Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 21 Nov 2016 at 16:42, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:

> OK, so stay away from the current (defunct) jstraubel (dot) com website

My computer didn't do anything strange at that URL, but I also run Noscript 
and have a large hosts file blocking most malware sites.  

I did see a script listed for sedoparking.com.  Sedo appears to be an ad 
farm, a way to "monetize" your unused domain names, so I'd agree that it's 
probably better to stay away.  

I see no evidence that the other links (evalbum and archive.org) are in any 
way harmful.  The archive of the pusher is in fact quite interesting, and I 
recommend checking it out if you've never before heard of this form of EV 
range extender.

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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread robert winfield via EV
i clicked on the straubel link.had to do a task manager killdid a restore web 
pages, got zapped againhave malwarebytes running, it found clean, but again 
anyway 2xim very leery and still got hit, eh.(using chrome and update it 
manually and automatic  From: Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
 To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> 
 Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 6:25 PM
 Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121
   
Hi Robert, thanks for catching the unsafe redirect warning.

I did not notice as I have the "NoScript" plugin on FireFox so that
Javascript is by default not running on my computer,

I have to individually approve websites that don't work without
JavaScript, or simply let them be broken if I don't fully trust them.

So, I was not getting the redirect.

Note that the jstraubel.com hosting site is a server in The Netherlands,
offering the domain for sale.

So, it may be that some websites on this domain are unsafe - not
necessarily the server message that offers the domain for sale,

but again I don't know for sure as my browser is not being redirected
anyway.

I presume that the EValbum page are OK, as well as the archive.org
capture of JB Straubel's website, I looked at a version from 10 years
ago and that showed up perfectly with the details on the gen 2 pusher.

 

Regards,

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From: robert winfield [mailto:winfield...@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 2:32 PM
To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Electric Vehicle
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the link below has a hostile malware redirect

DO NOT CLICK THE DAMN THING OR THE JSTRAUBEL DOT COM LINK INSIDE IT

--->>>You will hose your computer<<<


At least, that is how Mr Straubel and a couple others have done it...
http://www.evalbum.com/223 <http://www.evalbum.com/223> 
(unfortunately the jstraubel.com domain is terminated, so the links to



From: Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121


Bob,
You don't understand - the pusher is a device that you build yourself
for about $500 by getting a good-running Salvage (rear end crashed for
example)
and cutting off everything behind the A-pillar, fixing the front wheel
steering into straight-ahead (lock steering) and put some cover in place
over the dash, as well as mounting a fuel tank and pump somewhere, for
example in the footwell.
Then weld on a tow hitch, wire up the remote start and accelerator
control and off you go.
At least, that is how Mr Straubel and a couple others have done it...
http://www.evalbum.com/223
(unfortunately the jstraubel.com domain is terminated, so the links to
the pusher don't work)
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14=1255=110


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From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruni...@usna.edu] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 1:14 PM
To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Cor van de Water
Subject: RE: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

The cost of the pusher (in the small quantities that anyone would want
to
buy them) would be more than the cost of a spare car!

And it you drag it along most places you go, you'llbe cutting your
mileage
by far more than it is worth.
Just towing a tiny 4'x4' utility trailer (solar panels)  behind my prius
drops the mileage form 50 down to 35 MPG.

A pusher is just a crutch for delaying the ievitable loss of a gas
station
on every corner.
bob

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Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:17 PM
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread Willie via EV



On 11/21/2016 09:37 AM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:

Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple years 
ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving, partly 
flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you don't really 
need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging while being towed 
for part of the trip and driving the EV for other parts, starting with a fully 
charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop then that is also a natural 
moment to get the EV recharged without taking extra recharge time.
However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself earlier this 
year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.
I believe I have recounted here my two experiences towing an imiev with 
a Tesla?
The first trip about 200 miles from Plano to home (south of Austin).  
The second from Houston, about 150 miles.  No problem at all on either 
trip.   Generally towing (and regenning) about 30 miles, then driving 
about 50 miles.


The first was done at night and I have no photos.  The second, I 
fabricated a "stiff rope" tow bar and did take some photos:

https://plus.google.com/102434734002949174273/posts/4fc5j5XVFri

In both cases, SuperChargers provided much of the energy.

MANY times I have reflected on the possibility of attaching to trucks on 
the highway.  Maybe a chain of EVs being towed and regenning.



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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread robert winfield via EV
the link below has a hostile malware redirectDO NOT CLICK THE DAMN THING OR THE 
JSTRAUBEL DOT COM LINK INSIDE IT--->>>You will hose your computer<<<
At least, that is how Mr Straubel and a couple others have done it...
http://www.evalbum.com/223
(unfortunately the jstraubel.com domain is terminated, so the links to
  From: Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
 To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> 
 Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 5:14 PM
 Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121
   
Bob,
You don't understand - the pusher is a device that you build yourself
for about $500 by getting a good-running Salvage (rear end crashed for
example)
and cutting off everything behind the A-pillar, fixing the front wheel
steering into straight-ahead (lock steering) and put some cover in place
over the dash, as well as mounting a fuel tank and pump somewhere, for
example in the footwell.
Then weld on a tow hitch, wire up the remote start and accelerator
control and off you go.
At least, that is how Mr Straubel and a couple others have done it...
http://www.evalbum.com/223
(unfortunately the jstraubel.com domain is terminated, so the links to
the pusher don't work)
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14=1255=110


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Proxim Wireless 
  
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-Original Message-
From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruni...@usna.edu] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 1:14 PM
To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Cor van de Water
Subject: RE: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

The cost of the pusher (in the small quantities that anyone would want
to
buy them) would be more than the cost of a spare car!

And it you drag it along most places you go, you'llbe cutting your
mileage
by far more than it is worth.
Just towing a tiny 4'x4' utility trailer (solar panels)  behind my prius
drops the mileage form 50 down to 35 MPG.

A pusher is just a crutch for delaying the ievitable loss of a gas
station
on every corner.
bob

-Original Message-
From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:17 PM
To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple
years ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving,
partly flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you
don't really need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging
while being towed for part of the trip and driving the EV for other
parts,
starting with a fully charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop
then that is also a natural moment to get the EV recharged without
taking
extra recharge time.
> However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself
earlier this year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.

Here's a related idea that I keep thinking about: A few people have
built
"pusher" trailers. The trailer is really the front clip of a front-wheel
drive car, complete with ICE, automatic transmission, and transaxle. The
throttle and ignition switch are remoted so they can be operated from
the
driver's seat.

To take a long trip with your EV, connect the pusher trailer to a
trailer
hitch. Start the ICE, put it in Drive, and go! When the ICE is idling,
it
just creeps forward, like any car with an automatic transmission. Your
EV's brakes can easily hold it back. On the freeway where you need help,
use the ICE's throttle to push your EV and control your speed.

Obviously, you'd limit the ICE throttle to restrict how much push the
trailer can produce. 100-200 pounds thrust should be all you'd need for
a
normal EV, and that isn't enough to cause braking or handling problems
with a 3000 lbs EV. And, you certainly wouldn't use it down hills or in
slippery conditions.

-- 
The problem in this business isn't to keep people from stealing your
ideas: It's to *make* them steal your ideas! -- Howard Aiken
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Here is JB Straubel's pusher version 2, the front clip of a VW Rabbit
(any automatic geared small engine front wheel drive car will do) as you
can still find it in the Internet archive:
<https://web.archive.org/web/20040401155738/http://www.jstraubel.com/EVp
usher/EVpusher2.htm>
Note - if the above link is broken, simply past the two parts or go to
archive.org, enter jstraubel.com and on his homepage select Pusher 2.

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Water via EV
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 2:15 PM
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

Bob,
You don't understand - the pusher is a device that you build yourself
for about $500 by getting a good-running Salvage (rear end crashed for
example)
and cutting off everything behind the A-pillar, fixing the front wheel
steering into straight-ahead (lock steering) and put some cover in place
over the dash, as well as mounting a fuel tank and pump somewhere, for
example in the footwell.
Then weld on a tow hitch, wire up the remote start and accelerator
control and off you go.
At least, that is how Mr Straubel and a couple others have done it...
http://www.evalbum.com/223
(unfortunately the jstraubel.com domain is terminated, so the links to
the pusher don't work)
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14=1255=110


Cor van de Water 
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Proxim Wireless 
  
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XoIP   +31 87 784 1130private: cvandewater.info 

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From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruni...@usna.edu] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 1:14 PM
To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Cor van de Water
Subject: RE: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

The cost of the pusher (in the small quantities that anyone would want
to
buy them) would be more than the cost of a spare car!

And it you drag it along most places you go, you'llbe cutting your
mileage
by far more than it is worth.
Just towing a tiny 4'x4' utility trailer (solar panels)  behind my prius
drops the mileage form 50 down to 35 MPG.

A pusher is just a crutch for delaying the ievitable loss of a gas
station
on every corner.
bob

-Original Message-
From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:17 PM
To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple
years ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving,
partly flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you
don't really need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging
while being towed for part of the trip and driving the EV for other
parts,
starting with a fully charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop
then that is also a natural moment to get the EV recharged without
taking
extra recharge time.
> However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself
earlier this year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.

Here's a related idea that I keep thinking about: A few people have
built
"pusher" trailers. The trailer is really the front clip of a front-wheel
drive car, complete with ICE, automatic transmission, and transaxle. The
throttle and ignition switch are remoted so they can be operated from
the
driver's seat.

To take a long trip with your EV, connect the pusher trailer to a
trailer
hitch. Start the ICE, put it in Drive, and go! When the ICE is idling,
it
just creeps forward, like any car with an automatic transmission. Your
EV's brakes can easily hold it back. On the freeway where you need help,
use the ICE's throttle to push your EV and control your speed.

Obviously, you'd limit the ICE throttle to restrict how much push the
trailer can produce. 100-200 pounds thrust should be all you'd need for
a
normal EV, and that isn't enough to cause braking or handling problems
with a

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Bob,
You don't understand - the pusher is a device that you build yourself
for about $500 by getting a good-running Salvage (rear end crashed for
example)
and cutting off everything behind the A-pillar, fixing the front wheel
steering into straight-ahead (lock steering) and put some cover in place
over the dash, as well as mounting a fuel tank and pump somewhere, for
example in the footwell.
Then weld on a tow hitch, wire up the remote start and accelerator
control and off you go.
At least, that is how Mr Straubel and a couple others have done it...
http://www.evalbum.com/223
(unfortunately the jstraubel.com domain is terminated, so the links to
the pusher don't work)
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14=1255=110


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From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruni...@usna.edu] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 1:14 PM
To: Lee Hart; Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Cor van de Water
Subject: RE: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

The cost of the pusher (in the small quantities that anyone would want
to
buy them) would be more than the cost of a spare car!

And it you drag it along most places you go, you'llbe cutting your
mileage
by far more than it is worth.
Just towing a tiny 4'x4' utility trailer (solar panels)  behind my prius
drops the mileage form 50 down to 35 MPG.

A pusher is just a crutch for delaying the ievitable loss of a gas
station
on every corner.
bob

-Original Message-
From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:17 PM
To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple
years ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving,
partly flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you
don't really need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging
while being towed for part of the trip and driving the EV for other
parts,
starting with a fully charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop
then that is also a natural moment to get the EV recharged without
taking
extra recharge time.
> However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself
earlier this year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.

Here's a related idea that I keep thinking about: A few people have
built
"pusher" trailers. The trailer is really the front clip of a front-wheel
drive car, complete with ICE, automatic transmission, and transaxle. The
throttle and ignition switch are remoted so they can be operated from
the
driver's seat.

To take a long trip with your EV, connect the pusher trailer to a
trailer
hitch. Start the ICE, put it in Drive, and go! When the ICE is idling,
it
just creeps forward, like any car with an automatic transmission. Your
EV's brakes can easily hold it back. On the freeway where you need help,
use the ICE's throttle to push your EV and control your speed.

Obviously, you'd limit the ICE throttle to restrict how much push the
trailer can produce. 100-200 pounds thrust should be all you'd need for
a
normal EV, and that isn't enough to cause braking or handling problems
with a 3000 lbs EV. And, you certainly wouldn't use it down hills or in
slippery conditions.

-- 
The problem in this business isn't to keep people from stealing your
ideas: It's to *make* them steal your ideas! -- Howard Aiken
--
Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
The cost of the pusher (in the small quantities that anyone would want to
buy them) would be more than the cost of a spare car!

And it you drag it along most places you go, you'llbe cutting your mileage
by far more than it is worth.
Just towing a tiny 4'x4' utility trailer (solar panels)  behind my prius
drops the mileage form 50 down to 35 MPG.

A pusher is just a crutch for delaying the ievitable loss of a gas station
on every corner.
bob

-Original Message-
From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:17 PM
To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple
years ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving,
partly flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you
don't really need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging
while being towed for part of the trip and driving the EV for other parts,
starting with a fully charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop
then that is also a natural moment to get the EV recharged without taking
extra recharge time.
> However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself
earlier this year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.

Here's a related idea that I keep thinking about: A few people have built
"pusher" trailers. The trailer is really the front clip of a front-wheel
drive car, complete with ICE, automatic transmission, and transaxle. The
throttle and ignition switch are remoted so they can be operated from the
driver's seat.

To take a long trip with your EV, connect the pusher trailer to a trailer
hitch. Start the ICE, put it in Drive, and go! When the ICE is idling, it
just creeps forward, like any car with an automatic transmission. Your
EV's brakes can easily hold it back. On the freeway where you need help,
use the ICE's throttle to push your EV and control your speed.

Obviously, you'd limit the ICE throttle to restrict how much push the
trailer can produce. 100-200 pounds thrust should be all you'd need for a
normal EV, and that isn't enough to cause braking or handling problems
with a 3000 lbs EV. And, you certainly wouldn't use it down hills or in
slippery conditions.

-- 
The problem in this business isn't to keep people from stealing your
ideas: It's to *make* them steal your ideas! -- Howard Aiken
--
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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread Lee Hart via EV

Cor van de Water via EV wrote:

Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple years 
ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving, partly 
flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you don't really 
need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging while being towed 
for part of the trip and driving the EV for other parts, starting with a fully 
charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop then that is also a natural 
moment to get the EV recharged without taking extra recharge time.
However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself earlier this 
year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.


Here's a related idea that I keep thinking about: A few people have 
built "pusher" trailers. The trailer is really the front clip of a 
front-wheel drive car, complete with ICE, automatic transmission, and 
transaxle. The throttle and ignition switch are remoted so they can be 
operated from the driver's seat.


To take a long trip with your EV, connect the pusher trailer to a 
trailer hitch. Start the ICE, put it in Drive, and go! When the ICE is 
idling, it just creeps forward, like any car with an automatic 
transmission. Your EV's brakes can easily hold it back. On the freeway 
where you need help, use the ICE's throttle to push your EV and control 
your speed.


Obviously, you'd limit the ICE throttle to restrict how much push the 
trailer can produce. 100-200 pounds thrust should be all you'd need for 
a normal EV, and that isn't enough to cause braking or handling problems 
with a 3000 lbs EV. And, you certainly wouldn't use it down hills or in 
slippery conditions.


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Re: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161121

2016-11-21 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Regarding recharging while being towed: I have at some point (a couple years 
ago) considered buying a Leaf in Los Angeles and partly driving, partly 
flat-towing it back to the Bay Area. I already realized that you don't really 
need to stop for charging if you use on-road regen charging while being towed 
for part of the trip and driving the EV for other parts, starting with a fully 
charged vehicle and if there is an overnight stop then that is also a natural 
moment to get the EV recharged without taking extra recharge time.
However, I ended up with the need to transport the Leaf by myself earlier this 
year, so I used a tow dolly all the way instead.

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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-3-EV-Shown-Off-At-Employee-Party-New-Images-td4684576.html
EVLN: Tesla-3 EV Shown Off At Employee Party (New Images)
With regard to the silver Tesla Model 3 in question, it certainly is quite a
bit different looking than the Chevy Bolt EV that will be hitting the market
very soon, isn't it ...

http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-s-staked-claim-to-produce-driverless-commercial-e-semi-trucks-in-2017-td4684575.html
EVLN: Tesla's staked claim to produce driverless commercial e-semi-trucks in
2017
"Platooning" Autonomous Vehicles are Coming to Michigan
Telsa has also staked a claim in the future of driverless trucking,
announcing plans in July to start producing all-electric semi trucks in
2017. "I think the role of ...

http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-X-regen-charges-a-Model-S-by-towing-it-v-td4684574.html
EVLN: Tesla-X regen-charges a Model S by towing it (v)
A new video put together by YouTuber and Tesla owner Bjørn Nyland highlights
the ability for electric vehicles to convert kinetic energy into stored
energy ...

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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Schoch-Scolds-rebukes-BMW-Management-For-Falling-Behind-EV-Competition-td4684573.html
Schoch Scolds (rebukes) BMW Management For Falling Behind EV Competition
BMW AG's top labor representative scolded management for falling behind
rivals in the race ... slow to decide on investing in more electric models
...

http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Montreal-ca-installing-100-more-to-its-50-public-EVSE-td4684572.html
Montreal.ca installing 100 more to its 50 public EVSE
Montreal plans to create an electric-car charging network, Mayor Denis
Coderre ... 100 on-street recharging stations for electric vehicles by the
end of the year ...




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