[EVDL] Tesla right2repair Parts reality> not4 amateur grease monkeys

2018-10-30 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/tesla-parts-catalog-visible-to-public/ Tesla publishes the parts catalog for its electric cars 2018/10/29 Jon Fingas [image] / Roberto Baldwin/Engadget Ordering a part is another matter, but it's a start. Unless you're changing tires, you generally can't

[EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20181030

2018-10-30 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Caterpillar-s-Fisker-investment-100-kWh-Solid-State-Battery-tp4691695.html EVLN: Caterpillar's Fisker-investment> $100/kWh Solid-State Battery Caterpillar gets in electric-car business with Fisker investment 22 Oct 2018 Electric

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
o power a Leaf might be a > disaster in crosswinds. > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/ > attachments/20181030/5e15c5c5/attachment.html> > ___

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread jim--- via EV
That likely comes from a difference in the trailers. Although this is not EV related, let me cite two examples. Growing up, my parents had a small RV trailer and also a ski boat. The boat on its trailer weighed about 40% more than the RV trailer. Towing the RV trailer had a MASSIVE impact

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread robert winfield via EV
tender. > Seen it done with small vehicles. However one to power a Leaf might be a > disaster in crosswinds. > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.o

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging. (trailer drag)

2018-10-30 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
My original example of 4'x4' was a solar trailer that was basically a flatbed about a foot thick. It unfolds when parked to give 8' of solar panels. But still the drop in gas mileage was very noticible on the Prius. Bob -Original Message- That likely comes from a difference in the

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread Willie via EV
On 10/30/18 7:31 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: Towing a simple 4'x4' garden trailer behind my priius drops MPG from 55 to 40. A huge drop. Very oddly, towing a small trailer with an imiev seems to have very little effect. The imiev range is 60-65 miles. When I towed 20+20 miles, I

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: Towing a simple 4'x4' garden trailer behind my priius drops MPG from 55 to 40. A huge drop. And solar might do well in summer, but with only 27 degree sun angles at noon in the winter. your power is only 45% Of course, aerodynamics are everything. Was your

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 30 Oct 2018 at 12:12, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > Perhaps the panels could be stored when driving, and opened up when > parked? Sounds technically feasible, but limited in utility. For one thing, I don't think that the in most cases it would be feasible for the panels to expand beyond the

Re: [EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread Lee Hart via EV
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: On 30 Oct 2018 at 12:12, Lee Hart via EV wrote: Perhaps the panels could be stored when driving, and opened up when parked? Sounds technically feasible, but limited in utility. For one thing, I don't think that the in most cases it would be feasible for the

[EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20181031

2018-10-30 Thread brucedp5 via EV
EVLN: $20/100mi sparkcharge> L3 recharges 1mi/min (v) Charging An Electric Vehicle With SparkCharge: As Easy As Ordering A Pizza 2018-10-24 Founder and CEO Joshua Aviv says the company's device is intended to relieve range anxiety, an ailment suffered by electric vehicle drivers who worry

[EVDL] EVLN: $20/100mi sparkcharge> L3 recharges @1mi/min (v)

2018-10-30 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/10/24/charging-an-electric-vehicle-with-sparkcharge-as-easy-as-ordering-a-pizza/#106856fa4c65 Charging An Electric Vehicle With SparkCharge: As Easy As Ordering A Pizza 2018-10-24 Jeff Kart [image

[EVDL] EVLN: 400kW Wireless-EVSE ornl.gov goal> 97%-efficiency 6"-gap

2018-10-30 Thread brucedp5 via EV
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/wireless-car-battery-charging,news-28377.html Here’s How Electric Cars Will Get a Fast Wireless Charge Oct 24, 2018 Jesus Diaz [images / Oak Ridge Laboratory/DOE

[EVDL] Easy to hard solar charging.

2018-10-30 Thread Lawrence Rhodes via EV
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