Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one! (K O)

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On 15 Jun 2018 at 3:24, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:

> I didn't understand where to go to read the article.  Seems it was an
> html post so it was stripped of content. 

https://chargedevs.com/newswire/siemens-and-vw-to-test-long-haul-trucks-
charged-by-overhead-power-lines/

or https://v.gd/Ctg4lb

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Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one! (K O)

[Lawrence Rhodes via EV]

I didn't understand where to go to read the article.  Seems it was an html post 
so it was stripped of content.  Lawrence Rhodes 
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Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!

[Peri Hartman via EV]

FYI - Seattle made an order for up to 73 proterra buses about a year 
ago. They have been testing a few over the last year - I have seen them. 
I've also seen some trolley buses running with the poles down. I didn't 
notice if they are proterra or something else. With proterra, I believe 
the intent is to do quick charges at the end of each route.


As for cost, among many alternatives, overhead wires are the cheapest. 
But I seriously doubt they are cheaper than end-route charge stations. 
The infrastructure - stanchions, wires, switches, transformers and power 
distribution, I would guess is pretty expensive.


Peri

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Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

And, eventually, with battery EV buses, we'll be able to get rid of
these "folly" wires that plague our skies, here, in Seattle. To be
clear, I am very glad to have the electric buses all these years 
(since

about 1940) - quiet, clean, quick.


Wires are a simple, direct KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid) way to solve 
the problem. If they had waited for a better technology, it would never 
have gotten done! :-)


I talked with one of the Seattle bus drivers. They have both electric 
and diesel buses. He liked the electrics better. Fewer breakdowns, and 
MUCH more power to climb Seattle's many hills.


As batteries improve, I can see a day when buses would only need the 
overhead wires to quick-charge during stops, and could run from 
batteries in between.


Other technologies are possible to eliminate the "ugly" overhead wires. 
They could get power from rails (de-energized when no trolley is on 
them), or inductive coils buried in the pavement, or solar panels, etc. 
But overhead wires are the simplest and cheapest.



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From: "Lee Hart via EV" 
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" 
Cc: "Lee Hart" 
Sent: 14-Jun-18 12:08:43 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!


K O via EV wrote:

In the spirit that we all stand on others' shoulders!
Charged EVs | Siemens and VW to test long-haul trucks charged by
overhead power lines


Yes; he would have loved it! For those that don't know, Bob was an EV
pioneer (he designed the CitiCar, for example). He also was a 
railroad

engineer for years (for "damntrack", as he called it), and drove
electric and diesel locomotives.

Of course, powering trains and buses from overhead wires is a very 
old

idea, that has enjoyed considerable success. When I worked in Seattle
WA, I regularly rode the electric city buses. In fact, that inspired
this little ditty:

"The Man Who Never Recharged" by Lee Hart
<http://davesevs.com/charge.htm>



-- The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change
the world, are the ones who do. -- Steve Jobs
--
Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com


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Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!

[Lee Hart via EV]

Peri Hartman via EV wrote:

And, eventually, with battery EV buses, we'll be able to get rid of
these "folly" wires that plague our skies, here, in Seattle. To be
clear, I am very glad to have the electric buses all these years (since
about 1940) - quiet, clean, quick.


Wires are a simple, direct KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid) way to solve 
the problem. If they had waited for a better technology, it would never 
have gotten done! :-)


I talked with one of the Seattle bus drivers. They have both electric 
and diesel buses. He liked the electrics better. Fewer breakdowns, and 
MUCH more power to climb Seattle's many hills.


As batteries improve, I can see a day when buses would only need the 
overhead wires to quick-charge during stops, and could run from 
batteries in between.


Other technologies are possible to eliminate the "ugly" overhead wires. 
They could get power from rails (de-energized when no trolley is on 
them), or inductive coils buried in the pavement, or solar panels, etc. 
But overhead wires are the simplest and cheapest.



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From: "Lee Hart via EV" 
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Cc: "Lee Hart" 
Sent: 14-Jun-18 12:08:43 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!


K O via EV wrote:

In the spirit that we all stand on others' shoulders!
Charged EVs | Siemens and VW to test long-haul trucks charged by
overhead power lines


Yes; he would have loved it! For those that don't know, Bob was an EV
pioneer (he designed the CitiCar, for example). He also was a railroad
engineer for years (for "damntrack", as he called it), and drove
electric and diesel locomotives.

Of course, powering trains and buses from overhead wires is a very old
idea, that has enjoyed considerable success. When I worked in Seattle
WA, I regularly rode the electric city buses. In fact, that inspired
this little ditty:

"The Man Who Never Recharged" by Lee Hart
<http://davesevs.com/charge.htm>



--
The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change
the world, are the ones who do. -- Steve Jobs
--
Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!

[Peri Hartman via EV]

And, eventually, with battery EV buses, we'll be able to get rid of 
these "folly" wires that plague our skies, here, in Seattle. To be 
clear, I am very glad to have the electric buses all these years (since 
about 1940) - quiet, clean, quick.


Peri

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From: "Lee Hart via EV" 
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" 
Cc: "Lee Hart" 
Sent: 14-Jun-18 12:08:43 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!


K O via EV wrote:

In the spirit that we all stand on others' shoulders!
Charged EVs | Siemens and VW to test long-haul trucks charged by 
overhead power lines


Yes; he would have loved it! For those that don't know, Bob was an EV 
pioneer (he designed the CitiCar, for example). He also was a railroad 
engineer for years (for "damntrack", as he called it), and drove 
electric and diesel locomotives.


Of course, powering trains and buses from overhead wires is a very old 
idea, that has enjoyed considerable success. When I worked in Seattle 
WA, I regularly rode the electric city buses. In fact, that inspired 
this little ditty:


"The Man Who Never Recharged" by Lee Hart
<http://davesevs.com/charge.htm>

-- The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change
the world, are the ones who do. -- Steve Jobs
--
Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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Re: [EVDL] Bob Rice is smiling at this one!

[Lee Hart via EV]

K O via EV wrote:

In the spirit that we all stand on others' shoulders!
Charged EVs | Siemens and VW to test long-haul trucks charged by overhead power 
lines


Yes; he would have loved it! For those that don't know, Bob was an EV 
pioneer (he designed the CitiCar, for example). He also was a railroad 
engineer for years (for "damntrack", as he called it), and drove 
electric and diesel locomotives.


Of course, powering trains and buses from overhead wires is a very old 
idea, that has enjoyed considerable success. When I worked in Seattle 
WA, I regularly rode the electric city buses. In fact, that inspired 
this little ditty:


"The Man Who Never Recharged" by Lee Hart


--
The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change
the world, are the ones who do. -- Steve Jobs
--
Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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