Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[buickanddeere]

Elon Musk says Tesla's New York factory is making ventilators 'as soon as humanly possible' - Roadshow

With EV's on hold for now Musk is staying busy it seems. They are going for a more basic model with fewer parts and short to electronics to get to production faster. Initially he said it would take 8-10 weeks to ramp up but that was before any concrete plans.

Different story but I saw where ****** has sourced ventilators that are to be delivered mid May. I am starting to think the 6-18 month time window may prove to be more right than not on how long we are going to be dealing with this virus.

EV and all car sales are in the tank. One guy was telling his doctor his retirement account was down by $78K and the doctor said is that all mine is down $192K. Getting that Tesla on retirement plan may be shifting for more than a few.

Since smog seems to lead to more COVID-19 deaths I am sure EV's will be in demand in Europe and China which was the case before this flu.

Smog from coal fuel electrical generation to charge EV's. Germany is burning a record amount to coal and importing a record amount of coal generated electricity. Since shutting down nuclear and installing wind/solar.

 

[Grumpycat]

How is musk going to increase the energy density of lithium batteries when nobody else can .

When is Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller (founder of Standard Oil) going to increase the energy density of gasoline?

 

[Grumpycat]

When they make them with stick shift, might get one. Wife cannot drive an automatic.

Ralph

EVs are not automatic, they are 1-speed.

 

[Grumpycat]

Smog from coal fuel electrical generation to charge EV's. Germany is burning a record amount to coal and importing a record amount of coal generated electricity. Since shutting down nuclear and installing wind/solar.

A big Tesla powered by North American coal-fired electricity is greenhouse gas equivalent to 30 MPG gasoline ICE. Gale's LEAF is about 45 MPG.

Germany is an excellent example of how not to do things. In a few years the official language will be Arabic, Christianity outlawed, and formally become an Islamic State.

 

[herm0016]

Smog from coal fuel electrical generation to charge EV's. Germany is burning a record amount to coal and importing a record amount of coal generated electricity. Since shutting down nuclear and installing wind/solar.

and that has to do with irrational fear of nuclear power, not EVs.

I am very glad we have the Volt right now, super cheap to operate, will not have to go to a gas pump in the foreseeable future for it.

 

[buickanddeere]

When is Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller (founder of Standard Oil) going to increase the energy density of gasoline?

A ridiculous ad hominem response from GC. Liquid hydrocarbon fuels are the hands down winner in energy density, ease of transportation and a short time interval to refuel. Then again that is all academic . So what are your actual beliefs and agenda GC ?

 

[two_bit_score]

I’ve heard these were a little over $24k.


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[Gale Hawkins]

EV Sales In Italy Stay Afloat Amid Catastrophic March For Auto Industry

EV's have not gone away just because COVID-19 has been so bad in Italy.

 

[buickanddeere]

EV Sadles In Italy Stay Afloat Amid Catastrophic March For Auto Industry

EV's have not gone away just because COVID-19 has been so bad in Italy.

High rate of Covid 19 deaths in Italy and Spain because the Socialized health care system refused to treat patients over 60 years of age.

 

[cqaigy2]

High rate of Covid 19 deaths in Italy and Spain because the Socialized health care system refused to treat patients over 60 years of age.

Wrong.

 

[cqaigy2]

Thread.

 

[Jim Nelson]

EVs are not automatic, they are 1-speed.

Not all,I drove a Mitsubishi Mini truck that a guy had converted to electric, it had a 4 speed tranny and was really fun to drive. I wanted to do it with a Suzuki mini that I had because that makes them eligible for licensing here. It was just way too expensive for me though.
The way you could tell when it was time to shift was when it wouldn't go any faster so you just up shift till you reached that gears limit. I'm not sure how long the drive train would last, but if you used good sense it was great.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Not all,I drove a Mitsubishi Mini truck that a guy had converted to electric, it had a 4 speed tranny and was really fun to drive. I wanted to do it with a Suzuki mini that I had because that makes them eligible for licensing here. It was just way too expensive for me though.
The way you could tell when it was time to shift was when it wouldn't go any faster so you just up shift till you reached that gears limit. I'm not sure how long the drive train would last, but if you used good sense it was great.

That truck sounds nice but left the factory as an ICE vehicle. Most all true EV's have no actual transmissions so are only are 1-speed forward or backwards. On our Nissan Leaf Park is a button on shift lever handle. Pulled to the left is N. From N position then forward = R. From N position to rear = D. The second pull to the rear = B for Max Regen braking when only using the "gas" pedal.

 

[buickanddeere]

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[cqaigy2]

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[buickanddeere]

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[Grumpycat]

A ridiculous ad hominem response from GC. Liquid hydrocarbon fuels are the hands down winner in energy density, ease of transportation and a short time interval to refuel. Then again that is all academic . So what are your actual beliefs and agenda GC ?

Don't feed the troll. He doesn't even know what ad hominem means.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Study: Pandemic lockdowns are encouraging more consumers to buy electric cars - Electrek

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Kia electric car: 3-mile range, 2-minute fast-charging, arriving by late 221

There must be a million new EV's being released 'Late 2021' .

 

[Grumpycat]

Kia electric car: 3-mile range, 2-minute fast-charging, arriving by late 221

There must be a million new EV's being released 'Late 2021' .

Wow! 3 mile range and charges in only 2 minutes!

OK, the URL title goofed. Claims 300 miles and 20 minute charge but isn't saying anything about providing a charging infrastructure capable of the 20 minute charge. Tesla has been building 250 kW Superchargers the past year.

Any company who wants to play the specsmanship game can market a rapid charge EV, its just a matter of how much degradation they are willing to accept by abusing the battery. Consider the shortcut Nissan took with the LEAF resulting in batteries that last 3-4 years.

Lithium batteries wear faster the faster they are discharged, the faster they are charged, the lower they are discharged, and the higher they are charged. Batteries are not like gas tanks for which it doesn't matter how low you go before filling, or how full you fill. For minimum wear a lithium battery needs to stay in the middle. For minimum wear a lead-acid battery needs to stay near full charge.