[EVDL] e-mobility soldiers break endurance records on a journey 2raise-funds
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/soldiers-broke-long-distance-endurance-records/story-26532482-detail/story.html
How not one, but TWO former soldiers broke endurance records - on mobility
scooters
By TristanCork | May 19, 2015
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Andy McIntosh on his John O'Groats to Lands End trundle
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Former soldiers trying to break a long-distance record on board an electric
mobility scooter are a bit like buses – you wait ages for one to have the
idea, and then two trundle along at once.
For not only has a former tank commander just arrived in the West after
breaking the world record for the furthest ever travelled on a mobility
scooter, but a second, different, disabled ex-soldier was last night hoping
to break the record for the fastest time between John O'Groats and Lands End
on board a similar carriage.
Perhaps the most hardcore ex-soldier mobility scooter endurance feat is
currently being undertaken by Mark Newton, a record-breaking former army
tank commander. He is trying to visit every single war memorial in Britain,
and has already clocked up 12,186 miles in the past 600 days.
The 48-year-old from Swansea has now arrived in the West, and is living on
the road with his trusty Beamer Tramper TWS electric mobility vehicle and
his two cats, going from war memorial to war memorial at a steady 8mph.
Last month he was told he'd broken the Guinness World Record, and he will
take the rest of the summer just to visit the war memorials in Devon. So far
he has raised more than £43,000 for military charities ...
Mark's fundraising mission started when he suffered a life-changing injury
to his leg while attached to the United Nations, as he served in Cyprus with
the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards.
In 2009 my condition had deteriorated to the point where walking was
painfully difficult. It was suggested to me that I contact Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) to see if they were able to
help. I've not found it too lonely. In some way, I like my own company and
like the scenery and wildlife I've been seeing. Every day, I bump into new
people - the hard part is remembering everyone's names, he said.
But Mark isn't the only old soldier out on the West's roads on a mobility
scooter. Andy McIntosh, 42, was last night due to reach Lands End in
Cornwall in record time.
He passed through Gloucestershire and Somerset earlier this week after 15
days on the road, and is well on course to smash the previous record of 24
days and nine hours.
Andy retired from the army fully fit, but developed a rare and inoperable
vascular condition seven years ago. He has been battling the wind and rain
on the roads of Britain all month on board a TGA Breeze mobility scooter.
There have been a lot of tears since receiving the news that my condition
is untreatable, but I am a man that never gives up, he said. I've been in
some very dark places but I won't let this beat me. This world record
attempt has been a real challenge for sure, but gives me a focus to remain
positive and ensures I can thank the charities that have been so supportive
to my family and I, he said.
Despite my walking difficulties and health issues, I am determined to
complete this epic journey and raise funds to help fellow disabled
servicemen and women. I am so appreciative of TGA loaning me such a sturdy
scooter, I know with a Breeze I will have peace of mind when it comes to
reliability. During my last challenge the Breeze regularly delivered over 30
miles of range from a single battery charge which is amazing. I have
complete faith in my own determination and the reliability of the Breeze,
he said.
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[EVDL] EVLN: ElectraGirl: Electric Cars @the Solar Car Races
https://transportevolved.com/2015/05/16/electragirl-electric-cars-at-the-solar-car-races/ ElectraGirl: Electric Cars at the Solar Car Races By ElectraGirl • May 16, 2015 [images https://transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Solar-Car-versus-2010-Tesla-Roadster.jpg Solar Car versus 2010 Tesla Roadster https://transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Solar-Car-races-with-Alexander.jpg Solar Car races with Alexander Alexander giving a tour of the i3 https://transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Solar-car-races.jpg A sideshow at the Solar Car Races https://transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Zombie222.jpeg Meet the all-electric Mustang that could take on a Tesla Model S P85D — and win. ] My name is Pamela Thwaite. I’m a keen advocate for healthy low-impact living and for supporting local and organic producers. I became an electric car convert a few years ago and even signed up as vice-president of the New Jersey chapter of the Electric Auto Association. I must be crazy! Then, I decided it was time to write from the perspective of a girl EV driver, that isn't all about the technical stuff! We’ve been doing something different this week with our Electric Cars. We were invited to bring along our Electric Cars to the local Solar Car Races at some of the Middle Schools here in New Jersey. We went to two of the events that were local to us and our friend Alexander was able to join us for one too. He was doing a three day test drive of the BMW i3 and currently drives a Nissan LEAF. You never know with middle school students how much interest there will be in the cars. But, we didn’t have to worry with these students as was evident by the swarms of them that appeared as soon as we parked up the cars – it was like bumble bees to flowers! It was great to see such a high level of interest and to answer all the really good questions that they had. One of the questions was ‘Why are these electric cars here?’ Well that is because of the similarities between the solar cars you are racing here and the electric car. In particular, linked to the i3 with its narrow tyres and aerodynamic design, just like the solar cars that the children had designed and built. One day was a little cloudy so they were using battery power to race their cars – even more of a link to our electric cars. They wanted to know the range of the cars, how long they took to charge, what they were made of, how much they cost – this seems an important one to 11 – 14 year olds!! It is always amusing to listen to the discussion of “Is that a solar panel?” talking about the roof of the Tesla Roadster. There is often the knowledgable one in the group – “No, it’s carbon fibre”, they’re the ones that get the bonus point! Although a few did want to know if you could get a solar panel for the roof of electric cars. Many of the children knew about Tesla Motors but didn’t know that Tesla Motors had made a Roadster and that the Roadster was their first production car. Some proclaimed that they had a relative with a Tesla and that it was awesome! Many of them also knew about the BMW i3 and those stickers we put on ours – what a difference they make to the interest factor of the car. But as always, the Tesla Roadster was the one to claim the crowds and was surrounded as usual! The children were amazed by the Roadster – and for some reason they just can’t stop touching it – it was covered in fingerprints, which was particularly noticeable because of all the pollen in the air that seems to have covered the cars in a fine yellow veil! We had one boy who just couldn’t leave the car, I mean quite literally he couldn’t leave it. He just stood by it, staring at it longingly, then would walk around and would stand by it again and take more pictures. I think he really, really wants one and when I asked if he was going to ask his parents to buy him one for his birthday, his face lit up and he nodded yes. It was most amusing to watch as he just wouldn’t leave and, he even left his team mates to run their solar car in the races, that’s how much he coveted the Roadster. The BMW i3 however, was not for him, even though he gave it a quick look over, that was all it got and then it was straight back to the Roadster. When his team mates returned we asked them if they would be getting an electric car, all but one said yes. The one that said no, said that he was into muscle cars, so we told him about the ‘Black Zombie 222' that had been converted to electric and that he could convert a muscle car to electric. He was surprised at first but then thought it was a really good idea that he could have his muscle car and it be electric. [image] Solar Car winner The finish line What is always interesting about these events is that you just never know who you will meet – at this event we met an older lady who came over to look at the cars. She was very interested in them and talked to us about electric cars in general and how the Roadster
[EVDL] EVLN: Comet e-jeepney production resumes after safety inspections
http://cnnphilippines.com/metro/2015/05/18/Senator-wants-probe-into-e-jeepney-safety.html Senator wants probe into e-jeepney safety By Mikas Matsuzawa, CNN Philippines May 18, 2015 [images http://cnnphilippines.com/incoming/d6swqb-e-comet_03.png/ALTERNATES/FREE_720/e-comet_03.png Top Gear.ph reported that the e-jeepney's driver and payment system operator tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but the blaze just went on. http://cnnphilippines.com/incoming/f98s51-e-comet_04.png/ALTERNATES/FREE_720/e-comet_04.png Global Electric Transport said it will resume operations on the first week of June https://www.fac ebook.com/GETPhilippines/photos/a.364325843698003.1073741828.354342564696331/649840208479897/?type=1 ] A COMET e-jeepney went ablaze causing massive traffic along Katipunan Avenue last May 13. (CNN Philippines) — Sen. Pilar “Pia Cayetano urged the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to investigate why a passenger electric jeepney burst into flames along Katipunan Avenue on May 13. In a statement released Sunday (May 17), Cayetano, who heads the Senate Subcommittee on Sustainable Transportation, raised safety concerns after photos circulated in social media, which showed the scorched and disfigured chassis of the vehicle. No one was hurt, but the incident caused massive traffic on Katipunan, a busy Quezon City thoroughfare, near the UP Town Center. The senator also raised concern as the City Optimized Managed Electric Transport (COMET) e-jeepney that went ablaze was operating without a franchise. “Of course we all love these environment-friendly vehicles, but it doesn't mean they can operate without regulation, especially if there are safety issues,” she said. Cayetano added that she had already called the attention of both the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the DOTC on the issue of franchising during the Senate budget hearing last year. “They promised to look into it,” the senator said. “But here we are more than six months later with a big problem at hand.” The LTFRB issued its first public-utility electric jeepney franchise in 2012. Top Gear reported that some bystanders claimed the fire was due to arson. But an officer of COMET distributor Global Electric Transport (GET) told Top Gear that the e-jeepney caught fire on its own. GET temporarily halted operations and announced on its Facebook page that it would resume on the first week of June after safety inspections and a systems upgrade [ https://www.fac ebook.com/GETPhilippines ]. The 20-seater e-jeepneys were launched September last year. Its route covers SM North EDSA to LRT Katipunan Station and vice versa. [© cnnphilippines.com] http://motioncars.inquirer.net/36717/comet-electric-jeepneys-to-ferry-naia-3-passengers Comet electric jeepneys to ferry Naia 3 passengers Jeannette I. Andrade May 19th, 2015 [image http://motioncars.inquirer.net/files/2015/05/comet-e-jeepney-300x200.jpg Comets. or City Optimized Managed Electric Transport vehicles, will soon be streaking along some Metro roads in July as they ferry passengers from Naia Terminal 3 to Pasay, Makati or Taguig. RAFFY LERMA ] Comets are coming to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) in July. These are not the cosmic snowballs of frozen gas, rocks and dust that streak across the skies but electric mass transport vehicles deployed by airport authorities to give arriving passengers more options for getting to their destinations. For the whole month of July, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will be introducing in a test-run five City Optimized Managed Electric Transport (Comet) vehicles to ferry passengers at Naia Terminal 3 to Makati, Taguig and Pasay cities. MIAA senior assistant general manager Vicente Guerzon said that airport officials were aware of how difficult it was to get to or leave the terminal, prompting them to look for more modes of transportation for plane passengers. Guerzon said that the MIAA started discussions with Global Electric Transport (GET) Ltd. last week for the future use of 16-seater electric shuttles to take passengers from Naia Terminal 3 to at least three strategic points in Metro Manila: Ayala Center in Makati City; SM Mall of Asia in Pasay; and Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City. To ensure the orderly loading and unloading of passengers, these will be done only at airport shuttle terminals and at designated drop-off points. “At the moment, the project will focus on helping passengers going to and coming from Terminal 3 [as] traffic in the vicinity … has been observed to be particularly slow,” Guerzon said. The Comet vehicles are powered by rechargeable lithium ion batteries and can run for 70 kilometers on a single charge. Each one is equipped with a cashless payment system, a global positioning system and vehicle telemetry for real-time tracking and efficient fleet management. According to Guerzon, GET is hoping to get its permits in
[EVDL] EVLN: PV charged Cayman Island nEVs bound for Cuba
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2015/05/14/Electric-cars-bound-for-Cuba-–-from-Cayman-Islands/ Electric cars bound for Cuba – from Cayman Islands By: Tad Stoner | 14 May, 2015 [image http://www.compasscayman.com/uploadedImages/caycompass/2015/05/14/image_641470.jpg John Felder with one of his electric cars. He plans to introduce electric cars to Cuba within the next two months. ] In the next two months, John Felder of Cayman Automotive, who introduced electric vehicles to much of the Caribbean, expects to ship the first electric cars to Cuba. The initial vehicles are bound for Cayo Largo, a tourist island with no permanent residents, located 50 miles south of Havana and a 22-minute flight north of Grand Cayman. The Cuban government will put the new electric vehicles into service at the destination’s seven major hotels, moving visitors around the 32-square-mile island linked by a single paved road. The five to 10 vehicles for this first project” will be shipped all at once to save on shipping costs,” Mr. Felder said. “The[y] will be low-speed electric vehicles, with a maximum speed [of] 25 miles per hour. The plan is to use this method of transportation to take tourists to and from the hotel and beaches.” With 20 miles of pristine seashore, 34 dive sites and undisturbed forests and wildlife, the island draws thousands of visitors every year. “The vehicles will be used mostly by tourists, but key government officials are also expected to use these vehicles while on island,” he said. “The Cuban government would like Cayo Largo to be a fully eco-friendly tourist destination. They want to make it the first test market for electric vehicles,” Mr. Felder added. If the test proves a success, Havana will expand the project, first to three small neighboring islands, then, ultimately, nationwide. “They already pretty much know” it will succeed, he said, “but they want to do the small islands first,” testing tourist demand and the cars’ roadworthiness. However, Havana is the “big prize” in the venture, he said. The country has about 37,000 miles of roads, both paved and unpaved, and 173,000 cars, at least 60,000 of them 1950s U.S. models. Those are outnumbered, however, by old Russian Ladas and other Eastern Bloc vehicles, including heavy trucks, South Korean Kias, French Peugeots, Chinese-built Geelys and a selection of Dutch buses. Transtur, a nationwide car rental and bus transport agency, also “looks after purchasing of vehicles for the Cuban government,” Mr. Felder said. “They have 10,000 vehicles and between 40 percent and 50 percent need to be retired.” The hope, of course, is that “eventually, they will get all electric vehicles,” he said, although “it’s difficult to say just how many vehicles will be purchased … once the project is off the ground.” In any case, his agreement is that “Cayman Automotive will be the principal supplier of all electric vehicles for Cuba. Mr. Felder said he didn’t anticipate any issues with the rollout of the electric vehicles in Cayo Largo. “We have completed our site inspections and have our action plans ready to implement. Of course, we always include ‘what if’ scenarios.” Indeed, Mr. Felder is careful to cover his bets. While looking to “early next year” for the experiment on Cayo Largo – and the three associated islands – to spill over to Havana, Mr. Felder is poised, as exclusive dealer for China’s Jianghuai Automobile Co., to provide a range of gas- and diesel-powered heavy trucks. JAC operates throughout Central and South America, has a presence in Haiti, and last July signed a $270 million deal with Venezuela for more than 5,000 heavy-duty trucks. Deal signed last year Mr. Felder signed his Havana deal in March 2014, after a call from Cuba’s Ministry of Industry. “They called me, thanks to Google. That really is what happened. Cayman Automotive has had tons of press exposure in Cuba and has been in their newspapers,” he said. That exposure is boosted by a strong Internet presence and sales of electric vehicles on eight Caribbean islands, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, where eight Felder-supplied cars operate on St. Thomas; in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and St. Lucia; in Bermuda (nine); the Bahamas; the Turks and Caicos; Barbados; and, of course, Cayman, where 25 now run. Most recently, in late March, he delivered a U.S.-built Wheego to Little Cayman, the island’s first electric car. How it all started Cayman Automotive opened in 2005 and Mr. Felder imported the first electric cars in 2009. He fought for seven years to change local traffic laws to allow the vehicles on the roads. Today the company offers electric cars, trucks, vans, motor scooters and motorcycles from half-a-dozen manufacturers in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The Cuba deal, he said, took six months to complete, and now marks a new phase in his expansion. Mr. Felder is reluctant to discuss some of the proprietary details of the electric-vehicle
Re: [EVDL] Tesla S trip
I'm curious about the running out case. Were you testing limits? Was a supercharger broken? How did you resolve getting a charge? Peri -- Original Message -- From: Willie2 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 24-May-15 9:09:02 AM Subject: [EVDL] Tesla S trip There is probably little interest here, but I offer the following anyway. https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/posts/p/pub Spread out over the previous ~3 weeks are photos and comments on my trip to Colorado and Arizona. Highlights are: 1) wonderful motorcycle museum in Kansas 2) SuperCharger trouble in Perry OK 3) a couple of days of snow in Golden 4) running completely out of juice 1.5 miles short of Shamrock Trip was made almost entirely on SuperCharger energy. Exceptions were a day or so of 120v charging at an Apache Junction hotel and a brief charge at a Tesla 60 amp charge station at a hotel in Payson AZ. ~4600 miles -- ONWARD! Through the fog! ___ 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) ___ 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)
[EVDL] Tesla S trip
There is probably little interest here, but I offer the following anyway. https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/posts/p/pub Spread out over the previous ~3 weeks are photos and comments on my trip to Colorado and Arizona. Highlights are: 1) wonderful motorcycle museum in Kansas 2) SuperCharger trouble in Perry OK 3) a couple of days of snow in Golden 4) running completely out of juice 1.5 miles short of Shamrock Trip was made almost entirely on SuperCharger energy. Exceptions were a day or so of 120v charging at an Apache Junction hotel and a brief charge at a Tesla 60 amp charge station at a hotel in Payson AZ. ~4600 miles -- ONWARD! Through the fog! ___ 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)
Re: [EVDL] Tesla S trip
On 05/24/2015 12:12 PM, Thos True via EV wrote: Me too!n Would love to hear more details about that part of the trip. Those are the kind of details that make these posts relevant! -Tom I inadvertently replied privately to Peri. Following is my reply. Peri points out that it is difficult or impossible to view the Google+ posts unless you are logged into a Google account. That was contrary to my previous perceptions. I did not intend to post something that was not visible to all. I THINK I detailed that in the comments. I failed to put enough energy in at the previous SuperCharger, Tucumcari. Since charging slows as you near full, it is tempting to put in only enough energy to reach the next SuperCharger. After Tucumcari, energy consumption was higher than expected; i believe more uphill than I realized. Also, before I realized I was short, I drove ~70mph. I called Tesla Central for a tow when it quit. Their nearest authorized tow company was three hours away but they hooked me up with a Shamrock tow company (which turned out to be almost exactly where I was stalled). They towed me the 1.5 miles to the Shamrock SuperCharger ($100) and the car started charging ok. It charged at only about 3 amps for about 1/2 hour, then picked up. As it turned out, I lost only about an hour. Once I got charged and underway again, I noticed my power was limited to about 20kw. Tesla Central instructed me to pull over and do a power reset. That's something I had not previously done, though display resets are done semi-frequently. That fixed me up and things have seemed normal since. I had previously travelled 10 miles beyond zero so I wasn't overly worried this time until it stopped about 6 miles beyond zero. Other near things on this trip were 3 and 6 miles above zero. The Tucumcari to Shamrock gap is soon to be filled with an Amarillo SuperCharger. Also the Gallup to Santa Rosa gap will be filled at ABQ, construction nearly complete. ___ 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)
Re: [EVDL] Tesla S trip
Me too!n Would love to hear more details about that part of the trip. Those are the kind of details that make these posts relevant! -Tom On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Peri Hartman via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: I'm curious about the running out case. Were you testing limits? Was a supercharger broken? How did you resolve getting a charge? Peri -- Original Message -- From: Willie2 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 24-May-15 9:09:02 AM Subject: [EVDL] Tesla S trip There is probably little interest here, but I offer the following anyway. https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/posts/p/pub Spread out over the previous ~3 weeks are photos and comments on my trip to Colorado and Arizona. Highlights are: 1) wonderful motorcycle museum in Kansas 2) SuperCharger trouble in Perry OK 3) a couple of days of snow in Golden 4) running completely out of juice 1.5 miles short of Shamrock Trip was made almost entirely on SuperCharger energy. Exceptions were a day or so of 120v charging at an Apache Junction hotel and a brief charge at a Tesla 60 amp charge station at a hotel in Payson AZ. ~4600 miles -- ONWARD! Through the fog! ___ 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) ___ 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) -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150524/9aa9efa6/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)
Re: [EVDL] Tesla S trip
On 24 May 2015 at 11:09, Willie2 via EV wrote: https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/posts/p/pub Peri points out that it is difficult or impossible to view the Google+ posts unless you are logged into a Google account. That was contrary to my previous perceptions. I did not intend to post something that was not visible to all. I had trouble too, apparently for the same reason, not being on Google Plus. I got a flash of what looked like Willie's home page. Then it changed to a plain white page with a banner across the top, inviting me to join Google Plus. (No thanks. ;-) I tried turning off javascript entirely, and then I could see the homepage and what I think is part of the trip. There was no link for more pages, however. And when I clicked on the Trip to Colorado picture, thinking that was a synopsis of the trip, it sent me to the white join or else page again. I'm glad that you're writing about your EV advetntures. Bruce did a lot of that with his ampabout posts way back in the distant EVDL past. I think it's good PR for EVs, and you probably want it to reach as many people as possible. Maybe you could consider using a Wordpress blog instead of G+ for your EV adventures. Wordpress seems to be pretty careful about testing their software against many different situations. (They always work for me, at least.) You don't need to log in to read a blog; they're 100% public by default. Also, AFAIK they don't track visitors the way Google does. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about that. Just a thought. 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)
Re: [EVDL] Tesla S trip
For some weird reason I had the same issue of the page showing for a sec and then turning blank. I removed the /posts/p/pub from the link and then I could see a bunch of blog posts and browse the photos. I am using Firefox on a Win7 laptop. The link that worked for me: https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/ Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of EVDL Administrator via EV Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:22 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Tesla S trip On 24 May 2015 at 11:09, Willie2 via EV wrote: https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/posts/p/pub Peri points out that it is difficult or impossible to view the Google+ posts unless you are logged into a Google account. That was contrary to my previous perceptions. I did not intend to post something that was not visible to all. I had trouble too, apparently for the same reason, not being on Google Plus. I got a flash of what looked like Willie's home page. Then it changed to a plain white page with a banner across the top, inviting me to join Google Plus. (No thanks. ;-) I tried turning off javascript entirely, and then I could see the homepage and what I think is part of the trip. There was no link for more pages, however. And when I clicked on the Trip to Colorado picture, thinking that was a synopsis of the trip, it sent me to the white join or else page again. I'm glad that you're writing about your EV advetntures. Bruce did a lot of that with his ampabout posts way back in the distant EVDL past. I think it's good PR for EVs, and you probably want it to reach as many people as possible. Maybe you could consider using a Wordpress blog instead of G+ for your EV adventures. Wordpress seems to be pretty careful about testing their software against many different situations. (They always work for me, at least.) You don't need to log in to read a blog; they're 100% public by default. Also, AFAIK they don't track visitors the way Google does. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about that. Just a thought. 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) ___ 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)
Re: [EVDL] We've talked about it for years, now they've done it (was: Norled Ampere e-ferry.no with two 450kW e-motors)
AFAIK dump charging buses is already being done. How else can you recharge the pack of an operational bus in a few minutes, every loop it makes? Note that there are two different systems that I know of for buses: - one where the bus is positioned under an arm at the stop and the arm with a large contact plugs into the bus for a conductive charge - I have seen the concept, I don't know if it is in actual use. - one where the bus is positioned over a loop in the bus stop and the bus gets charged wirelessly. This is not a concept, but in daily use on at least one commercial bus route in The Netherlands. Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dube via EV Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 9:18 PM To: brucedp5; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: [EVDL] We've talked about it for years, now they've done it (was: Norled Ampere e-ferry.no with two 450kW e-motors) We have talked in the past about how you could, in concept, dump charge rapidly in 10 minutes or so from a stationary pack. Then you would run around for awhile. While you were gone, the dump pack has recharged at some modest rate from the grid. Rinse and repeat. :-) Some folks have tried it with limited success in racing. Now the Norwegians have done it! This ferry isdump charging daily and has proved that what we have conjectured in the past works in reality. Buses and commuter trains are next. Maybe even cars. No need for a pack swap. Just fast charge. Can't wait to hear about the next implementation. Bill D. On 5/23/2015 5:29 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: % Uses hydro-powered grid charged pier li-ion packs charge li-ion e-ferry pack at each side only takes 10min 60% savedon fuel co$t$ huge reduction on pollution % http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/worlds-first-electrical-car- ferry-in-operation [Photos] World's First Electrical Car Ferry in Operation By MarEx 2015-05-19 [images http://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/article/Photos/Vessels_ Small/Cropped/ampere%20with%20snow%2016x9.jpg Electric Car Ferry http://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/ampere%20loading.jpg http://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/corvus%20batteries.jpg http://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/control%20panel.jpg (EVSE) http://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/charging%20while%20wait ing.jpg http://www.maritime-executive.com/media/images/charging%20wires.jpg (coupler) ] The world’s first electrical car and passenger ferry powered by batteries has entered service in Norway. The ferry only uses 150 kWh per route, which corresponds to three days use of electricity in a standard Norwegian household. Built in conjunction with shipbuilder Fjellstrand, Siemens installed the complete electric propulsion system and put up charging stations with lithium-ion batteries which are charged from hydro power. With the change to battery, shipowner Norled is reducing the cost of fuel by up to 60 percent. The Norled ferry Ampere represents a milestone on the road to operating completely emission-free ferries along Norway’s long coastline, with at least 50 other routes currently able to sustain battery-operated vessels. Because the power grid in the region is relatively weak, Siemens and Norled decided to install three battery packs: one lithium-ion battery on board the ferry, and one at each pier to serve as a buffer. The 260-kWh-units supply electricity to the ferry while it waits. Afterward, the battery slowly recoups all of this energy from the grid until the ship comes back again to drop off passengers and recharge. Charging stations are housed in small buildings about the size of newsstands. The ship’s onboard batteries are recharged directly from the grid at night when the ferry is not in use. Each battery pack corresponds to the effect of 1600 standard car batteries. The Norled ferry will consume around two million kWh per year, whereas a traditional diesel ferry consumes at least one million liters of diesel a year and emits 570 tons of carbon dioxide and 15 metric tons of nitrogen oxides. “We are proud to operate the world’s first electric ferry”, says Sigvald Breivik, Technical director of Norled. “Siemens has been a great partner in finding innovative and sustainable solutions for our environment.” On board the ferry, Siemens installed its electric propulsion system BlueDrive PlusC. It includes a
Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better?It's the battery.
On 23 May 2015 at 18:35, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: Plenty EV'ers have found out that their EV is their main vehicle, that it suits 90+% of their driving needs and they either rent, borrow or share a long-range vehicle for the rare occasion. Or use mass transit - if you can. If I'm not mistaken, in most European cities, and even in a lot of semi- rural areas, there's usually a train station within EV range. I don't know what the parking situation is at train stations, but assuming that's possible, you should be able to handle a lot of your long distance travel that way. I suppose you might consider going by train to be less convenient, because you may have to change trains. IMO that's offset by the fact that on the way you can relax, read, work, or sleep. You'll arrive refreshed instead of frazzled from traffic. To me that's worth a lot. Unfortunately, here in the US, we don't seem have mass transit that supports this scheme. We do have buses. I've tried to use them. Maybe it's better in big cities, but I ran into problems with the bus stations being too far away for EV range, and with parking at the bus stations. 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)
