[EVDL] 17% Improvement in Li-ion Battery Capacity

2021-09-09 Thread moskowitz via EV
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[EVDL] The Verge: One of the biggest myths about EVs is busted in new study

2021-07-21 Thread moskowitz via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Chevy Volt battery cell voltages?

2021-07-16 Thread moskowitz via EV
> On July 16, 2021 at 5:47 PM Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > I see images showing the cell voltages > of all the cells in the Volt battery. Is this a mode one can get into > on the in-car display? Or is this some kind of app someone > downloads onto a smart phone? (which I dont h ave). It's

[EVDL] Inhabitat - Tesla: The Real Environmental Impact

2021-01-19 Thread moskowitz via EV
https://inhabitat.com/tesla-the-real-environmental-impact/ --- Tesla: the real environmental impact Written by [Dawn Hammon](https://inhabitat.com/author/dawnhammon/) on Jan 11, 2021 Since the introduction of the initial Tesla electric vehicle (EV), consumers have sought accurate information

[EVDL] Quantumscape's Higher Capacity Li-Metal Battery Could Double Range

2020-12-08 Thread moskowitz via EV
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[EVDL] Design News: General Motors Slashes Battery Wiring by 90 Percent

2020-09-24 Thread moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-engineering/general-motors-slashes-battery-wiring-90-percent --- General Motors Slashes Battery Wiring by 90 Percent [Dan Carney](https://www.designnews.com/author/Dan-Carney)| Sep 10, 2020 As[General Motors

[EVDL] Design News: Is this Last Mile for the Million-Mile Battery? Or the First?

2020-06-18 Thread moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/batteryenergy-storage/last-mile-million-mile-battery-or-first/47515796863203 --- Is this Last Mile for the Million-Mile Battery? Or the First? Announcements from Tesla and CATL show that long-lived, cobalt-free and competitively priced EV and grid/home batteries may

Re: [EVDL] Million Mile Battery

2020-06-09 Thread moskowitz via EV
From Bloomberg.com --- Hyperdrive A Million-Mile Battery From China Could Power Your Electric Car The Chinese behemoth that makes electric-car batteries for Tesla Inc. and Volkswagen AG developed a power pack that lasts more than a million miles -- an industry landmark and a potential boon for

[EVDL] Million Mile Battery

2020-06-09 Thread moskowitz via EV
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[EVDL] Design News: Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

2020-03-03 Thread moskowitz via EV
World's Most Efficient Lithium-Sulfur Battery Tested By Australian Scientists Researchers eye the design — which can power a smartphone for five days straight — for grid-scale energy and EVs, among other applications. By: [Elizabeth

[EVDL] Car and Driver: Every Plug-In-Hybrid Vehicle For Sale in the U.S. Today

2020-03-01 Thread moskowitz via EV
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377500/plug-in-hybrid-car-suv-vehicles/ - [59 Photos] Every Plug-In-Hybrid Vehicle For Sale in the U.S. Today Most plug-in hybrids offer better range than EVs and greater fuel efficiency than their gasoline-powered counterparts. By Austin Irwin

Re: [EVDL] sacrilege> Obrist mutilates Tesla-3 EV into 17kWh 2cyl pih r:1000km

2020-01-05 Thread moskowitz via EV
It sounds like they've re-invented the Chevy Volt's powertrain. Len Moskowitz ___ 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

Re: [EVDL] Daily EV miles of a plugin Hybrid

2019-12-16 Thread moskowitz via EV
Bob wrote: > But I should be saying 30 to 60 electric miles, or even 30 to 90 electric > miles. Because one could do 30 miles of errands in the morning, come home > (or pluging at work) using a modest 3.3 kW charge, and in 3 hours, get > another 30 electric miles for the afternoon, and come home

[EVDL] MIT: Why the electric-car revolution may take a lot longer than expected

2019-11-19 Thread moskowitz via EV
Why the electric-car revolution may take a lot longer than expected An MIT analysis finds that steady declines in battery costs will stall in the next few years. by James Temple Nov 19, 2019 Don’t expect electric cars and trucks to get as cheap as their gas-powered rivals anytime soon. A new

Re: [EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits?

2019-09-14 Thread moskowitz via EV
Thanks! Nice to know. Do you have any idea how much wattage you can draw from the 12 V battery without causing it to exceed the DC-DC charge rate and be fully discharged? Len - > On September 13, 2019 at 9:49 PM Cor van de Water > wrote: > > > Len, > > The Lead acid

Re: [EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits?

2019-09-13 Thread moskowitz via EV
This brings up a question about V2H with a Chevy Volt. In the Canadian article, he hooked up directly to the 12V lead-acid battery that's under the hatch-area floor. An alternative would be the accessory jack in the front-center arm rest. Is the accessory jack fed by a DC-to-DC converter and

[EVDL] 2014 Chevy Volt V2H Power Draw Limits?

2019-09-12 Thread moskowitz via EV
Anyone know how much power you can draw from the Volt's 12V starter battery without exceeding what the on-board charger can continuously replenish? Len Moskowitz -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [EVDL] V2G - any specs for home power generation during outages?

2019-09-11 Thread moskowitz via EV
Dan Baker wrote: > ...One gentleman ( a fellow FB > friend) used an inverter off his Chevy Volt to power his fridge and freezer: > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/electric-car-hurricane-dorian-1.5274674?fbclid=IwAR29ajKp3gBsVsgdGniiMv6s9fTgtMRSMvHNoCKnMiCjhIyL8i3D-PgLex0 In that

Re: [EVDL] Solar off grid with an EV? (DC AC/heatpumps and waterheating)

2019-07-18 Thread moskowitz via EV
We have a GE hybrid heat pump water heater in our basement. We select the resistance coil in the winter, because the heat pump cools the room too much. We use the heat pump mode in the winter, and route the condensate.down to one of our sumps. Len M. > On July 18, 2019 at 5:03 PM Peri

Re: [EVDL] Net meter screw-you rate plan?

2019-07-18 Thread moskowitz via EV
One more point: we do generate solar off-peak power on weekends. The entire weekend, from Friday night at 9 PM to Monday morning at 7 AM, is off-peak. So we get two full days of daytime power. Len > On July 18, 2019 at 11:10 AM moskowitz via EV wrote: > > > Bob really

Re: [EVDL] Net meter screw-you rate plan?

2019-07-18 Thread moskowitz via EV
Bob really doesn't like the NET meter plan that our local utility uses. It turns out that it works great for us. Our home is Passive House-certified (https://www.phius.org). We can cool or heat it only during the day (or the night) and it maintains its temperature very, very well. Two very

Re: [EVDL] Solar off grid with an EV? (transformers) (Net meter?)

2019-07-18 Thread moskowitz via EV
On-peak generation only offsets on-peak usage. The same goes for off-peak. > On July 17, 2019 at 11:07 PM Robert Bruninga wrote: > > Is it true that only on-peak overgeneration can then credit on-credit > usage? IE, you dont geet to apply expensive kWh to cheap ones you use? > > Or

Re: [EVDL] Solar off grid with an EV? (transformers)

2019-07-14 Thread moskowitz via EV
We do pretty much what Bob says. We have a 9.6 kW solar array which is grid-intertied. We have time-of-day metering and are pretty much net-zero, even with charging our Chevy Volt. (Our home is Passive House-certified and all-electric.) We also keep 6 to 8 100-Amp old batteries on trickle

Re: [EVDL] Old skateboard chassis idea: ... startup.il reinvents the wheel ...

2019-07-11 Thread moskowitz via EV
It seems to me that the new idea here is to move all basic automotive functions (motors, steering, suspension, brakes) out to wheels, leaving nothing on the frame but a flat floor. Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE:

[EVDL] The Times Of Israel: Israeli startup reinvents the wheel, by using it to contain car’s key components

2019-07-11 Thread moskowitz via EV
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startup-reinvents-the-wheel-by-using-it-to-contain-key-car-components --- [Revolutionary design to be unveiled Wednesday in California] Israeli startup reinvents the wheel, by using it to contain car’s key components Relocating the motor, steering,

[EVDL] Design News: Mainstream Automakers Embark on the Big Move to Battery-Electrics

2019-06-20 Thread moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/mainstream-automakers-embark-on-big-move-battery-electrics/94422093060984 - Mainstream Automakers Embark on the Big Move to Battery-Electrics Despite anemic sales and despite losing money on every battery-electric vehicle they sell, mainstream

[EVDL] Deisgn News - Opinion: How Toyota’s EVs May Save the Company

2019-06-18 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/content/opinion-how-toyota-s-evs-may-save-company/177750686660988 - Toyota has finally committed to building a range of electric vehicles (EVs)—but is it too late? By: Kevin Clemens Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo – Novi, MI Battery/Energy Storage,

[EVDL] Design News: The Top-Ten-Selling Electric Cars

2019-03-05 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/top-ten-selling-electric-cars - When it comes to electric cars, there’s a disconnect. In polls, Americans have repeatedly said they see EVs as the future. But with their wallets, they’re saying something else. A recent poll by Harris Insight

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Supercap, ultracap, Goldcap> take the plunge

2019-02-25 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
Trim off everything "?" and everything after it: https://uk.farnell.com/cornell-dubilier/cdlc302p2r7lr/ultracapacitor3000f2-7v0 -00026/dp/2113245 Len Moskowitz - On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 04:19 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: On 25 Feb 2019 at 19:59, Paul Compton via EV

[EVDL] Design News: Toyota-Panasonic Partnership Could Fuel Gradual Growth of BEVs

2019-02-01 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/toyota-panasonic-partnership-could-fuel-gradual-growth-bevs/115062228460172 ——- Toyota is expanding on its existing relationship with Panasonic to build more batteries for plug-in cars. by: Charles Murray Electronics & TestBattery/Energy Storage 

[EVDL] Entrepreneur Magazine: Police Catch Tesla Autopilot Driving Home Sleeping Drunk

2018-12-03 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/324225 - Police Catch Tesla Autopilot Driving Home Sleeping Drunk It took the police officers in two vehicles seven minutes to outsmart Tesla's Autopilot system. One day in the not too distant future, sleeping at the wheel will become commonplace

[EVDL] ECN Magazine: Taking Lithium-Ion Batteries To New Extremes

2018-10-08 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
A passive, low-cost, effective, thermal regulator for Li-ion batteries, using shape memory alloy. https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2018/10/taking-lithium-ion-batteries-new-extremes - Just like Goldilocks and her proverbial porridge, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) perform best when the

[EVDL] Design News: Tesla's Elon Musk and Fiat's Sergio Marchionne Have a Lot in Common

2018-05-30 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/op-ed-elon-musk-and-sergio-marchionne-have-lot-common/51044819658824 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk is learning what Fiat's Sergio Marchionne already knew: Squeezing profit from an entry-level electric vehicle is a monumental task that requires a

Re: [EVDL] Lots of 12v lithium batteries available.

2018-05-24 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
Thanks Jerry, but I'd like to keep the lead-acid form factor and use the existing charger. Len M. - On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 12:30 PM, jerry freedomev wrote:    Hi Len and All,    2  5kwh,  120vdc nom  Volt modules would by far be the best, lowest cost solution.  And for

Re: [EVDL] Lots of 12v lithium batteries available.

2018-05-24 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
Lawrence: Do you have any suggestions for our old VW Jetta conversion? It currently uses ten 115 Ah Group 27DC lead-acids. Len Moskowitz - On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 05:19 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: There are starting to be a lot of safe lithium, lead form factor, replacements on

Re: [EVDL] Sparrow alternate?

2018-05-13 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
http://www.amperemotor.com/ And another, from Sondors: https://electrek.co/2017/12/01/sondors-3-wheel-1-dollar-ev/ Len Moskowitz On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 09:34 PM, Gary Krysztopik via EV wrote: It looks like the Ampere out of LA. They got a boost on Shark Tank. I hope to visit

[EVDL] Desgn News: Here’s a Look at Audi e-Tron’s Big New Battery (95-kWh, 150 kW/80% Charging in 30 minutes)

2018-05-11 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
Here’s a Look at Audi e-Tron’s Big New Battery Long range and fast charging are the keys to enabling the e-Tron to compete in the growing electric crossover segment. https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/here-s-look-audi-e-tron-s-big-new-battery - Fast charging is e-Tron’s

[EVDL] Design News: Power Out Of Thin Air: Wireless Charging of Elecrtic Buses Proves Its Worth

2018-05-02 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/power-out-thin-air/153947192358622 - Power Out Of Thin Air Wireless charging of electric buses proves its worth By: Kevin Clemens Electronics & TestBattery/Energy Storage, Sustainability, Automotive, Automotive and Mobility May 01, 2018 One of

[EVDL] Design News: "Build It and They Will Come" Doesn’t Apply to EVs

2018-04-27 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
An OpEd The real culprit in the emissions debate continues to be consumer apathy. https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/op-ed-build-it-and-they-will-come-doesn-t-apply-evs/99265535458645 - Op-Ed: "Build It and They Will Come" Doesn’t Apply to EVs The real culprit in the emissions

[EVDL] Design News: Should You Buy a Used Electric Vehicle?

2018-04-19 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/14-pre-owned-electric-vehicle-models-affordable-way-electrify 14 Pre-owned Electric Vehicle Models: An Affordable Way To Electrify Electric vehicles are reliable and have low maintenance costs—are these good reasons to buy a used one? - We

[EVDL] ECN: Travel 200 Miles On Six-Min Charge With New Electric Car Battery (Toshiba)

2017-10-10 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.ecnmag.com/blog/2017/10/travel-200-miles-six-min-charge-new-electric-car-battery - Last week, Toshiba announced advancements in its Super Charge ion Battery (SCiBTM) design. The new battery tech will double the capacity of the anode, offer high-energy density, and support

[EVDL] Design News: GM to Produce 20 New Electric Cars by 2023

2017-10-04 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-0/gm-produce-20-new-electric-cars-2023/112631672857573 - GM to Produce 20 New Electric Cars by 2023 Future GM battery-electric vehicles will include coupes, sedans, crossovers, SUVs and possibly even pickup trucks. By: Charles

[EVDL] In NJ: New 2017 Nissan Leafs for $15k

2017-08-29 Thread len moskowitz via EV
This morning I received an email from our local electric power utility (PSE) announcing a $10,000 rebate program with Nissan dealers in NJ. It allows us to buy a new Leaf for $15,000 (after the $7,500 US tax rebate).

[EVDL] Design News: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Ups Ante With Advanced Solid-State Rechargeable

2017-05-25 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/lithium-ion-battery-inventor-ups-ante-advanced-solid-state-rechargeable/8222876656822 - Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Ups Ante With Advanced Solid-State Rechargeable The engineer who co-invented the lithium-ion battery has led a team of

[EVDL] Design News: The Electric Car’s Same Old Problem

2017-05-23 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-0/electric-car-s-same-old-problem/121216446556759 -- The Electric Car’s Same Old Problem OP-ED: Automakers are struggling to make money off mainstream electric cars. But many consumers won’t buy in until they’re given an incentive to accept less. By:

[EVDL] ECN: When Electric Vehicles Crash, What Happens To The Battery?

2017-05-08 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/05/when-electric-vehicles-crash-what-happens-battery When Electric Vehicles Crash, What Happens To The Battery? by TU Graz Safety, range and costs: these are the three big premises of electromobility. Safety definitely comes first. Lithium-based traction

[EVDL] ECN: Scientists Identify Chemical Causes Of Battery "Capacity Fade"

2017-04-25 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/04/scientists-identify-chemical-causes-battery-capacity-fade - Tue, 04/25/2017 - 2:29pm by Argonne National Laboratory Like you, me and everyone we know, batteries have a finite lifespan. When a battery enters “old age,” scientists refer to its diminished

[EVDL] Design News: Excitement Is Growing, But EVs Still Have a Long Way to Go

2017-01-20 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.designnews.com/automotive-0/excitement-growing-evs-still-have-long-way-go - Excitement Is Growing, But EVs Still Have a Long Way to Go Pure electric, battery-powered cars accounted for only about 0.4% of U.S. vehicle sales in 2016. By: Charles Murray, Automotive, January 18,

[EVDL] ECN: Tesla Starts Mass Production of Batteries

2017-01-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/01/tesla-starts-mass-production-batteries Tesla Starts Mass Production of Batteries by Phys.org Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has begun mass production of energy-saving batteries that it vows will take electric cars mainstream. "Today at the

[EVDL] Design News: Electric Powertrains Light Up Paris Motor Show

2016-10-04 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366_id=281733 - Electric Powertrains Light Up Paris Motor Show Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test, Design News 10/3/2016 Electric powertrains are stealing the show in Paris, as automakers showcase their best and

[EVDL] Design News: What's Happening to Range Anxiety? New EVs Offer More Miles

2016-09-30 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366_id=281699 - What's Happening to Range Anxiety? New EVs Offer More Miles Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test, Design News 9/28/2016 The term “range anxiety” began fading into the rear view mirror recently, as

[EVDL] Design News: Tesla Sticks to Its Vision as Gigafactory Grows

2016-08-18 Thread len moskowitz via EV
www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366_id=281268 - Tesla Sticks to Its Vision as Gigafactory Grows Charles Murray Tesla Motors says the construction of its giant Gigafactory is ahead of schedule, despite the electric automaker’s growing financial trouble. The Gigafactory, the key

Re: [EVDL] Best deal on Lead Acid for conversion?

2016-07-24 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Lee Hart wrote: As others have said, 12v marine batteries are only a quick-n-dirty solution. They barely work as EV batteries. They are cheap initially, but performance is poor, and life is short. So I've learned. With any type of battery, the range is simply a function of how many you

[EVDL] EDN: An Electric Car Too Soon

2016-06-15 Thread len moskowitz via EV
www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386_id=280710 - An Electric Car Too Soon Paul Rako, Contributing Writer Back in 1995 I built an electric car based on a 1974 Honda Civic (Figure 1). It showed me some of the serious limitations of electric propulsion, as well as my own

Re: [EVDL] Solder strength (was: Re: J1772. Solder or crimp?)

2016-04-25 Thread len moskowitz via EV
When we need higher mechanical strength from a solder, we use 2% silver solder. It's a lot stronger and not terribly more expensive. Melting temperature is about the same. Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub

[EVDL] Design News: See How Electric Vehicle Sales Stalled in 2015

2016-01-30 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366_id=279679=nl.x.dn14.edt.aud.dn.20160130=ind_184,industry_auto,industry_alt,kw_31,bid_318,aid_279679=blog See How Electric Vehicle Sales Stalled in 2015 Charles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test 1/27/2016 25 comments

[EVDL] Safer Flow Batteries for Grid Storage

2015-09-24 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.ecnmag.com/news/2015/09/rechargeable-battery-power-home-rooftop-solar-panels A Rechargeable Battery To Power A Home From Rooftop Solar Panels Thu, 09/24/2015 - 2:19pm A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storage of

[EVDL] Design News - Electric Vehicle Batteries: Clean and Green, or Something Less?

2015-09-08 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386_id=278535=nl.dn14.20150908=ind_182,industry_auto,industry_alt,kw_36,aid_278535=blog Electric Vehicle Batteries: Clean and Green, or Something Less? Al Bredenberg, Contributing Writer 9/7/2015 As I wrote in my previous article, the

[EVDL] Times of Israel: Samsung, others wooed by 5-minute electric car recharge dream

2015-08-20 Thread len moskowitz via EV
StoreDot lines up an additional $18 million from top investors to develop its charging technology http://www.timesofisrael.com/samsung-others-wooed-by-5-minute-electric-car-recharge-dream store-dot.com ___ UNSUBSCRIBE:

[EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxX2A041w0http://www.phinergy.com/ https://youtu.be/k6kIJlgqezE Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub

[EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxX2A041w0 http://www.phinergy.com/ https://youtu.be/k6kIJlgqezE Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Ben wrote:  ...these batteries are not rechargeable. I noted in the title that these are primary batteries. Wouldn't you like to have one of these as a backup when your LiIons go dead? For 60 pounds of weight, you'd get 1000 miles of range, with a few hundred miles of range between each

Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better?It's the battery.

2015-05-25 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Cor wrote: Plenty EV'ers have found out that their EV is their main vehicle, that it suits 90+% of their driving needs and they either rent, borrow or share a long-range vehicle for the rare occasion. Perhaps so, but with a 1990 Jetta lead-acid conversion that does only 25 or 30 miles on a

[EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery.

2015-05-19 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=3710doc_id=277584 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA

Re: [EVDL] virtual power plant (battery backup thinking)

2015-05-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Here in northern NJ, we lose power a few days a year. Some years we'll have a storm that knocks out power for two or three days. After Hurricane Sandy we lost power for ten or eleven days. Obviously the cost of the lost power is negligible, even at PSEG's 17.5 cents per kWhr. That doesn't

Re: [EVDL] virtual power plant

2015-05-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
In northern NJ we're paying more than 18 cents per kWhr. Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA

Re: [EVDL] virtual power plant

2015-05-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Mark wrote: Did they both offer similar warranties? SunPower offers a better loss-of-efficiency-over-time warranty. Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag

Re: [EVDL] virtual power plant

2015-05-04 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Cor wrote: that is why - next week, someone will come to inspect my home  to establish whether he wants to make a bid on delivering me a system and I have already received a bid from SolarCity. I've had SolarCity and SunPower quote grid-tie PV systems for our home. Provided you have

Re: [EVDL] Tesla plugs into new market with home battery system

2015-05-01 Thread len moskowitz via EV
www.teslamotors.com/powerwall The $3k pack is rated at 7 kWhr and the $3.5k pack is rated at 10k kWhr. It doesn't include an inverter. Len Moskowitz  - On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

[EVDL] Flow cell concept car has 1,000 km range

2015-03-12 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Flow cell concept car has 1,000 km range www.ecnmag.com/news/2015/03/flow-cell-concept-car-has-1000-km-range A concept car using the first low-voltage flow cell engine in the world was unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 3. The Quantino, one of two new models introduced

Re: [EVDL] Cheap solar for EV charging

2015-01-18 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Have a look at the Outback line. www.outbackpower.com/outback-products/inverters-chargers/item/radian-series-gs8048 Len Moskowitz - On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 06:38 PM, Zeke Yewdall via EV wrote: I don't know of any currently available battery based inverters that can accept a PV array

Re: [EVDL] Pound-foolish batteries for solar PV off-grid

2014-12-22 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Robert Bruninga wrote: The beauty of GRID-TIE is the UNLIMITED storage capacity, the lack of maintenance, and the ability to store up summer excesss for use in the winter when you need it. That's why Outback and couple of other manufacturers make PV system inverter/chargers that can operate

[EVDL] Supercapacitors: A New Hero in the Spotlight

2014-11-25 Thread len moskowitz via EV
http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=275732 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)

[EVDL] Batteries that can be recharged to 70 percent in just 2 minutes

2014-10-14 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
www.ecnmag.com/news/2014/10/batteries-can-be-recharged-70-percent-just-2-minutes Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA

[EVDL] ECN: Stanford team achieves 'holy grail' of battery design: A stable lithium anode

2014-07-28 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
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[EVDL] Design News - Battery-Electric Vehicles: It's a Question of Trickle-Down

2014-07-22 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1366doc_id=274132cid=nl.dn14dfpPParams=ind_184,industry_auto,bid_318,aid_274132dfpLayout=blog Dhar, who was instrumental in the development of the battery for GM's groundbreaking EV1, believes that the price of a 30-kWh battery needs to hit $5,000. That

[EVDL] Webinar - What Has Happened To The Electric Vehicle Market? July 15th

2014-07-07 Thread Len Moskowitz via EV
http://electronics360.globalspec.com/calendar ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)