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

2015-05-30 Thread Mr23 via EV
Isn't the NSA a bit beyond the EVDL's charter ? On 5/30/2015 3:58 PM, Ben Goren via EV wrote: On May 30, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Paul Dove via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Same reason they can't ask for your text messages or phone information. You need a court order Has anybody bothered to tell

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

2015-05-30 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On May 30, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Paul Dove via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Same reason they can't ask for your text messages or phone information. You need a court order Has anybody bothered to tell that to the NSA? Or to the local law enforcement agencies that work with the NSA on parallel

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

2015-05-30 Thread Roland via EV
Here in Montana, there are fuel pumps for using in vehicles for off roads driving meaning country, state and federal. You can cross them, but cannot drive them. The people that are using diesel fuel, the fuel is red color. The ranchers that have old cap oil wells on there land which

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

2015-05-30 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On May 30, 2015, at 2:09 PM, Mr23 via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Isn't the NSA a bit beyond the EVDL's charter ? The context is vehicles, especially new factory electric vehicles, with a full suite of Big Brother spying equipment built into the car, hardware that we already know reports back

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

2015-05-30 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 30 May 2015 at 13:58, Ben Goren via EV wrote: As I wrote: has anybody bothered to tell the NSA that what they're doing is illegal? I'm not sure that makes a difference to them. But tossing that political football round is OT for us, and also kind of pointless, since it won't change

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

2015-05-30 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On May 30, 2015, at 4:48 AM, Paul Dove via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Same reason they can't ask for your text messages or phone information. You need a court order Has anybody bothered to tell that to the NSA? Or to the local law enforcement agencies that work with the NSA on parallel

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

2015-05-30 Thread Paul Dove via EV
Same reason they can't ask for your text messages or phone information. You need a court order Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2015, at 9:17 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: On 29 May 2015 at 18:19, Paul Dove via EV wrote: Seems impossible to monitor how can they

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

2015-05-30 Thread Jay Summet via EV
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/30/2015 02:00 AM, John Lussmyer via EV wrote: On Fri May 29 16:19:59 PDT 2015 ev@lists.evdl.org said: Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? There's this wonderful new invention that most cars have in them. It's

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

2015-05-30 Thread Paul Dove via EV
I don't believe it's illegal for private companies. It is however illegal for the government to do it. Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Ben Goren b...@trumpetpower.com wrote: On May 30, 2015, at 4:48 AM, Paul Dove via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Same reason they can't ask

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

2015-05-30 Thread Roland via EV
- From: Jay Summet via EVmailto:ev@lists.evdl.org To: ev@lists.evdl.orgmailto:ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/30/2015 02:00 AM

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

2015-05-30 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Sat May 30 07:58:46 PDT 2015 ev@lists.evdl.org said: This will depend on what type of speedometer you have. I am starting to replace the analog instruments with digital. The new digital has a external control where you can reset the mileage to any thing you want. Yes, and what % of vehicle

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

2015-05-30 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Roland wrote Also no federal and state tax on private roads. So I guess that means that there is no tax on roads 'Not maintained by County'? Rush Tucson AZ ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub

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

2015-05-29 Thread Paul Dove via EV
There may be 33.7 kWh in a gallon of gasoline but ICE's are very inefficient. I'd multiply that by 0.15 to compare with an EV. Or am I thinking of this incorrectly. Sent from my iPhone On May 29, 2015, at 9:26 AM, tomw via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Does anyone know how EPA estimates

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

2015-05-29 Thread tomw via EV
Yes they are inefficient. The typical number I've seen is around 20%. This, and the fact that an ice continues running while stopped at a traffic light but an electric motor doesn't (unless the vehicle has an automatic transmission) are of course the main reasons for reduced energy use by EVs,

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

2015-05-29 Thread tomw via EV
Does anyone know how EPA estimates miles per kWh? I am familiar with their standard test cycle conditions. Do they just quote the miles per unit energy based on what they use during that test? I ask because if I use the D.O.E. conversion of 33.7 kWh per gallon of gas my car has averaged about

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

2015-05-29 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
of any part of this message is prohibited. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Paul Dove via EV Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 4:20 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better?It's

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

2015-05-29 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Fri May 29 16:19:59 PDT 2015 ev@lists.evdl.org said: Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? There's this wonderful new invention that most cars have in them. It's called an Odometer. -- Worlds only All Electric F-250 truck!

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

2015-05-29 Thread Paul Dove via EV
Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? They will have to make it a blanket fee that's added to your tag to work I believe Sent from my iPhone On May 27, 2015, at 10:52 AM, Al Lumas via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: The savings in fuel cost will diminish if / when

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

2015-05-29 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Paul Dove via EV wrote: Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? All car already have odometers, and many states already require annual inspections. One way is to simply record the mileage at each year's annual inspection when you renew your registration. But since

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

2015-05-29 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 29-May-15 7:17:30 PM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. On 29 May 2015 at 18:19, Paul Dove via EV wrote: Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? I'm probably going

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

2015-05-29 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 29 May 2015 at 18:19, Paul Dove via EV wrote: Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? I'm probably going to sound tinfoil-hattish here, but how do you know that your EV isn't already telling its manufacturer how far you drove last year? If you have a Tesla, it

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

2015-05-29 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 30 May 2015 at 2:24, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: The Leaf console asks you to agree to their communications system, which requires setting up an account of sorts. If you don't agree, do they send the info anyway? Good question! I've found that not registering an Android phone doesn't

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

2015-05-29 Thread Michael Ross via EV
I don't think you mentioned MPGe before. WIki and the internet are pretty informative about this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_per_gallon_gasoline_equivalent Lots of links in the biblio area. On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 12:08 PM, tomw via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Yes they are

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

2015-05-27 Thread Paul Dove via EV
We are still in the innovator stage that's all. No speculation needed. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations Sent from my iPad On May 27, 2015, at 1:37 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: On 26 May 2015 at 6:50, tomw via EV wrote: Plus today with

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

2015-05-27 Thread John Blair via EV
On May 26, 2015, at 11:37 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: Any more EV ultra-convenience ideas that ICEVs can't match? David, Already there for me. Nearest gas station is 20 minutes away from us in West Sonoma County, California. If I am just using one of my EV's locally, I have to

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

2015-05-27 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Peri Hartman wrote: And don't forget the battery replacement cost - perhaps after 10 years or 70K miles? Ben Goren via EV wrote: It seems that batteries are lasting at least as long as ICE engines and transmissions, and replacement new batteries are guaranteed to be much cheaper than

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

2015-05-27 Thread Al Lumas via EV
The savings in fuel cost will diminish if / when States adopt a tax on each mile you drive your electric vehicle. To offset the drop in gas tax revenue due to EV's one State (Oregon) has already adopted such a tax (1.5 cents per mile) and other's are considering it. Al At 08:30 AM 5/27/2015,

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

2015-05-27 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. The savings in fuel cost will diminish if / when States adopt a tax on each mile you drive your electric vehicle. To offset the drop in gas tax revenue due to EV's one State (Oregon) has already adopted such a tax (1.5

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

2015-05-27 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On May 27, 2015, at 8:55 AM, Peri Hartman via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: And don't forget the battery replacement cost - perhaps after 10 years or 70K miles? It seems that batteries are lasting at least as long as ICE engines and transmissions, and replacement new batteries are guaranteed

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

2015-05-27 Thread Michael Ross via EV
I think EVs might be a better deal (at least the smaller ones like iMIEV and Leaf) than solar arrays. Solar needs subsidies to be a good economic deal for the owner, hte going rate for electrons makes a difference too. You didn't account for the roughly 75% reduction in fuel cost to own an EV.

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

2015-05-27 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On May 27, 2015, at 8:30 AM, Michael Ross via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Solar at this time, where I live with low cost electrons ($0.10 /kWh), is not a great investment without subsidies. That's damned cheap electricity. And, at utility scales, the only thing cheaper than solar these days

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

2015-05-27 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I just finished reading the article and I came away with the idea that the author could have substituted personal computer for battery, or laptop for battery, or any of the other technological wonders that only existed in the minds of Buck Roger / Star Trek fans. The question has always been

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

2015-05-27 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 27-May-15 9:03:51 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. I just finished reading the article and I came away with the idea that the author could have substituted personal

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

2015-05-27 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On May 26, 2015, at 11:37 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: Here's one: transparent inductive charging. If we're dreaming, it's a wonderful dream. I don't think it's a very realistic dream, but it's certainly wonderful. As a bonus...going from inductive charging while

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

2015-05-27 Thread tomw via EV
“/The things that we like about EVs - the smoothness, the silence, the instant torque, zero emissions, refuel at home - just don't seem to be all that important to most people. Besides, in the last 20-30 years, ICEVs have gotten better at a lot of these things./” They sure have! Ice powered

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

2015-05-27 Thread Jamie K via EV
On 5/27/15 10:03 AM, Peter Eckhoff via EV wrote: It's getting there. Right **now** the Leaf has a range of 75 miles. Actually the current model LEAF is rated at 84 miles EPA range. The old rating was based on an average between the at-the-time recommended 80% charge and a 100% charge.

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

2015-05-27 Thread Peter Eckhoff via EV
I used 75 miles as the range because that is what Consumers Report is currently reporting and I'd rather use an independent testing number especially if reported range drops in winter. Rumors are flying about a 30kWh pack for the 2016 LEAF. If true, that would likely get the range up over 100

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

2015-05-27 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 27 May 2015 at 11:30, Michael Ross via EV wrote: You didn't account for the roughly 75% reduction in fuel cost to own an EV. But that's the whole point. Many vehicle buyers don't! They think only of the up front cost of the vehicle. There are many reasons that someone might have that

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

2015-05-27 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 26 May 2015 at 6:50, tomw via EV wrote: Plus today with instant everything, putting up with inconvenience is sooo yesterday. I think you're on to something here. The things that we like about EVs - the smoothness, the silence, the instant torque, zero emissions, refuel at home - just

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

2015-05-27 Thread Jamie K via EV
On 5/27/15 1:15 PM, Peter Eckhoff via EV wrote: I used 75 miles as the range because that is what Consumers Report is currently reporting and I'd rather use an independent testing number especially if reported range drops in winter. Sure, as we've all experienced, the ranges of vehicles

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

2015-05-26 Thread Paul Dove via EV
Just put a 50kwh battery pack in your Jetta. Sent from my iPhone On May 25, 2015, at 10:39 PM, len moskowitz via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: 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,

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

2015-05-26 Thread tomw via EV
That is my experience too Peri, most people haven't thought much about it. They have very little awareness of evs, and the general perception is they cost more, take a long time to refuel, have less places to refuel, and don't go far enough to be useful except for in town. All pretty much true I

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

2015-05-25 Thread Michael Ross via EV
Len, I am with you. But, if you make a fair accounting of the cost of fuel versus the cost of electrons - it does look a lot better. Then you can reasonably say that the EV is better for the environment. That much is true but many folks won't let that sway them. In the even more intangible

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

2015-05-25 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of len moskowitz via EV Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 8:39 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars

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

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

2015-05-24 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 23 May 2015 at 18:35, Cor van de Water via EV 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. Or use mass transit - if you can. If I'm

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

2015-05-23 Thread Paul Dove via EV
@lists.evdl.org Sent: 20-May-15 4:28:29 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] FW: Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. Well I am sorry he got annoyed and left but I still disagree. All we are seeing is the adoption curve. Any new technology takes time to be mass

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

2015-05-23 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 20-May-15 4:28:29 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] FW: Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. Well I am sorry he got annoyed and left but I still disagree. All we are seeing is the adoption curve. Any new technology takes time

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

2015-05-23 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. Well I am sorry he got annoyed and left but I still disagree. All we are seeing is the adoption curve. Any new technology takes time to be mass accepted. Before the lithium battery electric vehicles were a novelty. Now they are here to stay. Sent

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

2015-05-19 Thread paul dove via EV
EV ev@lists.evdl.org To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:20 AM Subject: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=3710doc_id=277584

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

2015-05-19 Thread Paul Dove via EV
are your customers. The article just simply laid out their thinking. Arak Leatham - ( My hobby: I want 300 MPG ) Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 11:31:52 -0400 To: ev@lists.evdl.org Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. From: ev

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

2015-05-19 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. How trite!... Also, completely wrong. The current battery is what makes electric cars viable... http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=3710doc_id=277584 Here is my response to this stupid article: The basis of your uninformed claim Yes

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

2015-05-19 Thread Russ Sciville via EV
@lists.evdl.org To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 17:02 Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. I think the main point of the article is that most families that can't afford (or can't have

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

2015-05-19 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
: Robert Bruninga via EV ev@lists.evdl.org To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List ev@lists.evdl.org Sent: 19-May-15 8:31:52 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. How trite!... Also, completely wrong. The current battery is what makes

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

2015-05-19 Thread Arak Leatham via EV
Leatham - ( My hobby: I want 300 MPG ) Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 11:31:52 -0400 To: ev@lists.evdl.org Subject: Re: [EVDL] Design News: Why Aren't Electrical Cars Sales Better? It's the battery. From: ev@lists.evdl.org How trite!... Also, completely wrong. The current battery is what makes