http://eng.belta.by/images/storage/news/000021_48686_big.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_713681.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_245733.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_652987.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_240755.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_428879.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_605416.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_525588.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_390668.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_892218.jpg > > http://eng.belta.by/uploads/lotus/news/000021_F143C7F0DE93CB5643258184003FC694_135393.jpg > ] > > MINSK, 22 August (BelTA) ? The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus > (NASB) has presented the first Belarusian electric car. The event took place > at the national proving ground for mobile vehicles of the NASB's Mechanical > Engineering Institute, BelTA has learned. > > ?One year ago we approached Chairman of the Presidium of the National > Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov with the proposal to create > an electric car. He backed the idea. Less than one year later you can see an > experimental model with all the parameters, the look, and with the electric > components we have created with assistance of other companies with the > relevant competences,? said Sergei Poddubko, Director General of the > Mechanical Engineering Institute. > > In his words, the car has been designed for urban conditions. The motor's > output is 60kW or some 80hp. The power is sufficient for urban conditions. > ?The top speed we have tested in this proving ground is 110kmph. We have not > clearly determined the time from 0 to 100kmph yet. We use the car sparingly > and therefore have installed a digital safety system. We are gradually > improving its capabilities. We will find out everything it is capable of > with time. If necessary, we will make adjustments,? said the official. > > The car's battery can be charged using the regular 220V power socket or a > special charger. If the voltage is 220V, it takes six hours to fully charge > the battery. If the voltage is higher, then it takes about four hours, noted > Sergei Poddubko. > > The experimental electric car is based on the stock car Geely SC7, which is > assembled in Belarus. The experimental car will allow finding optimal > compositions for electric components, fine-tuning their parameters, paving > way for the creation of a batch-produced prototype followed by the possible > commercial production of electric cars in Belarus. > > All the components of the electric traction drive are made in Belarus. The > developers only had to import the drive battery from the Russian company > Ener Z, which had won the relevant tender. > > Instructions have been given to start producing batteries in Belarus. The > materials research center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has > come up with a new effective material, which can be used to create super > capacitors to power electric drive vehicles. > [? Belarusian Telegraph Agency 2017 BelTA] > ... > http://www.chinamobil.ru/eng/geely/sc7/?view=props > Geely SC7: Specifications ... a high-performance business sedan ... > ... > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely > Geely is a Chinese multinational automotive manufacturing company > headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Its principal products are automobiles, > taxis ... > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 03:12:43 -0700 (MST) > From: brucedp5 <bruce...@juno.com> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: New Zealand Post will purchase five electric > vans with EECA assistance > Message-ID: <1504087963795-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > https://futurefive.co.nz/story/new-zealand-post-plans-expand-its-fleet-electric-vans/ > New Zealand Post plans to expand its fleet with electric vans > August 21, 2017 Jacques-Pierre Dumas > > [image > https://futurefive.co.nz/media/cache/f5/fa/f5fad8e9b076282a894578edf33898ee.jpg > e-van > ] > > New Zealand Post announced that it is partnering with Energy Efficiency and > Conservation Authority (EECA) to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles > in New Zealand. > > With assistance from EECA?s Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund, New > Zealand Post will purchase five electric vans and assess their suitability > for use in the courier fleet. > > The new vehicles will allow courier drivers to see for themselves what it is > like to drive an electric van so that they can consider purchasing or > leasing their own. > > The vans will be used at courier depots and delivery branches at different > locations around the country. > > This initiative is meant to help towards mainstreaming electric vans in NZ?s > courier fleet. > > Sam Bridgman, New Zealand Post sustainability specialist says, ?We would > like to thank the EECA in helping us with this funding. > > ?In addition to our other low-carbon initiatives, these vehicles will help > us develop new ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the mail fleet.? > > New Zealand Post has over 1,000 vans and already has the largest road-worthy > electric vehicle fleet in the country with the electric Paxster delivery > vehicles. > > This continues to expand on the NZ goal to convert to an EV fleet. > > As larger corporations continue to take up and showcase the viability of EVs > the general population will begin to follow. > > There is still quite a bit of infrastructure that needs to be put into place > over the next five years, however. > > Fast-chargers need to become a more commonplace around the country, becoming > as prevalent as gas stations. > > This would also help power companies focus the grid, which is one of the > major issues with EVs right now. > > If charging stations become commonplace, service providers will know where > to focus their resources to avoid strain on the electricity grid. > > This would also be a great example how effective EVs can be in the > commercial sector, which in turn can encourage the uptake of other heavy EVs > such as trucks. > > It seems like the government's 2021 EV goal may become a reality at the > current rate of uptake. > [? Techday] > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 03:16:05 -0700 (MST) > From: brucedp5 <bruce...@juno.com> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: MXN440k/US$24.8k Zacua introduces its first > electric car from Mexico r:71mi > Message-ID: <1504088165896-0.p...@n4.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > http://inhabitat.com/zacua-introduces-the-first-electric-car-from-mexico/ > Zacua introduces the first electric car from Mexico > 20170822 Marc Carter > > [images > http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/08/M3-PERFIL-carousel.jpg > > http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/08/Zacua-0001.jpg > > http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/08/Zacua-0004.jpg > > http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/08/Zacua-0003.jpg > > http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2017/08/Zacua-0006.jpg > ] > > You might not know about Zacua, but the company is making headlines on both > sides of the border with the first electric car made in Mexico by a Mexican > company. Zacua just introduced two new electric cars to the market, the M2 > and the M3 ? and they are both expected to go on sale in November. > > The two small electric coupes will be made by Motores Limpios, but sold in > Mexico under the Zacua brand name. In Mexico there is a need for small, zero > emissions vehicles, especially in densely-populated urban areas. > > ?Global warming has very serious consequences (and) Mexico cannot remain on > the margins. Mexico has to be a protagonist with tangible initiatives that > start to make a difference right away,? said company director Jorge > Mart?nez. > > At 120-inches-long, the small Zacua Coupe is still just over a foot longer > than the Smart Fortwo, but only weighs 838 pounds compared to the 2,000 > pound Smart. The Zacua M2 and M3 are powered by a 6.1 kWh lithium-ion > battery that provides a driving range of 71 miles and takes eight hours to > fully charge. > > Following the introduction of the two-seater M2 and M3 models, Zacua is > planning a larger four passenger car that will be introduced in 2020. > Production of the two-seater models will be extremely limited, since Zacua > only plans put 100 units on sale in November, which will be followed by 200 > in 2018 and an additional 300 in 2019. Pricing starts at 440,000 pesos (US > $24,500). > > ?This new Zacua coupe meets urban needs,? Mart?nez said, adding ?that?s what > we?ve been working on and we?ve received enormous encouragement from the > Mexico City government.? > [? inhabitat.com] > ... > [dated] > http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/zacua-electric-car-on-sale-in-november/ > Zacua electric car on sale in November > Jul 11, 2017 - Manufacturer will offer two models, with prices starting at > 440,000 pesos ... The Zacua is the first electric car made completely in > Mexico by a 100% Mexican company and is expected to go on sale in November > ... > http://mexiconewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/zacua.jpg > > > > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacua > Zacua Es una compa??a mexicana (La primera) dedicada a la fabricaci?n de > autom?viles el?ctricos ... Autos en M?xico ? Fabricantes de autom?viles de > M?xico. > https://www.facebook.com/zacuaautos/ > ... > [videos dated > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be06vkrQm2s > Zacua M2 y M3, los autos mexicanos 100% el?ctricos - 6:08 > Jul 7, 2017 - Uploaded by Par?ntesis.com > Paren todo porque tenemos nueva marca mexicana de coches: se llama Zacua y > se present? ayer con dos ... > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2T660Zkmew > Zacua, la primera marca mexicana de autos el?ctricos - 3:02 > Jul 10, 2017 - Uploaded by Atracci?n360 > Zacua es la primera marca de veh?culos el?ctricos, creada por Jorge Mart?nez > Ramos. Este empresario uni? ... > ] > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:15:54 +0930 > From: John Lindsay <johnslind...@mac.com> > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVSE needed> Canberra.ca Tesla driver has to wait > overnight just to get a multi-hr charge > Message-ID: <1b6162d4-7d67-4fdc-bad1-b7341ab5a...@mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > The inland route from Adelaide to Sydney via the "riverland" isn't well > served with charging infrastructure yet but the Australian Electric Vehicle > Association (AEVA) has a few activist members who have been convincing > businesses in rural towns to install 22 kilowatt three phase power outlets > that Teslas can use with a suitable charging cable. Plugshare shows lots of > these now. > > (We do 3 x 240 volt relative to neutral/ground 120 degree phases in Australia > like most of Europe.) > > It's an exciting time to drive a production EV in Australia! > > I drove my Tesla between Adelaide and Melbourne recently. 800km with only one > Supercharger on the route :-( Tesla are rolling out two more Superchargers > this year which will shave about three hours off the drive time making it > similar to the ICE 9ish hours. > > John Lindsay (in Adelaide, Australia) > > > On 30 Aug 2017, at 7:24 pm, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/4870358/electric-car-driver-short-circuited/ > > Electric car driver short-circuited > > 22 Aug 2017 Tyrone Dalton > > > > [image / Louise Donges > > http://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/storypad-mJpm52jWVuArAFdazE3qPb/02bdf7eb-61cc-4ac2-bd7c-b156647e3b87.jpg/r3_60_1178_724_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg > > Darryl Bourke, of Canberra, with his electric car > > ] > > > > MILDURA has a long way to go if it is to meet the demand of an electric car > > future, Tesla driver and enthusiast Darryl Bourke says. > > > > Passing through Mildura last week, the Canberra resident said he was forced > > to park his car at Azzco Engineering overnight so he could connect to > > three-phase power and charge his car so he could drive 291km to Hay. > > > > ?For me to charge up it?s not just fill the petrol and drive away again. > > I?ve got to connect in and I?m there for hours ? so I?d buy a coffee, stay > > overnight, walk around the shops and have a meal, so there is economic > > benefit of having a charge point in regional towns,? Mr Bourke said. > > [? 2017 Fairfax Media] > > > > > > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > > > -- > > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > EV@lists.evdl.org > For general EVDL support, see http://evdl.org/help/ > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of EV Digest, Vol 58, Issue 25 > ********************************** _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)