Re: [EVDL] Heater solution for S-10 conversion, tips & tricks

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Re: [EVDL] Heater solution for S-10 conversion, tips & tricks

[Roland via EV]

   
I also left the original hot water heater core in the vehicle.  Can use either 
the on board power or use a transfer switch to use commercial power to preheat 
the heater while it is park and plug in.   This work great since I did this 
modification back in 1980. 

 

Purchase most of the equipment from a local plumping and heating supply house.  

 

1.  The Element:  A standard 2500 watt / 250 volt hot water heater element that 
can work on any voltage from 120 to 250 volts.  

 

2.  The Tank:  A 3-inch copper pipe about 30 inches long with a tee fitting at 
one

  end for a heater hose take off and threaded adapter to screw in the heater 

  element.   A reducer bell pipe cap to fit the 3/4 inch hose fittings.  

 

This tank and element was place on the same platform that the original engine 
radiator was on.   

 

3.   Fill Tank with pressure cap:  Use another 3 inch copper pipe place at the 
same

 position that the original radiator tank was in.  Had a radiator shop attach a 
fill neck that takes a standard 15 lb pressure cap with a relief vent that has 
a small hose to 

a overflow tank. 

 

4.  A small 2.5 inch diameter by 4 inch brass circulating pump, 120 VAC @ 0.5 
amp power by a 100 watt inverter you can get at JC Whitney that will run off 12 
vdc. 

 

The Fill tank, heater tank, and pump are all connected in series with the 
heater hoses that are connected to the heater core. 

 

Both tanks and heater hoses are insulated with A/C high dense black foam hose 
insulation you can get at Home Depot. 

 

Use a Honeywell immersing sensor that screws in a tee fitting of the hose 
fitting that is connected to a Honeywell high temperature cut off.  I have my 
set for 180 degrees F cut off with a 20 degrees differential that turns on at 
160 degrees.   

 

I use a 2 pole three position 30 amp 250 vac rated switch on the dash panel to 
either select the on board power to the heater or 120/240 vac commercial power 
while the main AC power plug is connected to the EV.  

 

The water heat takes longer than the two resistance cab heaters I am using.  In 
this High County (Montana), My EV was park at work while the temperature was 
minus 35 below.  I use all three heaters which I turn on about 15 minutes 
before I leave.  The inside cab area will get up to 80 degrees F. 

 

For the last 15 years, I only needed one heater to preheat the temperature to 
80 degrees in 15 minutes before I leave. 

 

Roland 

 



 

 

 

 

   




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Subject: Re: [EVDL] Heater solution for S-10 conversion, tips & tricks



Originally my S-10 Blazer conversion had a resistive heater that barely
defrosted the windshield after 15 minutes of warm up. At the time I did not
mind as the weather back in the 1990's only saw 1 month of frost (now with
the planet heating up, not at all). 

A few years later when I paid to have some other upgrades done, I had that
wimpy heater replaced with a more powerful RUSSCO heater that used the
original (hot water from the ice) heater-core (it drew 25A off my 120VDC
pack). I did that for a couple of reasons, but mainly to reduce the
complaints from the gal I was dating (I was warm, I had enough clothes on,
etc.). That heater worked like a champ and I had heat quicker than she could
complain.

I doubt you could still get a RUSSCO heater, but there are other heater
solutions.
I found a few links links for you to explore:
http://www.canev.com/heater.php

http://www.metricmind.com/category/ev-fluid-heaters/

I hope others will reply with what they use.




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Re: [EVDL] Heater solution for S-10 conversion, tips & tricks

[John Lussmyer via EV]

On Tue Feb 16 14:58:48 PST 2016 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
>I hope others will reply with what they use.

I'm using a pair of Ceramic heater cores from 120V household heaters. 
I re-wired the sections in them (seem to be about 60V each) to be nominally 
240V heater cores.
I drive them off my 320V pack.
I currently get about 2KW of heat - which is barely enough for my big truck 
cab.  (it defogs the windows, and very slowly heats the cab.)


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Re: [EVDL] Electric Coop magazine article on historic EV

[Bill Dube via EV]

Very entertaining and interesting article.

Bill D.

At 04:13 PM 2/16/2016, you wrote:

Published last May:
http://www.coloradocountrylife.coop/plugging-into-the-past/

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Re: [EVDL] Heater solution for S-10 conversion, tips & tricks

[brucedp5 via EV]

Originally my S-10 Blazer conversion had a resistive heater that barely
defrosted the windshield after 15 minutes of warm up. At the time I did not
mind as the weather back in the 1990's only saw 1 month of frost (now with
the planet heating up, not at all). 

A few years later when I paid to have some other upgrades done, I had that
wimpy heater replaced with a more powerful RUSSCO heater that used the
original (hot water from the ice) heater-core (it drew 25A off my 120VDC
pack). I did that for a couple of reasons, but mainly to reduce the
complaints from the gal I was dating (I was warm, I had enough clothes on,
etc.). That heater worked like a champ and I had heat quicker than she could
complain.

I doubt you could still get a RUSSCO heater, but there are other heater
solutions.
I found a few links links for you to explore:
http://www.canev.com/heater.php

http://www.metricmind.com/category/ev-fluid-heaters/

I hope others will reply with what they use.




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[EVDL] Electric Coop magazine article on historic EV

[Willie2 via EV]

Published last May:
http://www.coloradocountrylife.coop/plugging-into-the-past/

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Re: [EVDL] Ensure your spent li-ion batteries are properly recycled/disposed-of

[Peri Hartman via EV]

And I meant to add: I expect mostly utilities to be building out these 
storage "farms".  So any fires, while news grabbing, wouldn't be a 
direct cause for concern to the average home owner.


Peri

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Sent: 16-Feb-16 2:08:56 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [EVDL] Ensure your spent li-ion batteries are properly 
recycled/disposed-of


Well, so far we need to sell thousands of cars in order to have 
thousands of spent batteries.  And the demand will be huge for a long 
time to come.  Just one house consumes about 1MWh per month.  If you 
want just one day's worth of storage, you will need about 30kWh.  
That's probably about 2 spent Leaf batteries.  And that's just for one 
house.  Don't worry too much, yet.


Peri

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Sent: 16-Feb-16 2:04:28 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Ensure your spent li-ion batteries are properly 
recycled/disposed-of


There will be a problem because we're talking about thousands of cars 
being disposed of and I just don't see a market for that many used 
battery packs. It's going to get to the point where the salvage places 
will have to pay to have them taken away for recycling. Certainly 
there are going to be opportunities for companies to "recycle" used 
packs into something else like pre-packaged house or business systems 
but I still think we're going to have a glut of used packs.


Things will get worse the first time a hastily put together backup 
power back burns a house down and everyone attempting to re-use them 
realizes they need to implement proper battery management. Plus as 
battery chemistry and technology changes the older ones will become 
even less valuable.


We may not see a problem for five or ten years but I predict we will 
see a problem.


--Rick

On 02/14/2016 07:17 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

I won't speak for mobile phone and laptop batteries, but when we're
talking about traction batteries, I don't think there will be a 
problem.


First, the car owner will be done with the battery well before its
useful life is over.  So he'll swap it or junk the car with the 
battery

in it.

Next, whoever receives the partially spent battery will have a strong
incentive to resell it for backup power, or whatever.  So he's not 
going

to send it to a landfill.  Also, too heavy: the dump charge would be
significant.

Third, whoever buys the spent battery for backup power will 
eventually

have the ultimate disposal problem.  If these are home owners, then
there could be a problem.  However, again, the dump charge would be 
high

so finding a place to take them for recycling is a good incentive.

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Re: [EVDL] Ensure your spent li-ion batteries are properly recycled/disposed-of

[Peri Hartman via EV]

Well, so far we need to sell thousands of cars in order to have 
thousands of spent batteries.  And the demand will be huge for a long 
time to come.  Just one house consumes about 1MWh per month.  If you 
want just one day's worth of storage, you will need about 30kWh.  That's 
probably about 2 spent Leaf batteries.  And that's just for one house.  
Don't worry too much, yet.


Peri

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From: "Rick Beebe via EV" 
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" 
Sent: 16-Feb-16 2:04:28 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Ensure your spent li-ion batteries are properly 
recycled/disposed-of


There will be a problem because we're talking about thousands of cars 
being disposed of and I just don't see a market for that many used 
battery packs. It's going to get to the point where the salvage places 
will have to pay to have them taken away for recycling. Certainly there 
are going to be opportunities for companies to "recycle" used packs 
into something else like pre-packaged house or business systems but I 
still think we're going to have a glut of used packs.


Things will get worse the first time a hastily put together backup 
power back burns a house down and everyone attempting to re-use them 
realizes they need to implement proper battery management. Plus as 
battery chemistry and technology changes the older ones will become 
even less valuable.


We may not see a problem for five or ten years but I predict we will 
see a problem.


--Rick

On 02/14/2016 07:17 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

I won't speak for mobile phone and laptop batteries, but when we're
talking about traction batteries, I don't think there will be a 
problem.


First, the car owner will be done with the battery well before its
useful life is over.  So he'll swap it or junk the car with the 
battery

in it.

Next, whoever receives the partially spent battery will have a strong
incentive to resell it for backup power, or whatever.  So he's not 
going

to send it to a landfill.  Also, too heavy: the dump charge would be
significant.

Third, whoever buys the spent battery for backup power will eventually
have the ultimate disposal problem.  If these are home owners, then
there could be a problem.  However, again, the dump charge would be 
high

so finding a place to take them for recycling is a good incentive.

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Re: [EVDL] Ensure your spent li-ion batteries are properly recycled/disposed-of

[Rick Beebe via EV]

There will be a problem because we're talking about thousands of cars 
being disposed of and I just don't see a market for that many used 
battery packs. It's going to get to the point where the salvage places 
will have to pay to have them taken away for recycling. Certainly there 
are going to be opportunities for companies to "recycle" used packs into 
something else like pre-packaged house or business systems but I still 
think we're going to have a glut of used packs.


Things will get worse the first time a hastily put together backup power 
back burns a house down and everyone attempting to re-use them realizes 
they need to implement proper battery management. Plus as battery 
chemistry and technology changes the older ones will become even less 
valuable.


We may not see a problem for five or ten years but I predict we will see 
a problem.


--Rick

On 02/14/2016 07:17 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

I won't speak for mobile phone and laptop batteries, but when we're
talking about traction batteries, I don't think there will be a problem.

First, the car owner will be done with the battery well before its
useful life is over.  So he'll swap it or junk the car with the battery
in it.

Next, whoever receives the partially spent battery will have a strong
incentive to resell it for backup power, or whatever.  So he's not going
to send it to a landfill.  Also, too heavy: the dump charge would be
significant.

Third, whoever buys the spent battery for backup power will eventually
have the ultimate disposal problem.  If these are home owners, then
there could be a problem.  However, again, the dump charge would be high
so finding a place to take them for recycling is a good incentive.

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[EVDL] Resistive heater core access for S-10 conversion (EVA kit?) tips / tricks?

[Jay Summet via EV]

I have an S-10 conversion with a resistive heater core (I assume from 
EVA, who supplied the rest of the kit).  Unfortunately, I believe the 
heater core may be failing. It still draws 10+ amps when I first turn it 
on, but the draw rapidly drops to under an amp within 15 seconds, where 
it used to draw 10+ amps all day. It still has plenty of air flow from 
the fan, but the air does not heat up at all (it used to get lukewarm).


I know that if you don't have air flow over the resistive heater element 
it will self regulate (resistance will go up), but the fan is blowing 
plenty of air.  I figure either the element itself is compromised 
somehow, or perhaps it is no longer in the airflow path (I don't know 
why this would be, possibly it fell down or something...)


Reading a standard S10 service manual (I have a 95 model) I will need to 
remove the entire dash to access the (original) heater core.  I was 
wondering if anybody who had installed the EVA resistive heater kit 
could tell me anything about how the resistive core is mounted, and if 
perhaps it would be possible to access it by pulling the blower motor 
off the firewall instead of removing the dash? (I'm hoping here)


Tips/trick for debugging the problem short of actually removing the 
entire dash would also be appreciated.


I have an email out to EVA asking how much it would cost to buy a 
replacement part, as if I remove the dash I want to be ready to replace 
it right away (and I'd take the opportunity to install a new amp hour 
gauge at the same time...)


Jay
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Re: [EVDL] $40k Historical EV needs a home> 1928 Model 10 Walker Electric Truck

[Jan Steinman via EV]

Not a bad return on investment for four tires and three batteries...

> From: brucedp5 via EV 
> 
> http://www.autoblog.com/2016/02/15/this-1928-model-10-walker-electric-truck-home/
> This 1928 Model 10 Walker Electric Truck needs a home
> Feb 15th 2016  Domenick Yoney
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[EVDL] EVLN: Love the groovy 1967 Westinghouse Markette Electric Car r:50mi

[brucedp5 via EV]

http://www.post-gazette.com/life/my-generation/2016/02/11/Let-s-learn-from-the-past-Westinghouse-electric-car/stories/201602110013
Let's learn from the past: Westinghouse electric car
February 11, 2016  Brady Smith

While hybrid and electric cars are the wave of the future, their roots go
back more than 100 years.

During the mid-1800s, inventors first built crude electric-powered
carriages. By the early 1900s, electric cars outsold all other types of cars
in the U.S. until Henry Ford introduced the mass-produced gasoline-powered
Model T in 1908.

Production of electric vehicles declined around 1920 due to the cars’ lack
of horsepower and the ready availability of gasoline.

In 1966, Congress introduced early bills recommending the use of electric
vehicles as a means of reducing air pollution. One year later, the
Westinghouse Electric Corp. manufactured a special electric vehicle intended
to be used as a “city-friendly” vehicle with a compact size.

The 1967 Westinghouse Markette electric car featured 12 conventional
six-volt lead-acid batteries that allowed the car to drive for 50 miles.
Using a built-in battery charger featuring a retractable 12-foot cord that
plugged into a standard 110-volt AC outlet, it took about eight hours to
fully recharge the batteries. The two-seater car had a 25 mph cruising
speed.

While the car was innovative, it never made it into production during the
“bigger is better” car trend of the 1960s.

Visitors to the Heinz History Center’s new Visible Storage Gallery can see
an original 1967 Westinghouse Markette electric car, owned by former
Westinghouse CEO Donald Burnham. For more information, visit
www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
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Jan 25, 2012
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Love this groovy 1967 Westinghouse Markette Electric Car at the Heinz
History Center. :-)
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Markette, The Electric Car Of Westinghouse. Aux Etats-Unis, en septembre
1967, présentation de la Markette, une petite voiture électrique de la
marque Westinghouse, une femme faisant le plein d'électricité en branchant
le fil électrique de la voiture à une prise, à l'extérieur.
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[EVDL] EVLN: NZ Post purchases Paxster delivery nEVs for Posties(mail trucks)

[brucedp5 via EV]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/76816997/NZ-Post-announces-new-vehicle-purchase-to-keep-up-with-changing-consumer-demands
NZ Post announces new vehicle purchase to keep up with changing consumer
demands
February 12 2016  SUSAN EDMUNDS

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New electric vehicles have already been given a trial run in Taranaki
]

Posties will start picking up parcels as well as delivering them in a new
move announced by New Zealand Post.

The company is investing in a new fleet of Paxster electric delivery
vehicles, which will replace bicycles for residential areas in the larger
centres.

It has set aside $15 million to purchase the vehicles over the next two
years and the first shipment of 50 will arrive in the middle of this year.

They will each be able to transport 200kg of mail. Posties will deliver
parcels and regular mail, and pick up items from people's homes. The
vehicles have a top speed of 45km per hour.

"The vehicles will give us extra capacity to meet the growing demand created
by online shopping and give us an edge in the competitive parcel delivery
market," Ashley Smout, service delivery chief operating officer for New
Zealand Post, said.

"They'll allow us to be more efficient and, over time, enable new and
convenient services to residential customers such as parcel pick-ups,
returns and re-directions. Capacity will also be freed up in our vans so
couriers can concentrate on business customers."

Smout said it was one of the ways New Zealand Post was improving its parcel
services. "We're working on a range of options that will give people more
control over when and where they receive their parcels."

Smout said trials had shown the eco-vehicles were safe to use on the
footpath.

The vehicles will be used in areas where the terrain is suitable and where
permission has been granted by the local council. New Zealand Post is now
working with staff and unions on detailed plans for the national rollout.

It has been predicted that the move will result in the loss of 100 jobs. New
Zealand Post expects up to 2000 jobs to have gone from its operations by
2028.
[© 2016 Fairfax New Zealand]
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[EVDL] EVLN: Jaguar Land Rover "I" Trademarks Hint At Electric Variants

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Jaguar Land Rover "I" Trademarks Hint At Electric Variants
February 11, 2016  Brad Anderson 

Based on three new trademarks, it seems increasingly likely that Jaguar Land
Rover are intending on launching a number of new electric vehicles.

AutoGuide found out that the automotive group has filed trademarks for
I-Pace, I-Type and Velar, two of which could be electric models.

Starting with I-Pace, it is most likely a reference to the all-electric
F-Pace crossover, which has already been confirmed by Jaguar. Previously
rumored to be dubbed the E-Pace, it seems apparent the British marque has
opted for a BMW-like moniker instead to denote its electric powertrain.

As for the I-Type, it could relate to an electric variant of the F-Type
sports car. While such a model seems unlikely to launch in the near future,
JLR could have filed for the trademark early and to ensure no other
automakers poach it. On the other hand, an all-electric XE is much more
palpable, and we'd hedge our money on this one.

Last, but not least, there's the Velar. Given its use on an original Range
Rover prototype and the fact that it does not fit into Jag's naming
strategy, one can assume it will be used by Land Rover and could refer to a
new variant, a special edition model or an entirely new vehicle.
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[EVDL] EVLN: Bentley to Use Porsche’s EV Sedan Platform on Its Own

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Bentley to Use Porsche’s EV Sedan Platform for Its Own Electric Vehicle
February 11, 2016  Mike Duff

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Bentley already has admitted that it will be producing plug-in hybrid
versions of future models, starting with the Bentyaga. But now Crewe has
apparently decided that it will be taking the next logical step and
introducing fully electric models, with the first of these set to share its
architecture with Porsche’s forthcoming EV sedan.

Stuttgart’s uncharacteristic verbosity on the subject of its future model
plans has already told us plenty about this project, including that creating
the car will involve a $750-million investment, that it will be built in a
new plant dubbed “factory 4.0” in Weissach, and that the company is taking
on 1000 employees to make it. These are costs that, it seems likely, the
company will be able to be split with Crewe, although we’re still a long way
from learning where a pure electric Bentley actually will be assembled. Or
even what form it will take, for that matter, although the production
version of the gorgeous Bentley EXP10 Speed 6 concept is a likely candidate.
(We blended Porsche’s Mission E concept with the Speed 6 concept for the
image up top.)

Australian website Drive seems to have gotten the scoop on this one—good on
ya, cobbers—during an interview with Bentley engineering boss Rolf Frech at
the launch of the Bentayga. Frech is quoted as saying, “We are currently in
the stage where we are evaluating all the possibilities, but there are so
many question marks behind this. I think there will be an answer within the
next six months to a year to decide which direction we will go, but of
course electric will be a future strategy direction for Bentley.”

Much as we’re struggling with the idea of a Bentley without either an eight-
or 12-cylinder sound track, we admit a pure-electric version will make sense
in the not-too-distant future where internal-combustion engines are going to
be banned from many major global city centers. In the same way that the
Bentyaga is a bigger and more expensive sister to the Porsche Cayenne,
Bentley’s first EV should be a similarly easy win in engineering terms.
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[EVDL] $40k Historical EV needs a home> 1928 Model 10 Walker Electric Truck

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This 1928 Model 10 Walker Electric Truck needs a home
Feb 15th 2016  Domenick Yoney

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This EV Survivor Still Runs!

Back in 1881, a pair of Cincinnati brothers decided to get into the fresh
produce racket. Along the way to becoming an iconic presence in the area,
they invested in a 1928 Model 10 Walker Electric Truck. Sadly, and to the
surprise of many, Gentile Bros. Co. folded in 2013, but that truck lives on.

After a life of schlepping carrots and cabbage, it mysteriously made its way
down to Palm Springs, California, where it's spent a quiet retirement
working on a fine patina. Rescued from a five-year stint out in the weather
by Greg Gunkel, the pickup amazingly, once again, came to life with the
addition of a set of tires and a trio of 12-volt batteries.

Quite possibly the last of its kind – we've searched high and low for other
examples of Walker [Electric] Trucks and have found only a handful, and none
like this configuration – Gunkel has offered it up on Craigslist in hopes it
can find a good home in the hands of a museum or collector. It comes with a
set of California "historical vehicle" license plates and a reprint of a
booklet entitled "Instructions for the care and use of Model 10 light
delivery Walker Electric Trucks." Asking price is a soft $40,000.
[© autoblog.com]
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Feb 2, 2016 - Barn find 1928 Walker Electric truck. Truck is unrestored and
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hand. Contact me for more pictures, a video of it driving, and for any other
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[EVDL] £40M Grant To Add EVSE At UK Lamp Posts

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'Electric Vehicles Threaten Oil Exporters'

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£40 Million Grant To Add Electric Car Chargers To Lamp Posts
[20160210]  Stephen Turvil

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Electric car owners to get chargers in lamp posts, free parking and use of
bus lanes in 4 UK cities thanks to £40 million grant.
Cities Share £40 Million Grant To Increase Use Of Electric Cars

The UK Government has confirmed which cities/towns share its £40 million
grant to implement plans that encourage the use of electric cars. London
receives £13 million, Nottingham £6 million, Bristol £7 million, and Milton
Keynes £9 million via the Go Ultra-Low City Scheme. The winners were chosen
based on their suggested initiatives.

In London, for example, street lamps in more than a dozen roads in Hackney
will soon incorporate charge points. In Milton Keynes, the Electric Vehicle
Enterprise Centre will provide advice and short term vehicle loans.
Furthermore, 20,000 of the town's parking spaces will become free for
electric vehicle owners. 

Free Residential Parking In Bristol For Electric Cars
Drivers in Bristol will receive free residential parking for ultra-low
emission vehicles, access to carpool lanes and more infrastructure to
facilitate charging. A scheme to encourage the short term lease of electric
cars – so that motorists understand their capabilities prior to purchase –
also looks set to come to fruition.

In Nottingham, electric car drivers will get charging points, discounted
parking and access to bus lanes on key routes. Such initiatives could
further increase ultra low emission car sales that – in 2015 - eclipsed the
total of 2010 - 2014. 2015 best sellers were the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV,
Nissan LEAF and BMW i3.

“Exciting” Ideas To Increase Use Of Electric Vehicles
British Government Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “These Go
Ultra Low Cities have proposed exciting, innovative, ideas that will
encourage drivers to choose an electric car. I want to see thousands more
greener vehicles on our roads and I am proud to back this ambition with £40
million to help the UK become international pioneers of emission cutting
technology”.

McLoughlin added: “The UK is a world leader in the uptake of low emission
vehicles, and our long-term economic plan is investing £600 million by 2020
to improve air quality, create jobs and achieve our goal of every new car
and van in the UK being ultra low emission (by 2040).

Go Ultra Low is a “1-stop hub for everything you need to know about ultra
low emission vehicles”, its website says.

Its Head, Poppy Welch, added: “We’re excited to see the innovative ideas put
forward by each of the winning Go Ultra Low Cities become reality over the
coming months. The £40 million investment by government - combined with
funds from each winning area - will transform the roads for residents in and
around the 4 Go Ultra Low Cities. With thousands more plug-in cars set to be
sold, cutting running costs for motorists and helping the environment, this
investment will help to put the UK at the forefront of the global ultra low
emissions race.” 
[© motoring.co.uk]



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Electric Vehicles Threaten Oil Exporters
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 Electric vehicles are getting more and more popular
worldwide. Experts predict that electric vehicles may win up to 30% as a
share in the global market of automobiles by 2030. With that being said,
this is a real long-term threat to oil-exporting countries heavily dependent
on their oil exports.

Just a couple of years ago, electrocars used to be something exotic. Today,
these electricity-driven vehicles are something common in the streets all
around the globe. On top of that, more motor companies become aware of the
necessity to get their businesses reoriented to this new kind of vehicles
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Dipping Oil Should Not Affect EV Sales
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