Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge

2017-11-20 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
David, Talk to the operator of a large plant with heavy electric draws, how they think about load leveling. I know of plants where they bought specialized equipment to sequence the different draws of startup of electric motors, just to reduce the peak draw as their bill was more determined by the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge

2017-11-20 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 20 Nov 2017 at 9:38, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: > In my book charging a 40kWh battery in 1/60th hour (one minute) to 80% > means 40 x 0.8 x 60 = 1920 kW, almost 2 Megawatt. Thanks, absolutely correct. I got unconscionably careless with my powers of 10. That shouldn't have passed the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge

2017-11-20 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
David, In my book charging a 40kWh battery in 1/60th hour (one minute) to 80% means 40 x 0.8 x 60 = 1920 kW, almost 2 Megawatt. Still a pretty large number but not the power consumption of one of the smaller states. Since fueling a gas car can easily take 5 mins, I presume that 400kW of power

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge

2017-11-20 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
I agree, the 1 minute claim really glosses over the bigger picture. It could become possible, though, if charge stations were composed of battery banks which recharged over, say, 30 minutes. But, overall, you could not service one vehicle every minute, continuously. Same as the original

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge

2017-11-20 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 20 Nov 2017 at 3:04, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > If it lives up to expectations, this battery will provide electric > vehicles with a range of over 500 miles on a single charge. On top of > that, recharging will only take a minute. How many times have I read these words? Especially the "If it

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Car2Go Phasing Out Its EVs In The U.S.> (lack of charging infrastructure)

2017-11-20 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 20 Nov 2017 at 2:54, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > "We believe that electric is the future, and when conditions evolve in > North American cities we'd be glad to revisit EV carshare in the U.S. > and Canada." It used to be "It's the battery, stupid." Now it's the chargers. "We believe that

[EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20171119

2017-11-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Fisker-s-3D-electrode-li-ion-promises-500Mi-EV-1min-recharge-tp4688625.html EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge Fisker is best known for creating the Fisker Karma electric luxury sports sedan back

[EVDL] EVLN: Fisker's 3D electrode li-ion promises 500Mi EV& 1min recharge

2017-11-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://in.pcmag.com/news/117575/fisker-battery-promises-500-mile-ev-range-1-minute-charging Fisker Battery Promises 500 Mile EV Range, 1 Minute Charging Nov. 14, 2017 Matthew Humphries [image

[EVDL] EVLN: 27yrold Ballendat converted a BMW into an electric car and worked @Tesla

2017-11-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
'We think about electric vehicles completely wrong' http://www.businessinsider.com/former-tesla-intern-says-we-think-about-electric-cars-wrong-2017-11 A 27-year-old who converted a BMW into an electric car and worked for Tesla is convinced we think about electric cars all wrong Nov. 13, 2017

[EVDL] EVLN: Car2Go Phasing Out Its EVs In The U.S.> (lack of charging infrastructure)

2017-11-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://jalopnik.com/the-smart-car-is-getting-phased-out-of-car2go-in-americ-1820414890 The Smart Car Is Eventually Getting Phased Out Of Car2Go In America 11/13/17 Patrick George [image

[EVDL] IT firm tmcs.co.uk keen to i3 EV lower their emissions carbon footprint down even lower

2017-11-20 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://fleetworld.co.uk/it-firm-to-swap-to-all-electric-fleet/ IT firm to swap to all-electric fleet 2017-11-13 Natalie Middleton Stag Publications [image https://fleetworld-ie1sx8rlrn5pfuy6a.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bmwi_i3_hosted.jpg Six BMW i3s will serve in a car pool