EV Digest 2462
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: EDISON DISS
by "David McAlister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
2) Re: EDISON DISS
by Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
3) Re: 1kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell $5995
by "Vince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
4) RE: 1kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell $5995
by "Tony McCormick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
5) Re: Victor's PowerCheq Mystery SOLVED!!!!
by Lee Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
6) Hybrid HandyMan's Special
by "Vince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
7) RE: 1kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell $5995
by "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
8) Re: Victor's PowerCheq Mystery SOLVED!!!!
by Rich Rudman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
9) EVs on TVs
by Bruce EVangel Parmenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
10) EVs on TVs
by Bruce EVangel Parmenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
11) Re: EVs on TVs
by Keith Richtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
12) RE: bats "best power"
by "Vince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
13) Re: EVs on TVs
by Bruce EVangel Parmenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
14) tranny removal in conversion
by Bob Bath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
15) Re: OT (But Energy and Beer Related)
by josh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
16) RE: tranny removal in conversion
by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
17) Re: tranny removal in conversion
by Mike Chancey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
18) Re: tranny removal in conversion
by "tgleeman2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
19) Ok, I wasn't clear- RE: tranny removal in conversion
by Bob Bath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
20) EDISON DISALLOWS CONDUCTIVE CHARGING ON EV TOU METERS!
by Marvin Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
21) Re: EVs on TVs
by "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Most of these new electronic meters are programmable. They can "spin"
backwards, but this feature can be easily turned off (or set so that power
flow in or out both cause the meter to spin forwards!!)
David
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From: "Marvin Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:45 PM
Subject: EDISON DISS
> The PV spins the house meter back.
> I think- but I'm not sure and God knows I'm not going to ask any more
> questions of Edison- that the TOU is separate unto itself.
> If you charge after 9pm and before 12noon you get .4 cents per kwh.
> Don't know what the rate is during peak. Probably about a dollar/kwh.
> I'm praying it doesn't affect the house baseline because we're already in
> the .23 cents per kwh tier.
> But the Edison billing lady said, "Would you like that billed separately
or
> just add onto your present bill", so I'm assuming it remains separate.
> Regarding backing the TOU with PV- the TOU is one of those new electronic
> meters they can read from their truck out in the street. I've heard them
> cursed so I'm pretty sure they don't spin back.
> J. Marvin Campbell
> Culver City, CA
>
> > From: "Lawrence Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:39:54 -0800
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: EDISON DISALLOWS CONDUCTIVE CHARGING ON EV TOU METERS!
> >
> > Do you get credit on that line for the PV or do they just give you
credit on
> > the house line? Can you back the TOU with your PV. What I am looking
for
> > is getting credit at the 22 cent per kwh day rate and using at the .04
rate
> > at night. Lawrence Rhode
>
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>the TOU is one of those new electronic
>meters they can read from their truck out in the street. I've heard them
>cursed so I'm pretty sure they don't spin back.
Well, actually, they do spin backwards, but they don't ~count~ backwards.
These meters still use the spinning aluminum disc to tally power consumed,
but instead of being geared to dials, they use an optical sensor that
counts spots on the spinning disc. The counter doesn't care which direction
the disc is spinning, so, even worse than not counting down, the new meters
will actually cause your bill to be higher on a grid inertied system. PV
systems feeding the grid through these meters increase the bill by the
amount of power fed back into the utility as the meter spins "backwards".
You're getting charged for producing and feeding power to the utility!!!
Ain't modern technology wonderful?
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Lawrence wrote:
> Sorry but after compressing the hydrogen it will be a very expensive
> fuel. Energy wise that is. Might as well just compress air and run on
> that.
Right. They're using 5000 PSI holding tanks for the compressed hydrogen, and the
French are operating compressed air vehicles on 300
Bar, which is slightly less.
> The oil companies are just itching to get another hight profit
> fuel and hydrogen is very much like gasoline.
Yep. They choked that technology back in an attempt to first achieve full vertical
integration. They want to keep people on the other
side of a meter.
Vince
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From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 11:51:23 -0500
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Subject: Re: EVs on TVs
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On 6 Dec 2002 at 22:46, Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote:
> So, is that 20 miles is really 15 miles if you want to
> retain what short cycle life a deep-cycle pack has ...
Nothing new here. Almost every commercial EV offered in the US in any
quantity, certainly from the Citicars on and probably back in the Detroit
Electric days too, has advertised its absolute maximum range -- a figure
that's essentially unobtainable by normal humans using the vehicle in normal
ways.
Back in the early 1980s, before the Reagan administration cut their legs out
from under them, the DOE promulgated rules that specified driving cycles to
use for range testing. These may not have been perfect, but at least were
an attempt to provide a standard that would allow for realistic, repeatable
figures to be quoted in advertising for an EV.
But unlike the fuel efficiency ratings for gassers, these rules were never
given the force of law. They remain optional, and they're almost entirely
unused.
That's a pity, because part of the reason for users' repeated disappointment
in many EVs has been that they consistently fail to live up to their
manufacturers' claims for range.
To succeed in the marketplace, EVs need, at minimum:
- Useful ^real^ range (50 miles minimum, I think)
- Realistic statements to allow the user realistic expectations
- Accurate "fuel gauge"
- Reliable battery management that keeps the user from damaging the battery
Otherwise it'll just be another verse of the old "EV Blues":
1. Person buys EV in a fit of green enthusiasm.
2. Finds he can't quite make his commute that's 2 miles short of its
advertised range.
3. Finds other things to do with the car, not so sure now this was a smart
purchase.
4. Runs the pack dead repeatedly and ruins it.
5. Replaces it to the tune of $1000 or more.
6. Repeats steps 4 & 5 at least once.
7. Unwilling to spend yet another $1000 on batteries, puts the car up for
sale, possibly after letting it sit in the garage for several years. The ad
reads "Electric car for sale cheap, needs batteries."
The good news is that in recent years I've noticed that a few European EV
prototypes are quoting "autonomy" figures - the radius from home that an EV
can realistically negotiate. I don't know whether these reflect a standard,
but I think they're a good idea. They probably give rise to more modest
user expectations. IMO, it's better to promise a little and deliver a
little more, than to promise the world and deliver a 7 mile radius of it.
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