[EVDL] EVjacking: thwarted, she put gun2 driver's head> fled on foot (v)
http://fox4kc.com/2018/06/06/electric-car-thwarts-would-be-carjackers/
Missouri man’s electric car thwarts would-be carjackers
June 6, 2018 Tribune Media Wire
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A St. Louis man believes he may be one of the first
victims of an attempted carjacking involving an electric vehicle.
Fortunately, it seems that type of car may have prevented thieves from
getting what they were after.
The victim, who goes by the name "Dan Dan The Driving Man," said he thought
his life was over on the weekend of May 19 as he was recharging his electric
vehicle at a station on South Grand.
Dan told KTVI he uses that station because it can charge his vehicle in 30
minutes as opposed to 4 to 6 hours at his home.
“A female put a gun to my head and another one over here and a man coming in
on the right. I had three guns pointed at me. They said, ‘Give us your car
and your money or we’ll shoot you,’” Dan said.
Dan, who works as a ride-share driver, gave the suspects $40 and his
cellphone. But he said they failed to steal his electric car.
At first, the three suspects tried to drive away while the vehicle was still
plugged in.
“The car will not leave or go anywhere until it’s unplugged,” Dan said.
Then the car wouldn’t start because Dan kept his key fob on him.
“When I step back, the car won’t go without me,” he said.
The woman jumped in the driver’s seat and couldn’t get it moving.
“She’s panicking because she can’t find the key. I said, 'It doesn’t have a
key, it’s a smart car.’”
Finally, he said the suspects made him drive. But that didn’t work because
the car wasn’t charged, so the suspects ultimately fled on foot.
Dan’s friend, Wendell Phillips Berwick, said Dan is a good person.
“He has given himself for 20 years, giving the homeless free rides all over
St. Louis,” Berwick said.
Dan’s goodness was obvious in his message for the three suspects.
“Turn yourself in. I forgive you. Sometimes you have to deal with the
consequences that we suffer as the result of bad choices, but we can come
back from that,” Dan said.
Police don’t have any suspects in the robbery. Dan said he can laugh about
the suspects’ failed attempts now, but at that time he feared his life could
come to an end.
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June 6, 2018 - ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A St. Louis man believes he may be one of
the first victims of an attempted carjacking involving an electric vehicle
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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVjacker-Stymied-by-Bolt-EV-controls-arrested-20k-bail-Austin-TX-tp4689524.html
EVjacker: Stymied by Bolt EV controls> arrested, $20k-bail Austin-TX
Accused Austin Carjacker Stymied By Electric Car Quickly Arrested
Feb 27, 2018 The driver tried to roll up the window of his electric ride
but the suspect smashed through it, entered the car and commandeered it
after the frightened owner exited the vehicle. The alleged Austin carjacker,
28 ... tried to drive off but was unfamiliar with the controls of the Bolt
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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Blackpool-uk-Leaf-EV-taxi-robbed-hijacked-tp4688968.html
EVLN: Blackpool.uk Leaf-EV taxi robbed& hijacked
24 December 2017 Blackpool taxi driver robbed at knifepoint
The male ... drove off ... a police pursuit ... down the M61 into the
Greater Manchester area ... came to a halt in the Westhoughton area after it
ran out of power ...
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: mankamemotors.com EP-1 e-Motorcycle.in r:500km ts:251kph
On 6 June 2018 at 01:46, MattsAwesomeStuff via EV wrote: > Nope. Cedric built what looks like an electric bicycle, that probably goes > bicycle speeds (it doesn't say). Physics are what they are. No battery > improvement is going to change how much power it takes to push air out of > the way. A 5kwh pack is a 5kwh pack. >From Cedric's home at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, to Honiton in Devon (where his motor design was then built by Lemco), is roughly 170 miles. Cedric was able to complete that journey at an average of about 45mph on a single charge. Top speed is around 70mph. The battery at that time was 48v of 100Ah Thundersky cells. They're now around 10 years old and their internal resistance is now too high for vehicle use, even though they retain much of their capacity. Cedric has a couple of PV panels on the roof of his shed to charge that original pack, plus a few more old cells. The stationary pack voltage is designed so he can just connect his streamliner pack in parallel to charge. He harvests enough energy, pretty much year round, for his commute to Bicester in Oxfordhire where he now works for Agility Saietta (who are partners with AGNI, who now make Cedric's motors). > 300km on a 5kwh pack is 27wh/mile (2.2hp). Enough power for Cedric's machine to do 60+ mph. -- Paul Compton www.morini-mania.co.uk www.paulcompton.co.uk (YouTube channel) ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] EVLN: mankamemotors.com EP-1 e-Motorcycle.in r:500km ts:251kph
> You're not going to get 200 miles of range from a smaller battery at realistic speeds. Well, it wouldn't be the first kickstarter to make absurd claims and still be fully funded. It's being built for India. Average speeds there are quite slow. Roads are busy and terrible. You can get 300 miles out of 18kwh sure, you'll just be going ~50km/h (30mph) to only drain the max 60wh/mile. http://www.enginuitysystems.com/EVCalculator.htm > Why would anyone want to ride 300 miles on a motorcycle without stopping anyway.? I think motorcycles are more for local travel and fun. Not boring 300 mile long trips. You answered your own question. Because people have different opinions than you and what you think of as boring. There's a whole class of touring and cruiser motorbikes from all manner of manufacturers that sell for tens of thousands of dollars. So, who? All the people buying those bikes who don't think it's boring. List your favorite 5 things to do and I'm sure half of the rest of us could find one where we roll our eyes and call you boring for liking that. Different strokes for different folks. > Cedric Lynch built a feet-forward electric motorcycle over 20 years ago > that could go over 300km on its 5kwh pack. Given the advances in today's > batteries over those he had back then, 500km (310 miles) is clearly > possible. Nope. Cedric built what looks like an electric bicycle, that probably goes bicycle speeds (it doesn't say). Physics are what they are. No battery improvement is going to change how much power it takes to push air out of the way. A 5kwh pack is a 5kwh pack. 300km on a 5kwh pack is 27wh/mile (2.2hp). In order to match his physics, at highway speed, with low-rolling-resistance tires, and only 200kg total weight of bike+rider including batteries - batteries are around 200wh/kg, so, that's 90kg of battery, add 90kg of adult and you've got 20kg left over for bike frame, motor, controller, steering, and fairings - would even then require his entire frontal area to be 1.8 square feet. That's someone laying perfectly prone, on their back. That's 1'x1.8'. Your feet are about 1' and your shoulders are about 1.8'. Magically hovering down the road with no tires in the way or anything other than a man-shaped bubble. It's not possible at highway speeds. More realistically, he's going to need 150-200 wh/mile, so, 60,000wh pack which is 500lbs of battery. But they already say it will have 18kwh. > 618 miles in a day. 1978 Honda 750CB 4 cylinder. VA to MA in my youth. There's a guy who's planning to ride his '85 Nighthawk 750 to Tuktoyuktuk at the arctic circle. The Nighthawk's gas tank only holds 230km worth and it's 400 klicks between gas stations up there so he has to pack extra gas tanks. And it's about a thousand miles of desolate gravel road. The Nighthawk is a cafe racer, not a cruiser, it's comfortable for about 15 minutes, but that's his idea of fun. To think this Indian company is going to build an EV motorbike that gets double the range of a bigger gas bike is absurd. My own '85 Nighthawk 750 EV conversion I'm about to mount maybe 12kwh max worth of batteries into the frame (and it's a big bike), and it'll go maybe 60 miles on the highway. To fit 1.5x that much battery onto a frame, and go 5x as far at the same speed is an absurd claim. Which is probably why they do the oldest lie in the EV book and tell you the range without telling you at what speed. > Based on my past versions it'll need well under 100wthr/mile. Well that's just math. 18,000wh and 300 miles range. To meet their claims it will need to be under 60wh/mile. -- 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 Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
[EVDL] EVLN: Lingyun gyrocar self-balancing 2whl EV r:100km ts:100kph
https://www.bloomberg.com/hyperdrive The Two-Wheeled Electric Car of the Future Is Being Tested in China June 3, 2018 Ying Tian [images / Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ipdW07lINRt4/v0/-999x-999.gif https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imIoVDztOmrg/v3/1400x-1.jpg Lingyun’s 1703 prototype electric vehicle. https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iB8rnJtHjp.4/v3/800x-1.jpg A Ford concept car, the Gyron, a futuristic two wheeled gyrocar, Detroit, Michigan, 1961. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images) https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iK_8NfIKYpd4/v0/1400x-1.jpg https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0ssbjYuuHjc/v0/-999x-999.gif (animated gif) audio https://assets.bwbx.io/s3/readings/P9RMCC6TTDS01528150909074.mp3 LISTEN TO ARTICLE 5:16 ] Inspired by 1961 [Ford] Gyron, the futuristic one-person transporter may start selling by 2020. The two-wheeled vehicle whizzing around a Beijing test track is a mashup of motorcycle, electric car and space capsule, wrapped around the brain of a smartphone. And engineer Zhu Lingyun believes it will be on public roads within two years. Inspired by a Ford Motor Co. concept car from 1961 that used gyroscopes to stay upright, Zhu built a streamlined version that resembles an escape pod from a science-fiction movie. Beijing Lingyun Intelligent Technology Co. [(in Chinese) http://www.twowheelscar.com/ ] plans to build the gyrocar itself and may pick a domestic location for its factory this month, with a goal to start sales in 2020. “I was told by a potential investor that I have zero chance to make the idea work,’’ Zhu, 40, said after a test drive of a prototype called the 1703. “But I firmly believe this is the future of urban transportation because it is exquisite, energy-saving and easy to manage. I have to make it.’’ Zhu isn’t the only carmaker trying to capitalize on advances in batteries, electric motors and the gyroscope technology used in iPhones and Segways to track user movements or maintain balance. San Francisco-based startup Lit Motors developed several prototypes of a two-wheeled EV, and the New York Times reported in 2016 the company was in talks about a potential acquisition by Apple Inc. Lit Motors didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. No phone number is listed on its website, and part of its contact page redirects to an internet pharmacy. Two-wheeled cars first appeared more than a century ago but never caught on as consumers preferred either the space and stability of traditional cars or the speed and handling of motorcycles. The cars typically had the equivalent of a bicycle kickstand on each side to keep them upright while stationary. Those kickstands retracted when the car started moving. Zhu first saw Ford’s Gyron on the internet about five years ago, and he said he was hooked immediately. The vehicle, resembling something from the futuristic TV cartoon “The Jetsons,’’ was pictured on the May 1961 cover of Car Life magazine and displayed at the Detroit Motor Show that year. The Gyron had two seats, a cockpit-like passenger compartment and tail fins mimicking the silhouette of fighter-jet wings. It never went into production, though it spawned a lineup of collectible toys. Zhu was so enamored he founded his company in 2014 to develop a 21st-century version. He started Lingyun with 3 million yuan ($470,000) in angel investments and three other employees. Three years ago, he raised $10 million from investors such as China Broadband Capital Partners LP, Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital Group and GSR Ventures, and now he wants to raise another $30 million to help prepare for mass production, Zhu said. Zhu’s company currently is valued at $60 million, he said. “On most occasions, a car is used by a single person, so a car for one person has market prospects,’’ said Li Jianwei, who led Sequoia’s investment in 2014. “As long as they can prove that their vehicles are reliable and safe, the government will gradually accept it. We took this as a long-term investment.’’ Li declined to say how much Sequoia invested. Beijing Lingyun’s gyrocar is about 3 meters (10 feet) long and 1 meter wide, with a seat for one person. It has no steering wheel or acceleration pedal and can reach a speed of 100 kph (62 mph). The 1703 prototype can drive autonomously –- a promotional video shows a woman applying lipstick and checking her iPhone as she spins around a parking lot -- or can be controlled by using a computer mouse and 24-inch screen. The gyroscope balancing the car is under the seat, and doors open on both sides. Retractable wheels are under the doors. During a test drive, the gyrocar was quiet and stable, and more nimble than a traditional car when making turns. Beijing Lingyun also built a version with a steering wheel and brake, which likely will reach showrooms first. It will cost less than 100,000 yuan ($16,000) if assembly lines can produce
[EVDL] EVLN: 55kWh Mercedes-Benz eSprinter van r:93mi c:45min@L3
% At what L3 rate would a 55kWh pack be recharged to 80%SOC ?
Would that be:
80% derating the 55kWh pack (MBenz is only using 80% of its kWh capacity),
times 80% of a full State of Charge (SOC) before the L3 EVSE shuts off,
times 60 minutes divided by 45
((.8 * .8 * 55)* (60/45))= 46.93
A 47Amp rate is what a public 50kW L3 typically pumps out. Less (slower) if
in the U.S. running off 3 phase 208VAC. %
https://carbuzz.com/news/mercedes-benz-reveals-electric-van-that-should-concern-tesla
Mercedes-Benz Reveals Electric Van That Should Concern Tesla
May 30 2018 John Tallodi
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The Mercedes-Benz eSprinter van is coming and should have Tesla worried.
The EV space is hotting up with just about every major manufacturer
announcing their intentions to introduce a range of fully-electric sedans
and sports cars in the coming years. Mercedes-Benz is also adding electric
power to its commercial range, starting with the eSprinter, a model first
unveiled early in 2018. We now have the specs for these new EVs. When they
arrive in 2019 customers will have a choice of either 41 or 55 kWh battery
packs.
A 112-bhp, 221 lb-ft electric motor will be standard and the smaller battery
will allow for a range of around 71.5 miles while carrying a load of
2,292-pounds. The larger 55 kWh battery offers a longer 93 miles of range
but this is with a smaller 1,984-pound payload due to the heavier battery
pack. These ranges may seem a bit on the low side but according to Mercedes,
the eSprinter is intended for inner-city traffic and should achieve these
distances regardless of ambient conditions. Charging is quick too, taking
between 6 to 8 hours when using the onboard 7.2kW charger or a short 45
minutes if using the DC fast charger.
Now Tesla's current models offer far greater range and performance but we
shouldn't underestimate Mercedes' plans as this is just the first step in
its EV onslaught. Future models will offer far greater performance and
Mercedes' knowledge in trucking is sure to make things tough for the
upcoming Tesla Semi. The eSprinter will launch in 2019 in Europe and will be
limited to a single panel van body style for now. Pricing for the eSprinter
should be similar to conventionally powered models once the various state
and federal tax incentives are taken into account. While no exact date has
been announced for the US launch it should make its way here in the coming
years.
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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Mercedes-eSprinter-van-by-2019-tp4689441.html
EVLN: Mercedes eSprinter van by 2019
... will be sold in the U.S. Mercedes-Benz will add a battery-electric
variant of the Sprinter as it updates the commercial van line for its third
generation. But it's not yet clear when, or even if, the new eSprinter will
be sold in the U.S. The redesigned combustion-engine Sprinter will go on
sale in...
Feb 14 2018
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-MBenz-eVito-e-vans-orderable-for-commercial-fleet-electrification-r-150-ts-120kph-tp4688649.html
EVLN: MBenz eVito e-vans orderable for commercial fleet electrification
r:150 ts:120kph
Elektrische Transporter von Mercedes-Benz Vans: eVito ab sofort bestellbar;
Ökosystem für die Elektrifizierung gewerblicher Flotten (Electric vans from
Mercedes-Benz...
Nov 22, 2017
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https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/commercial-vehicle/mhcv/vecv-to-supply-40-electric-buses-to-mumbai/64448744
VECV to supply 40 electric buses to Mumbai
June 04, 2018 The 40 electric buses are part of the 390-buses order
announced by the minister of heavy industries and public enterprises, Anant
Geete, in December last year. NEW DELHI: VE Commercial Vehicle, a joint
venture between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, will supply 40 electric buses
to Mumbai, a senior executive ...
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