[EVDL] EVLN: $45k Byton "bytes on wheels", Apple inspired e-SUV> (not doing too many things)
'Apple CEO confirmed the company has been working on an Apple car' https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1114114_startup-byton-electric-cars-arent-the-innovation-connectivity-personal-tech-features-are Startup Byton: electric cars aren't the innovation; connectivity, personal tech features are Dec 3, 2017 Sebastian Blanco [image https://images.hgmsites.net/med/teaser-image-of-byton-electric-suv-dash-display-and-interior-to-be-launched-at-ces-2018-las-vegas_100635524_m.jpg Teaser image of Byton electric SUV dash display and interior, to be launched at CES 2018, Las Vegas ] Electric-car startup Byton understands that the road to success is littered with plenty of broken-down dreams. The new EV company's executives, though, figure things are different now, to the point that arriving a bit late to the party is actually a good thing. Whether you're looking at Faraday Future or Lucid or Nio or Tesla, the co-founders of Byton—former head of the BMW i8 program Carsten Breitfeld and former managing director of Infiniti China Daniel Kirchert—don't want you to think of Byton simply as another electric-vehicle startup. At a media introduction day held Friday at Byton's new North American headquarters in Santa Clara, California, most of the discussion centered on the connectivity and consumer-friendly tech features of the company's upcoming SUV. Not on its plug-in electric powertrain. "We are definitely more inspired by Apple than by Tesla," said co-founder and president Kirchert. Headquarters of Byton electric-car company, Santa Clara, California "We will focus more on the smart car part than the EV part," he explained. "Making a good electric car is important, but we don't think in the future that will be a big differentiator." "The biggest mistake you can make as a new car company—and this is, in my opinion, maybe why Faraday failed—is if you want to do too many things," Breitfeld said. "If you have a big dream and do everything at the same time, you will not be successful. Focus on the product and get the product out. This is the first step you have to achieve." That's just what Byton is trying to do. It was started two years ago after an energizing discussion between Breitfeld and Kirchert (they knew each other because Kirchert had also worked at BMW). The company was originally called Future Mobility Company, letting it keep a low profile and get things done before alerting the media and the public to its plans. The name Byton, a play on "bytes on wheels," was announced during an event in Shanghai this fall. The company's first vehicle, an SUV, will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, but a lot has been happening behind the scenes. The company already has around 500 employees spread across three continents. Alongside the R center in California, Byton's global headquarters are in China and it has a design center in Munich, Germany. The company has revealed only a few specs for its electric SUV at this point. Both front- and all-wheel drive will be available, with a 150-kiolowatt motor up front and a 200-kw motor in the rear. The Byton SUV will have two battery options, a 71-kilowatt-hour "entry pack" that will offer around 200 miles or range, and a 95-kwh "extended pack" good for around 310 miles. The base model with FWD and the entry battery pack is projected to start at $40,000 to $45,000. We don't know exactly what it will look like, because the company didn't show any completed vehicles during the press visit. We do know the all-electric SUV will have an interior unlike any other vehicle on the road. The cabin is dominated by a curved 49-inch touch screen (about 8 inches tall) that stretches from door to door, with different sections available for different uses, depending on whether the car is parked or, in the future, in autonomous-drive mode. The driver and passengers can interact with the screen using touch, voice, or gesture controls. "We completely shifted the focus and reinterpreted the DNA of the vehicle," said Byton's vice president of marketing, Henrik Wenders. (He, too, spent time at BMW, 14 years in his case.) At that company, he said, the focus is on sheer driving pleasure and the driver's seat is the most important one in the vehicle. "I think this holds true for the last 100 years," he said, "but for the next 100 years, it's going to be different." "In the next 100 years, it's not about drivers and passengers: It's about users. Every single seat in a vehicle is going to be equally important." That said, one of Byton's defining features will be a steering-wheel mounted 8-inch touch screen to provide the driver with another place to get information. The company's cars will be connected to something called Byton Life, which keeps your personal in-vehicle preferences—seating position, music, contacts, calendar, etc.—to the cloud. Whether you only share your vehicle with a partner or spouse, or with hundreds of people through a car-sharing
[EVDL] ChargePoint(BMW, Daimler) sez superEVSE along highways will unlock EV sales (v)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-01/too-few-highway-chargers-are-last-hurdle-for-electric-cars
Too Few Highway Chargers Are Last `Hurdle' for Electric Cars
November 30, 2017 Elisabeth Behrmann
[images
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWG1Hh_HCqfQ/v1/800x-1.png
chart
https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyi6BIT8eZVg/v0/800x-1.jpg
evse ChargePoint Inc. electric vehicle (EV) charging stations inside a
municipal parking lot in Los Angeles. Photographer: Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg
video
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-08-10/why-electric-cars-aren-t-taking-over-yet-video
Why Electric Cars Aren't Taking Over Yet
]
- ChargePoint network provider says cities have enough stations
- CEO points to European plans to extend battery installations
Rolling out super chargers along highways in Europe and North America is key
to unlocking sales of electric cars, according to the head of the biggest
network provider.
Consumers have plenty of battery refueling stations at workplaces, parking
lots and shopping centers, ChargePoint Chief Executive Officer Pasquale
Romano said in an interview. For the head of a company that counts BMW AG
and Daimler AG as investors, the biggest challenge is putting more on
long-distance routes.
“Getting a highway infrastructure up and ready is critical,” he said. “It’s
a red-herring that there is no charging network in cities.”
Carmakers are spending record amounts on developing electric vehicles to
meet increasingly stringent pollution standards. In Europe, tighter
carbon-dioxide limits are set to take effect in 2021, spurring manufacturers
to make battery-powered vehicles ...
ChargePoint, which is based in Campbell, California, runs a network of about
39,000 battery-charging stations in the U.S., Europe and Australia that
includes both public installations and private ones for companies and
residences. After raising $125 million in an investment round led by Daimler
and Siemens AG, the company is boosting efforts to bring operations to
Germany and the rest of Europe.
Demand for electric vehicles has so far remained tepid as consumers balk at
limited vehicle choices and high prices. The availability of charging
stations isn’t the problem, according to Romano.
“The infrastructure is segueing naturally, except for highway charging,
where Tesla has already proven this can be done without much trouble,” he
said. The transition is made more challenging by a deeply-ingrained car
industry supply chain that churns out millions of gas or diesel vehicles.
“It hasn’t been in their interest to move very fast on electric cars,” he
said.
The number of public charging points worldwide jumped by 61 percent last
year to 363,000, with China leading the pack, according to a report by
Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In Europe, Germany saw the most growth with 33
percent.
Summer Driving
Electric car sales are also expected to accelerate. UBS this week boosted
its forecast, citing the demise of diesel’s popularity in Europe, where
driving bans loom, and regulation in China. Battery-only vehicles could make
up 30 percent of new sales in Europe by the middle of the next decade, the
bank said.
Responding to the so far sluggish uptake, Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz
parent Daimler have teamed up in a rare investment in infrastructure to
offer a European charging network of about 400 stations by the end of the
decade. German utility EON SE and Danish charging provider Clever are also
working on a similar project, and plan to open their first stations before
June to enable summer road trips. The efforts mirror Tesla’s 2012 decision
to build its own supercharger network between cities for long-distance
travel.
More highway chargers will “remove a buying hurdle for many drivers,” Romano
said.
[© 2017 Bloomberg]
https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3022715/ev-charger-firm-fastned-dwarfs-initial-bond-target-to-raise-eur123m
EV charger firm Fastned dwarfs initial bond target to raise €12.3m
08 December 2017 The in vogue electric vehicle market continues to
demonstrate its popularity with investors, with news yesterday Dutch charge
point company Fastned has raised €12.3m in just 10 days through its latest
bond offer, dwarfing its original target of €3.3m. The company saw €3m
committed within just 24 hours of the bond offer ...
https://www.businessgreen.com/w-images/ec6a5af9-2ed6-4b19-a80a-7380d6e57a5e/3/Fastned-580x358.jpg
For EVLN EV-newswire posts use:
http://evdl.org/archive/
{brucedp.neocities.org}
--
Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/
___
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
[EVDL] Chronic EV-despiser Clarkson swayed (!?!)> sez has no issue w/ Electric propulsion (v)
% ?An about-turn/flip-flop to pr season2 of their streamed TVshow featuring
a snaffled/nicked Tesla EV? %
http://www.carscoops.com/2017/12/clarkson-says-he-has-no-issue-with.html
Clarkson Says He Has No Issue With Electric Vehicles
Dec 6, 2017 Brad Anderson
[image
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HoDA61_jgrs/WieHtPQ38jI/9wE/RRFnLD_PubArqQaVJsIGZMSX7P3hkR9pACLcBGAs/s1600/Jeremy-Clarkson-EVs-%2B%25281%2529.jpg
VIDEO
https://youtu.be/_KEN-cxmGw8
]
There was a time when Jeremy Clarkson, like so many other old-school car
enthusiasts, absolutely despised electric cars.
However, in the near decade since the former Top Gear host’s infamous review
of the Tesla Roadster, electric cars have come a long way. So, have
Clarkson’s views changed as well?
Mashable recently sat down with the controversial journalist prior to the
launch of The Grand Tour’s second season and much to our surprise, Clarkson
no longer appears to be vehemently opposed to electric cars, perhaps sensing
the inevitable EV revolution.
Quizzed about his thoughts of the 2020 Tesla Roadster, Clarkson said, “I
think the world could become kinder, better place, perhaps because of
electrical cars. I certainly have no problem with electricity as a means of
propulsion.” Yes, those exact words left Clarkson’s mouth.
It remains to be seen what has swayed Clarkson’s views, but we wouldn’t be
surprised to hear that the Rimac Concept_One, set to star in the new season
of The Grand Tour, may have convinced him.
[© 2017 Carscoop & Carscoops]
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Tesla-EV-nicked-by-other-means-on-Clarkson-show-not-from-Tesla-v-tp4688707.html
Tesla EV nicked by ‘other means’ on Clarkson show> (not from Tesla) (v)
... Jeremy Clarkson reveals why he loves and hates Ferrari and Tesla ...
Nov 29 2017
For EVLN EV-newswire posts use:
http://evdl.org/archive/
{brucedp.neocities.org}
--
Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/
___
UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub
http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
[EVDL] EVLN: 4.9kW PV powers DIY e-boat to complete The-Great-Loop
http://www.powerboat-world.com/news/199904/The-Great-Loop-completed Solar-powered boat completes the Great Loop – A first 2 Dec 2017 Peter Janssen [images http://www.powerboat-world.com/photos/powerboat/yysw183831.jpg Solar-powered boat © Jim Rhodes, Rhodes Communications http://www.powerboat-world.com/photos/powerboat/yysw183830.jpg Jim Greer ] A homemade 48-foot trimaran running entirely on solar panels, batteries and an all-electric Torqueedo propulsion system just completed the Great Loop. Jim Greer, the 75-year-old former filmmaker and captain of the boat, says it's the first time a boat has done the Loop entirely under solar power. "With solar panels, batteries and Torqueedo electric motors, we were able to complete our travel days without any use of fossil fuels or plugging into marina electric hook-ups when we docked," Greer said. "We don't have a backup generator or power cords in case of emergency, and that's the adventure of it." Greer, who once hung out with Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in the '60s, named the boat RA, after the sun god of ancient Egypt. The route took him from his home in New Port Richey, Florida, up the East Coast, the Hudson, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes, and then down the Mississippi and across the Gulf of Mexico and back home. The boat usually ran at 5 mph, Greer said, to optimize the battery capacity; it once hit a top speed of 10.7 mph. He usually covered 30 miles a day, although RA had a single run of 142 miles in 42 hours across the Gulf of Mexico. RA is powered by one Torqueedo Cruise 10 kW motor and two smaller Torqueedo Cruise 4 kW outboards. They draw power from two banks of batteries – one with four 12V AGM batteries in a 48V configuration, and the other with eight of the 12V AGM batteries, also in a 48V configuration. They were charged from an array of 20 245-W solar panels on the cabintop. [© 2017 Sail-World Powerboats] ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimaran A trimaran is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreation or racing; others are ferries or warships ... ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Loop The Great Loop is a system of waterways that encompasses the eastern portion of the United States and part of Canada. It is made up of both natural and man-made waterways, including the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Rideau Canal, and the Mississippi and Tennessee-Tombigbee ... http://www.powerboat-world.com/news/199855/Torqeedo-powers-RA-Great-Loop-voyage Torqeedo powers solar boat’s Great Loop trek 1 December 2017 Torqeedo Press [image http://www.powerboat-world.com/photos/misc2017/yysw183684.jpg Jim Greer solar boat RA © Steve Yeatts ] Capt. Jim Greer and his solar boat RA returned to their home port in New Port Richey, Florida, Nov. 8, after completing a 7,200-mile voyage running totally on solar panels, batteries and an all-electric propulsion system provided by Torqeedo. The Great Loop voyage took RA from Florida up the East Coast, through the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi and across the Gulf of Mexico, completing the trip at Sand Bar Island, Florida. It was completed in two segments with a break in Waterford, New York. Greer said this was the first time a solar-powered all-electric boat has completed the Great Loop. "With solar panels, batteries and Torqeedo electric motors we were able to complete our travel days without any use of fossil fuels or plugging into marina electric hook-ups when docked," said Greer. "We don't have a backup generator or power cords in case of emergency, as that's the adventure in it." The custom vessel, designed and built by Greer, is a 48-ft. trimaran named for the sun god of ancient Egypt. It is propelled by a Torqeedo Cruise 10.0 kW motor and a pair of smaller Cruise 4.0 kW outboards. The electric motors draw power from two banks of batteries – one with four 12V AGM batteries in a 48V configuration, and the other with eight of the same batteries also in a 48V configuration. The batteries are recharged from the array of 20 245-W solar panels on the roof of the cabin. Greer estimates that the cost of fuel for a similar size boat would have been at least $10,000 for the Great Loop. "Not only did we save money on fuel, we achieved zero emissions, demonstrating that boating doesn't have to pollute the air or water with emissions from a combustion engine." "The Torqeedo motors are real workhorses," said Greer. "They are amazingly efficient. We recorded a top speed of 10.7 mph at 7,300 W, but we normally ran at five mph to optimize battery capacity, typically putting in a 30-mile run per day." The overall integrated solar-battery-motor system worked very well, according to Greer. "We could easily run all day on solar power when the weather was good. We could also run on the batteries for extended
