[EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread brucedp5 via EV
Blaming EVs 4clogging hov/carpool lanes toll$ will ri$e http://www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow/ci_26822022/roadshow-california-test-fees-number-miles-driven Roadshow: California to test mileage-based fees By Gary Richards 11/02/2014 [image

[EVDL] EVLN: SR-Auto bling-tuning of BMW i3 EV

2014-11-07 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.worldcarfans.com/114102983491/sr-auto-group-presents-tuning-for-bmw-i3 SR Auto Group presents tuning for BMW i3 [2014/10/29] SR Auto Group [images http://content.worldcarfans.co/2014/10/29/big/3592364201778740742.jpg SR Auto Group BMW i3

[EVDL] EVent: e-Motor Conference Coming To Motor-City MI 11/11-13 ($)

2014-11-07 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/11/06/electric-motor-conference-coming-to-motor-city/ Electric Motor Conference Coming To Motor City November 6, 2014 By Edward Cardenas [image http://cbsdetroit.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/107210655_8.jpg FILE PHOTO A battery pack for the Chevy Volt awaits

[EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2820842/The-fastest-little-car-world-Electric-car-smashes-world-record-accelerating-0-100km-h-just-1-8-seconds.html The fastest little car in the world: Electric car smashes world record by accelerating from 0-100km/h in under 1.8 seconds By Mark

Re: [EVDL] Crusin Batteries

2014-11-07 Thread Steve Clunn via EV
Hi Guys Audrey Clunn here... Just got my shipment of LEAF Batteries from Crusin... they look incredible !!! It was suppose to be a SURPRISE gift for Steve... but I had to ask Steve about them... sooo he knows when he gets home from working on that SMITH CAB OVER conversion..that they are

Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread Chris Tromley via EV
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[EVDL] Last EBEAA meeting of the year next Sat 11/15/2014

2014-11-07 Thread Ed Thorpe via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Crusin Batteries

2014-11-07 Thread paul dove via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 7 Nov 2014 at 2:07, brucedp5 via EV wrote: Why the push to another way to pay? Gas use has declined steadily since 2005 as fuel-efficient and alternative energy cars have flourished. Right, so let's discourage that. Great. I see this sort of notion and have to conclude that the US has the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Paul Dove via EV
Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay for roads. Previously it was done by taxing fuel. You can tax electricity to pay for roads because how would you know which part went into the vehicle. So they have to devise another way Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:36 AM, EVDL

Re: [EVDL] EV-spirits: Use a Halloween Costume for the EV-cause

2014-11-07 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
On 11/06/2014 09:57 PM, Ben Goren via EV wrote: On Nov 6, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Alan Brinkman via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: How about a used Volt? Or a used Leaf and a low cost beater ICE as a backup? Or a used Smart electric car with a used ICE beater? All suggestions I made. I have a Ford

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Cal Frye via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread Allan Booth via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
On 11/07/2014 10:50 AM, Paul Dove via EV wrote: Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay for roads. Previously it was done by taxing fuel. You can tax electricity to pay for roads because how would you know which part went into the vehicle. So they have to devise another way The

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Roger has some excellent advice here. It reflects a lot of what I do myself. :-) Roger Stockton via EV wrote: Thought I'd mention that while a programmable load is an *excellent* way to discharge when testing batteries, it can be pricey... Indeed. Programmable loads get very expensive if you

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Paul Dove via EV wrote: Not really! The government must collect taxes to pay for roads. Previously it was done by taxing fuel. I don't think any reasonable person objects to paying taxes to support our highway infrastructure. But the *way* it's being done with ICEs vs. EVs violates people's

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Michael Ross via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
The fair answer is simple. Currently EV's get a free ride on the roads but gas cars get a free ride on the environmental damage they cause. This disparity should be eliminated ON BOTH SIDES. That is, for every dollar of road tax you add to the EV, add the same Dollar to the gas tax for the

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Peter Gabrielsson via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 7 Nov 2014 at 13:15, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: Currently EV's get a free ride on the roads but gas cars get a free ride on the environmental damage they cause. This is the point I was trying to make when I said by taking better care of the environment, EV drivers are SAVING [the

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Lawrence Winiarski via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Peter Gabrielsson via EV wrote: One relatively cheap way of doing high power cycle testing is to cycle power between a large battery bank and the test battery using a bidirectional DCDC converter. The DCDC is simple since it's just a switching pole with an inductor and some controls. A DC motor

Re: [EVDL] Crusin Batteries

2014-11-07 Thread Cruisin via EV
Thanks for the kind words Audrey. I recommend using a BMS that will start shunting at 4.1vdc and limit over discharge to 3.0vdc. Some prefer to stop charging at 4.0, thinking they may last longer, probably not loosing much by doing that. Enjoy. -- View this message in context:

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Lawrence Winiarski via EV wrote: Coming soon. More stuff we need to discourage, because in some way it reduces tax revenues Thanks for my laugh of the day, Lawrence! :-) It reminds me of A Christmas Car, a parody of Dickens' A Christmas Carol I wrote years ago.

Re: [EVDL] EVrecord: 0-100kph:1.785s Grimsel.ch e-racer Out-Accelerate Formula1

2014-11-07 Thread Ben Goren via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Crusin Batteries

2014-11-07 Thread jerry freedomev via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Range vs Speed

2014-11-07 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Fast charging in The Netherlands

2014-11-07 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
... a new company website who claim to bring fast charging throughout The Netherlands: http://www.fastned.nl/en -- It might be a good investment now, while all the suckers are piling on, but I'd plan on getting my money out soon, before the EV motoring public learns

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Roger Stockton via EV
Michael Ross wrote: I think I need to be a notch or two above garage testing.  To provide results worth referencing.  I do have to be frugal and not spend where good things can be fabricated.  We want to be cost effective for clients that aren't at the million$ a year in sales level. Thanks

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Fri Nov 07 16:07:19 PST 2014 ev@lists.evdl.org said: If you are able to consider sufficiently large electronic loads, then ones that can push the energy back into the grid rather than dissipating it as heat become an option. This capability doesn?t really become available until you are

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Roger Stockton via EV
John Lussmyer wrote: If you are able to consider sufficiently large electronic loads, then ones that can push the energy back into the grid rather than dissipating it as heat become an option. This capability doesn?t really become available until you are looking at loads of at least 6kW, and

Re: [EVDL] Crusin Batteries

2014-11-07 Thread Cruisin via EV
I have no Leaf in stock, with back orders for full packs. You only wanted 12 modules, suggest you use the Volt, much better. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-Crusin-Batteries-tp4672428p4672459.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Ben wrote - Put simply, the government has no business knowing how much I drive where and when. So I guess you take the battery out of your cellphone when you're driving... Rush Tucson AZ ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub

Re: [EVDL] Q about using an electronic load.

2014-11-07 Thread Michael Ross via EV
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

2014-11-07 Thread Lawrence Winiarski via EV
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[EVDL] EVI Power Pack (older AVCON charger) not working

2014-11-07 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
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