Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39420729

California tackles the revenue problem 

Amid gas-tax revenue decline, new fees on fuel-efficient cars
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/california-fees-fuel-efficient-cars/

U.S. market electric motorcycles 

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108550_2017-electric-motorcycle-buyers-guide

First commercial use of Graphene perhaps

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110470_israeli-firm-storedot-claims-battery-with-5-minute-charging-time

U.S. fast charging news

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110598_dc-fast-charging-for-electric-cars-whats-here-whats-coming-whats-hype

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1111053_deutsche-post-and-ford-to-build-transit-based-electric-van

How a Tesla works -

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1111167_video-explains-how-electric-cars-work-battery-and-motor-technology-included

Trials and tribulations of uprating an old Leaf -

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1111264_new-life-for-old-nissan-leaf-electric-car-battery-replacement-and-what-it-took

Volvo will all electric from 2019 models on........no ICEs

4 hours ago, Ryeman said:

Volvo will all electric from 2019 models on........no ICEs

 

Love the tumbleweed in this thread, nobody cares about your vested interests Ryeman.

 

Volvo will not be ICE free, they will be producing pure electric, and mostly hybrids.

 

As 1-2% of the UK car market, it is a total irrelevance, and only time will tell if Volvo are ahead of the game or more likely, putting themselves out of the game.

 

Any basic environmental/economic/practical assessment of electric cars shows it is a fools errand.

 

Any electric car is ultimately fossil fuel built and powered, as that is where the vast majority of the world's primary energy comes from, and despite the lies and politics, that won't change in our lifetimes.

7 minutes ago, Kandy said:

 

Love the tumbleweed in this thread, nobody cares about your vested interests Ryeman.

 

Volvo will not be ICE free, they will be producing pure electric, and mostly hybrids.

 

As 1-2% of the UK car market, it is a total irrelevance, and only time will tell if Volvo are ahead of the game or more likely, putting themselves out of the game.

 

Any basic environmental/economic/practical assessment of electric cars shows it is a fools errand.

 

Any electric car is ultimately fossil fuel built and powered, as that is where the vast majority of the world's primary energy comes from, and despite the lies and politics, that won't change in our lifetimes.

Could you explain "vested interest".

Who, in your opinion, is entitled to add anything to the subject of the emerging battery vehicle?.

Is your opinion important?.

http://bbc.co.uk/news/business-40505671 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geely 

(Chinese paid for Nuclear Power Station getting built in the UK sometime soon, maybe....French, Chinese, who cares.)

More nuclear needed in the next decades since England is renewable electricity poor and a bit slow in getting all that oil and gas under England out of the ground.

 

Kandy,  

i think you need to read up not only on UK industry but RoW as well and the use of Renewables to power Factories & Industry, 

Hydro, Solar, Hydrogen, Battery Storage and even Nuclear.

Even renewables used to build the renewables equipment.

 

The USA are right into the Fossil Fuel extraction with fracking right now and exporting that but they are still a country without enough drinking water to be able 

to see them far into the future.

 

Oil, Gas & Coal is plentyful around the world but fresh air to breath and H2o to drink is less so.

Edited 5 July, 20178 yr by Awayoffski

1 hour ago, Ryeman said:

Could you explain "vested interest".

Who, in your opinion, is entitled to add anything to the subject of the emerging battery vehicle?.

Is your opinion important?.

Hint - You're not posting discussion, but just unfiltered web links!

2 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Hint - You're not posting discussion, but just unfiltered web links!

Well I'm not interested in pushing an opinion just updating a thread which might be considered by some as more relevant than old technology which is being strangled by emissions legislation.

20 hours ago, Ryeman said:

Well I'm not interested in pushing an opinion just updating a thread which might be considered by some as more relevant than old technology which is being strangled by emissions legislation.

 

I like Volvo's and did consider a V40 prior to buying my Octavia, but it is good to see Volvo's future commitment. However they aren't a volume car producer and a company like Ford making this kind of intention would have been headline news. Took a ride in an Uber Prius the other day and the drivetrain is impressive for a ride across South London to Wimbledon. I think my next car will be a hybrid but that is a long time yet.

I suspect it all comes down to infrastructure and would be advanced considerably if there was an industry standard.

Unfortunately I can imagine there are forces at work trying to slow down the process, in order to maintain maintenance profitability at the dealership level, rather than assisting in the process.

 

BEVs will be cheaper to buy AND maintain.

You'd have to think the dealership model is about to be reinvented 

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1111418_report-the-electric-car-revolution-will-happen-faster-than-expected

A way to predict when battery becomes economic for car and home

https://www.cemag.us/news/2017/07/new-way-predict-when-electric-cars-and-home-batteries-become-cost-effective?et_cid=6019936&et_rid=916553762&type=cta&et_cid=6019936&et_rid=916553762&linkid=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cemag.us%2fnews%2f2017%2f07%2fnew-way-predict-when-electric-cars-and-home-batteries-become-cost-effective%3fet_cid%3d6019936%26et_rid%3d%%subscriberid%%%26type%3dcta

The Koch Bros are at it again, but this time its battery power rather than global warming fear mongering or Trump support -

https://www.desmogblog.com/2017/07/10/koch-fueling-us-forward-america-rising-squared-bashing-electric-cars?utm_source=dsb newsletter

http://autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/seat-evs-lead-upcoming-model-offensive 

.......and dynamic battery charging also -

http://premium.goauto.com.au/lumen-leads-wireless-charge/

Jobs for the boys from the North Sea -

https://www.desmog.uk/2017/07/17/out-work-north-sea-oil-workers-switching-battery-powered-jobs

 

Mercedes to pull out of DTM after next year and join Formula-e as a sign of the times.

 

 

That is OK then, they are going Scalextric racing and they can keep saying how they are going to introduce 10 new EV's in the next decade.

They must use the same 'Media Companies' as the VW Group to help them spin their way out of a scandal.

*Always calling them DAIMLER obviously fooled nobody for long, just like calling Volkswagen Group just Volkswagen never fooled Audi drivers well only the stupid.*

 

So currently the public can buy a B-Class EV or a SMART and maybe even a AMG or Brabus version so that they still look sporty or it gets Internet / Magazine / Newspaper space.

http://autocar.co.uk/car-review/mercedes-benz/b-class-electric-drive 

Government to ban sales and production of petrol and diesel cars from 2040.

Where is the infrastructure spending to assist the change going to come from? Charging networks, powerstations etc etc.