[EVDL] EVLN: Battle of the 80mi $30k EVs

2015-08-15 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.bothell-reporter.com/lifestyle/321293371.html Battle of the all-electric City Cars by DEANNA ISAACS [20150811] [images http://media.pnwlocalnews.com/images/53735bothellBattle-of-the-EV-City-Cars2.jpg Starting from top left and going right, the Chevrolet Spark EV, the Fiat 500e,

[EVDL] EVLN: Ford’s 1967 Comuta EV Was for Swinging London.uk Electric Youth

2015-08-15 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://blog.caranddriver.com/electric-youth-fords-1967-comuta-ev-concept-was-a-city-car-for-swinging-london/ Electric Youth: Ford’s 1967 Comuta EV Concept Was a City Car for Swinging London August 7, 2015 by Davey G. Johnson [images

[EVDL] EVLN: 30% cheaper faradion.co.uk Na-ion packs 4EVs energy-storage

2015-08-15 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/09/the-innovators-cheaper-batteries-could-help-electric-cars-hit-the-mainstream The innovators: cheaper batteries could help electric cars hit the mainstream Shane Hickey 9 August 2015 [image

[EVDL] Power outage closed Fremont-CA Tesla EV factory, no injuries, PGE@work

2015-08-15 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://abc7news.com/news/tesla-car-factory-closed-due-to-power-outage/930557/ Fremont Tesla car factory closed due to power outage By Eric Thomas August 14, 2015 [video flash] Tesla car factory closed due to power outage FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- PGE crews are working to restore power at

Re: [EVDL] EV facts, coal and shooting ourselves in the foot

2015-08-15 Thread Mark Abramowitz via EV
On Aug 14, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Ben Goren via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: there's no longer a business case for utilities for new construction of anything other than dirty coal, Coal is dead in this country already. Name the last new coal plant announced.

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 30% cheaper faradion.co.uk Na-ion packs 4EVs energy-storage

2015-08-15 Thread Paul Dove via EV
Some of these articles get facts all screwed up. Lithium is cheap $6000 a ton. It's the manufacturing of the battery that costs so much. All the raw materials inside are low cost. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 2:19 AM, brucedp5 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote:

Re: [EVDL] EV facts, coal and shooting ourselves in the foot

2015-08-15 Thread tomw via EV
/You may power your EV from the dirty power in your state, but studies in 2012 showed about 50% of EV owners charged their cars from 100% renewable solar or wind./ I didn't say I powered my EV from the grid, you just made that assumption and acted on it without bothering to check if it was