[EVDL] EVLN: Amazon Google autonomous flying delivery e-drones

2014-09-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.wallstreetotc.com/google-tests-autonomous-delivery-drones-hopeful-of-its-commercial-launch-soon/28377/ Google tests autonomous delivery drones, hopeful of its commercial launch soon September 2, 2014 [image

[EVDL] EVLN: I'm a born-again electric (though his fears sought a pih)

2014-09-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/09/10/born-electric-guest-blogger-meet-fred-california/ Born Electric Guest Blogger: Meet Fred From California BMW i3 | September 10th, 2014 by Horatiu Boeriu [images http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Fred1.jpg Fred1

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video)

2014-09-20 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
Wow! 133kW LiFePO4 pack and 150kW motor. No word on top speed (unless I missed it) but a usable range of 70 miles or so. Quite impressive and ideal for tootling around congested York - or any other city for that matter. The converting company, Magtec, have some other interesting products on

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video)

2014-09-20 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
The bus might have periods where it is standing still, stopped, but continues to use power? Or they simply plan on only using 80% of the pack's energy to prolong its life. Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: cwa...@proxim.com Private:

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: £75k York.uk 1st converted double-decker sightseeing ebus (video)

2014-09-20 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 20 Sep 2014 at 11:21, Martin WINLOW via EV wrote: 133kW LiFePO4 pack ... I'm a bit confused as to why it only gets 70 miles or so range if it does 0.67 miles per kWh... Let's see, 0.67 * 133 = 89 miles. 70 / 89 = 0.79. So that 70 miles would be roughly 80% of the theoretical maximum

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Amazon Google autonomous flying delivery e-drones

2014-09-20 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 20 Sep 2014 at 2:06, brucedp5 via EV wrote: Talking about the droneTMs design, Google says it has 1.5m wingspan and four electric propellers which help it in driving. This piece is rather vague. I get the distinct impression that the writer's native language isn't English. So when he says

[EVDL] EV Parking/Charging - biased towards tiny cars!

2014-09-20 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
So, I was out with my EV F-250, and checked out some of the charging sites I could find. Some of them are just NOT POSSIBLE for me to use. Parking perpendicular to the street, sized such that a Nissan Leaf with it's front wheels touching the curb, has it's back bumper right at the