Re: [EVDL] 10,000 EVs in Austin-TX. an increase of 39%
Thanks for the article! It sounds like there's lots of interest in that Rivian. It's not a vehicle I'm interested in, but I hope it goes well, for them and for the buyers. Starting a brand-new EV-only company is a high bar to clear. 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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
Re: [EVDL] 10,000 EVs in Austin-TX. an increase of 39%
On 2/5/20 7:56 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: Some of those bigger vehicles were on display at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday at the largest EV event in North America. Fully Charged, a European-based YouTube channel focusing on electric vehicles and clean energy, presented the live show. “If you can switch to clean energy and electric vehicles in Texas, you can do it anywhere,” managing director Dan Caesar said. “There's more electric cars around and people are naturally seeing that, but also there's a lot going on in the world in terms of climate change and air pollution.” The event was sold out [ Saturday sold out several days before the event. Sunday ticket sales continued through Sunday. Here is my take on the event: https://wmckemie.blogspot.com/2020/02/fully-charged-at-cota.html ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
[EVDL] Cast yer twit-poll vote> build gigafactory in TX? (giga-texas)
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/05/giga-texas-elon-musk-gigafactory/
Everything's 'giga' in Texas: Elon Musk polls Twitter users on new factory
Feb 5th 2020 Reuters
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Giga Texas?
80% Hell yeah
20% Nope
Vote 210,849 votes • 15 hours left
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'We've got to scale battery production to crazy levels'
During an earnings conference call last week, Musk said that Tesla needs to
increase its battery capacity to produce high-capacity models like
Cybertruck.
"We've got to scale battery production to crazy levels that people cannot
even fathom today. That's the real problem," he said.
Tesla shares have been on a tear recently, more than doubling the company's
market value since the start of the year as more investors bet on Musk's
vision. The stock, which closed up 14% on Tuesday at $887.06, has surged
nearly 400% since early June.
The latest bump was partly fueled by a quarterly profit at Japanese battery
maker Panasonic Corp's battery business with the U.S. car maker.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Musk's Texas
gigafactory tweet.
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[EVDL] 10,000 EVs in Austin-TX. an increase of 39%
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/electric-vehicles-surge-in-austin-as-more-models-expected-to-go-on-market/ar-BBZyPQg
Electric vehicles surge in Austin as more models expected to go on market
February 2, 2020 Bryce Newberry
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Nearly 10,000 electric cars are now on Austin streets | KVUE
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As Austin grows, so does the number of electric vehicles (EVs) around town.
A new Austin Energy report says 10,000 EVs are on Austin roads – an annual
average increase of 39% over the past five years.
“The growth of electric vehicles in Austin over the last 10 years has been
pretty significant, and especially over the last few years,” said Cameron
Freberg, utility strategist at Austin Energy. “The market for electric
vehicles here in Austin is growing so fast because I think people are
realizing how easy of an experience it is to drive.”
For Joseph Barletta, the switch to electric happened seven years ago.
“It is an environmental investment that you're making with an electric car,
but for us, it was no maintenance and then of course the sustainability
realm of it,” Barletta said.
He used to drive a Toyota Tundra before switching to a Nissan Leaf. He spent
about $350 per month on gas, and now spends about $35 more per month on his
electricity bill.
“If you can see long-term wise, if you can just get a hold of that long-term
information, you know that by purchasing an electric car, driving an
electric car, you are making that difference long-term,” Barletta said.
The city is now working on managing the growth of EVs and finding ways to
keep up with the demand for charges. Currently, there are an estimated 900
charging stations in Austin, Freberg said.
If you have an electric vehicle, Austin offers a $4.17 per month rate for
unlimited use of city charge stations ...
Freberg predicts the next 10 years of electric transportation to be
“enormous” because more models, including medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
with electric drivetrains, will start to come on the market.
Some of those bigger vehicles were on display at Circuit of the Americas on
Saturday at the largest EV event in North America.
Fully Charged, a European-based YouTube channel focusing on electric
vehicles and clean energy, presented the live show.
“If you can switch to clean energy and electric vehicles in Texas, you can
do it anywhere,” managing director Dan Caesar said. “There's more electric
cars around and people are naturally seeing that, but also there's a lot
going on in the world in terms of climate change and air pollution.”
The event was sold out [
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].
“The secret's out that electric cars are faster and more fun to drive, so
that's making people think twice,” Caesar said.
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Number Of Drivers Who Desire To Own An EV Rises Substantially
February 2, 2020 Twice as many people want an electric car than in 2018 ...
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[EVDL] .uk green EV lic. plates> a target4 cloning-crooks
https://www.driving.co.uk/news/green-number-plates-electric-cars-security-risk-warns-surveillance-watchdog/ Department for Transport green number plate electric cars concept 03 February 2020 James Allen [image https://www.driving.co.uk/s3/st-driving-prod/uploads/2019/10/Department-for-Transport-green-number-plate-electric-cars-concept-idea-Renault-Zoe-01.jpg Renault Zoe example ] Green number plates for electric cars could be a security risk Green plate cars could be bigger targets for cloning crooks, says surveillance commissioner THE GOVERNMENT’S plans to introduce green number plates for electric cars could make them more enticing to criminals, a UK security watchdog has warned. According to the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, installing the distinctive design on pure-electric cars and other ultra-low emission vehicles could increase the chances of them being targeted by thieves, who could clone the identity of the vehicle for their own nefarious purposes. While car cloning is more commonly associated with criminals trying to disguise the identity of a stolen or salvaged vehicle with another car’s number plates, the Commissioner said cloning of electric cars would be attractive to criminals due to the benefits afforded to them. These could include discounted parking fees and access to bus lanes. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras would ignore any cloned vehicle with a plate registered to an electric vehicle. The Commissioner said: “Consideration given to incentives for green plates could lead to misrepresenting plates on vehicles – cloned plates. This leads to a greater risk to the national automatic number plate recognition system regarding the potential of more cloned plates on the road.” The authority advises “the process of getting green number plates should therefore be tightly controlled” to ensure ultra-low emission vehicles don’t have their identities stolen by thieves looking to cheat the system. When the Department for Transport (DfT) floated the idea of fitting ultra-low emission cars with green number plates in October 2019, it claimed the plates would allow local authorities to have “a useful visual identifier should they wish to introduce incentives to promote the use of zero emission vehicles”. The design of the plates was up for discussion; they could involve a green strip at the side, rather than a completely green background. Concerns with how cars with green number plates should be monitored were also brought up by the watchdog, who argued it would be “beyond the initial purpose” of the UK’s automatic number plate recognition system (which, according to the National Police Chief’s Council, is made up of around 11,000 cameras that make around 50m number plate recordings every day) to include the monitoring of cars with green number plates. Perhaps most damningly of all, the Commissioner goes on the record to say UK drivers may not necessarily be interested in driving cars with green number plates in the first place. According to the watchdog, there has been “limited evidence … that car drivers want green number plates or that it is for the benefit of society”, and it’s also unclear if the scheme would “significantly contribute” towards reducing emissions and improving local air quality. When the DfT announced its plans in October last year, the RAC’s spokesperson Rod Dennis went said the association is “not massively impressed” with the idea, and that the government’s time and resources could be better spent on other incentives that encourage motorists to buy new low emission cars. Dennis said: “The question is whether they really achieve what the government wants to achieve. This is about getting more people into cleaner vehicles — switching out of petrol and diesel vehicles — and will the sight of a green number plate and the possibility of free parking and driving in bus lanes for electric vehicles really drive up usage?” [© driving.co.uk] (dated) https://www.driving.co.uk/news/green-number-plates-electric-cars-short-term-solution-says-rac/ RAC ‘not impressed’ by government’s green number plates for electric cars plan 22 October 2019 Green number plates for electric cars are only a short term solution, says RAC THE EFFICACY of plans to introduce green number plates for electric cars in order to drive up their sales have been called into question motoring organisations and environmental groups. The government consultation 1st reported by The Times in April 2019, involves asking the industry & public for their views on the scheme … https://www.driving.co.uk/s3/st-driving-prod/uploads/2019/10/Department-for-Transport-electric-car-green-number-plate-design-ideas-1024x638.jpg + https://www.forbes.com/sites/greggardner/2020/02/03/toyota-and-panasonic-launch-joint-ev-battery-venture/#16d404244c3a Toyota And Panasonic Launch Joint Venture To Make Electric Car Batteries 2020/02/03 Toyota Motor Corp. and Panasonic Corp. will collaborate on
[EVDL] 230mi auton Leaf EV's Cranfield-to-Sunderland .uk trip (v)
https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/a-top-secret-electric-vehicle-has-completed-the-uks-longest-and-most-complex-autonomous-car-journey/ A top-secret electric vehicle has completed the UK’s longest and most complex autonomous car journey February 5, 2020 Nigel Barlow [image https://www.aboutmanchester.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AD-operation-viewer_4-1024x683.jpg ] A top-secret electric vehicle has completed the UK’s longest and most complex autonomous car journey – self-navigating itself 230 miles on British roads. The modified 2017 electric Nissan LEAF travelled from Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield, Beds., to the brand’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland [map https://goo.gl/maps/8n7FCGmRGEhff84J7 ]. Over the course of the 230 mile journey, the autonomous car tackled country lanes with no or minimal road markings, junctions, roundabouts and motorways. The autonomous technology activated along the route to change lanes, merge and stop and start when necessary. The only moment the passenger took control of the LEAF was to drive into motorway services – in order to charge it. The achievement, which took place on public roads with surrounding motorists none the wiser, is the result of 30 months of work by a consortium of industry leaders, backed by the UK government, in what has been known as the HumanDrive project [ https://humandrive.co.uk/ ]. George Freeman, Future of Transport Minister, said: “The UK is fast becoming a leader in intelligent and automated vehicle and traffic management technology, a huge global sector set to create thousands of jobs. “Our Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy is supporting transport innovation for cleaner, greener and smarter transport, and Nissan’s successful HumanDrive project is an exciting example of how the next phase of the UK’s transport revolution could look.” Nissan worked with Hitachi, Highways England and a number of other partners to produce one of the most technologically advanced autonomous vehicles ever seen. Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi added: “Safely completing the longest autonomous drive in Britain is an incredible achievement for Nissan and the HumanDrive consortium, and a huge step towards the rollout of driverless cars on UK streets. “This project is a shining example of how the automotive industry, working with government, can drive forward technology to benefit people’s mobility – while helping to slash carbon emissions.” The LEAF is capable of handling narrow winding roads, carriageways with no lane division markings and poorly-marked roundabouts – all on its own. By building a dataset of previously encountered traffic scenarios and solutions, it can use this ‘learned experience’ to handle similar scenarios in future and plot a safe route around an obstacle. This technology is designed to create a more familiar and comfortable experience for passengers in the car, essentially by making the way the car acts more human like. The HumanDrive project demonstrates how car firms like Nissan, along with other industry leaders and the UK government are committed to making autonomous vehicles a reality on European roads. HumanDrive is jointly funded by the UK government through the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) [ https://twitter.com/ccavgovuk?lang=en ], Innovate UK, and nine other consortium partners. The joint funding package for the project totalled £13.5m. The landmark Grand Drive achievement is the latest to show how Britain is at the forefront of high-level automotive technology and a top location for investment. Last year UK tech companies secured a third of the £30.4 billion raised in Europe, with the UK (10.1bn) raising more venture capital investment than Germany (£5.4bn) and France (£3.4bn) combined. Bob Bateman, project manager at Nissan Technical Centre Europe, said: “The HumanDrive project allowed us to develop an autonomous vehicle that can tackle challenges encountered on UK roads that are unique to this part of the world, such as complex roundabouts and high-speed country lanes with no road markings, white lines or kerbs.” David Moss, senior vice president for Research & Development in Europe, Nissan Europe, added: “Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility vision is to develop autonomous drive technologies for use in all of our cars in any area of the world. “The door is now open to build on this successful UK research project, as we move towards a future which is more autonomous, more electric, and more connected.” [© aboutmanchester.co.uk] https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-7968813/Self-driving-Nissan-Leaf-electric-car-navigated-230-miles-UK-roads.html The car that drove itself from Bedfordshire to Sunderland: Self-driving Nissan Leaf electric car navigates 230 MILES on the longest autonomous journey ever on UK roads 5 February 2020 ... Self-driving Nissan Leaf electric car navigates 230 MILES on the longest autonomous journey ever ...
