[EVDL] ¥380k/$4.5k e-wheelchair easier on planes> lowered Wh battery
https://japantoday.com/category/tech/light-weight-foldable-electric-wheelchair-can-be-brought-onto-plane
Light-weight foldable electric wheelchair can be brought onto plane
December 29, 2018 Kaoru Kubono
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The foldable electric wheelchair jointly developed by Curio and Daido
University
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The folded wheelchair
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TOKYO Curio Inc, based in Gifu City, and Daido University have jointly
developed a foldable electric wheelchair.
The mass of the wheelchair, Scoo, is about 30 kg, which is about 1/3 that of
products developed by other companies. And it can be easily brought onto a
train, airplane, etc. Its price is ¥380,000.
By folding (1) the operation handle located on one side of the wheelchair,
(2) seat and (3) armrests, in 10 seconds, the wheelchair can be transformed
into a different shape so that it can be carried like a carry case. When
folded, the wheelchair measures 890 (L) x 530 (W) x 350mm (H). It can be
vertically stored in a space with a width of about 400mm.
It is difficult to bring electric wheelchairs in the cargo compartment of an
airplane because of the capacity of their batteries. Electric vehicles
cannot be stored in the cargo compartment as they are; their batteries need
to be detached and brought in the passenger cabin. However, the battery
capacity of existing electric wheelchairs exceeds 300Wh, which is the upper
limit of the capacity of a battery that can be brought in a passenger cabin.
This time, by reducing the weight of the vehicle, Curio realized an electric
wheelchair whose traveling performance does not lower even when the battery
capacity is lowered to 276Wh. As a result, the detached battery of the new
wheelchair can be brought in the passenger cabin, and the folded wheelchair
can be stored in the cargo compartment.
The battery is located in the central part of the chassis. It can be charged
in about two hours. And the electric wheelchair can travel 16 km per charge.
The rated output of the motor, which is located near the rear wheels, is
80W. The electric wheelchair is a rear-wheel-drive vehicle. Differential
gears are used to transmit power. And its front wheels are used for
steering.
"The structure of the chassis is almost the same as the structure of an
electric vehicle (EV)," Curio said.
Because of the light weight of the vehicle, the company was able to employ a
compact motor with a low output. The maximum speed of the electric
wheelchair is 5.5km/h, which is equivalent to the speed of a human walking
briskly.
As an operation handle, Curio employed a mechanical type instead of a
joystick, which is frequently used for electric wheelchairs. When the handle
is swung to the right or left, the front wheels move in the same direction.
When a circular lever is tilted forward and backward, the wheelchair moves
forward and backward, respectively.
"It enables us to easily have a sense of how much the vehicle turns," said
Takashi Ifuji, professor of the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Kagawa
University, who helped the development of the electric wheelchair.
So, the mechanical handle can shorten the time it takes to get accustomed to
the operations and can prevent misoperations after getting used to the
operations.
Responding to a wide range of demands, Curio also released a new model
equipped with a handle that is operated by both hands. The size of the wheel
is 7 inches, but the company is developing a model that has 9-inch wheels
and can more easily run on rough roads, aiming to launch it in 2019 or
later.
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Curio Scoo electric wheelchair
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Re: [EVDL] Making Fun of EV Owners: F-Tesla_chanting trucks ICEed/blocked all superEVSE @Sheetz.com NC store
I think property owners have the right to post correctly worded "tow away" signs and empower any and all EV owners to have an ICE towed from a dedicated EV charging spot on the owner's property. At 06:37 AM 12/31/2018, paul dove via EV wrote: Most chargers are on private property Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 30, 2018, at 11:33 PM, Tom Hudson via EV wrote: > > Does anyone on the list have links to legislation prohibiting non-EVs from parking in dedicated EV charging spots? I'd like to try and get ahead of this problem here in Wisconsin and it would be great if I had some examples of such legislation when contacting my state representatives. > > Armed with a state statute prohibiting such blockage, EV owners would at least have a chance to get police to deal with these kinds of people. > > Please let me know. Thanks! > > -Tom > >> On 12/29/2018 3:25 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: >> https://www.autoevolution.com/news/making-fun-of-ev-owners-what-is-ice-ing-131262.html >> Making Fun of EV Owners: What Is ICE-ing? >> 28 Dec 2018 ... reports of EV owners being harassed in one way or another >> ... preferred targets of the people doing this seem to be Tesla charging >> stations. Witnesses say some of the truck drivers even shout profanities at >> Tesla and EV owners as they park their oversized ICE trucks in front of the >> stations ... >> https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/making-fun-of-ev-owners-what-is-ice-ing-131262_1.jpg >> >> ___ 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)
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Most chargers are on private property
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 30, 2018, at 11:33 PM, Tom Hudson via EV wrote:
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> Does anyone on the list have links to legislation prohibiting non-EVs from
> parking in dedicated EV charging spots? I'd like to try and get ahead of
> this problem here in Wisconsin and it would be great if I had some examples
> of such legislation when contacting my state representatives.
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> Armed with a state statute prohibiting such blockage, EV owners would at
> least have a chance to get police to deal with these kinds of people.
>
> Please let me know. Thanks!
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> -Tom
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>> On 12/29/2018 3:25 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
>> https://www.autoevolution.com/news/making-fun-of-ev-owners-what-is-ice-ing-131262.html
>> Making Fun of EV Owners: What Is ICE-ing?
>> 28 Dec 2018 ... reports of EV owners being harassed in one way or another
>> ... preferred targets of the people doing this seem to be Tesla charging
>> stations. Witnesses say some of the truck drivers even shout profanities at
>> Tesla and EV owners as they park their oversized ICE trucks in front of the
>> stations ...
>> https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/making-fun-of-ev-owners-what-is-ice-ing-131262_1.jpg
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Re: [EVDL] Making Fun of EV Owners: F-Tesla_chanting trucks ICEed/blocked all superEVSE @Sheetz.com NC store
There are already laws. First off most stations are on private property. You can tow from private property at will. Second most EV spots have ordinance and state or municipal signage. There are also disturbing the peace and incite riot laws. Plenty of ammo the get the police going. Lawrence Rhodes -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181231/fe07add2/attachment.html> ___ 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] Making Fun of EV Owners: F-Tesla_chanting trucksICEed/blocked all superEVSE @Sheetz.com NC store
complain to the hospital might help. We ticketed with $40 tickets folks, set up a listserv to tell when done, etc.Also, _you_ _have_ to charge for the space and must be charging and put the chrgers in non premium spots.growing pains On Monday, December 31, 2018, 1:34:36 AM EST, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: Interesting that California explicitly requires the vehicle to be connected for charging purposes, while Illinois is fine if you park an EV in a charging spot without even bothering to plug in. One of my biggest issues is a local Hospital where one entitled Tesla Model S owner always parks in the first EV Charging stall, without ever plugging in I guess it belongs to an employee who always comes early. So, why not park in one of the other stalls without charger? Since this is a busy location with plenty EVs coming and only 4 Level 2 stalls, often the only way to charge is to park halfway in the passage and halfway across the striped area next to the Model S, so the cord of the charging station can reach your EV, as all other stalls are occupied with cars in various states of charging, so the only available station is in front of the Model S. Seriously, this is as inconsiderate as it comes – pretty much at the level of ICEing that charging station. And apparently equally illegal. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jim Walls via EV Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 8:53 PM To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: Jim Walls Subject: Re: [EVDL] Making Fun of EV Owners: F-Tesla_chanting trucksICEed/blocked all superEVSE @Sheetz.com NC store On 12/30/2018 20:33, Tom Hudson via EV wrote: > Does anyone on the list have links to legislation prohibiting non-EVs > from parking in dedicated EV charging spots? I'd like to try and get > ahead of this problem here in Wisconsin and it would be great if I had > some examples of such legislation when contacting my state > representatives. > > Armed with a state statute prohibiting such blockage, EV owners would > at least have a chance to get police to deal with these kinds of people. > > Please let me know. Thanks! A single Google search found this: https://pluginsites.org/plug-in-vehicle-parking-legislation-reference/ -- 73 - Jim Walls - K6CCC j...@k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 ___ 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) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181230/aacbd1c9/attachment.html> ___ 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) -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181231/ebdb0632/attachment.html> ___ 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] Guys ICE-ing EV Charging
I hate to say it, but it just feels like more of the same.. Making fun of folks with disabilities, or people with accents or skin pigment...different than yours. But to answer the question... Washington State has legislation on the books against ICE-ing, but it is up to each individual municipality or town to enforce the law as best they can. Others on the EVDL may be able to point to the exact law as written. -- Steven S Lough PRESIDENT EMERITUS Seattle EV Association Web: www.seattleeva.org 206 524 1351 -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: stevenslough.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 4 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181231/7a930972/attachment.vcf> ___ 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)
