3 hours ago, Ryeman said:

Leaf fast charging improvements TSB -

 

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124182_report-us-nissan-leaf-owners-to-get-update-allowing-subsequent-fast-charges

 

Good news.  I would be interested to hear what the technical change is, presumably just plotting and more optimum charging profile and maybe allowing the batteries to run a bit hotter than before.

 

Some reports I have seen is that the true range of the LEAF 2 40 kw is more like 150-170 miles rather than the shocking 110 miles that the large circulation WhatCar reported when it first came out which was a shocker, along with charge-gate, as it sounds like they did a Clarkson ie almost tried to burn through the battery reserve as fast as possible and did not behave as an owner would in normal circumstances.  

 

We hope the LEAF succeeds as thousands of jobs rely on it for the battery and car assembly here in the UK.

 

^^^^ it seems you have to demand it cos you aren’t going to get a recall notice.

Developments in batteries of the future -  solid state, glass, super capacitor, graphene ......

 

 

 

Talking of frontiers nice stage on the Tour De France today in the Alps.

For the Netherlands -

 

https://electrek.co/2019/07/26/tesla-factory-europe/

Battery news -

 

 

Plus -

 

 

Confirmation of the electrical era  - a lecture:

 

 

That last video was an excellent lecture.  I can see big cheap high temp batteries like that being the future for grid storage by power companies rather than lots of little AA rechargeable lithium cells that need to be kept cool.

3 hours ago, widdershins said:

That last video was an excellent lecture.  I can see big cheap high temp batteries like that being the future for grid storage by power companies rather than lots of little AA rechargeable lithium cells that need to be kept cool.

Yep, they are heavy and cheap so not in the mobile field like lithium, now in oversupply apparently.

 

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/lithium-industry-buildup-outracing-ev-boom

Edited 31 July, 20196 yr by Ryeman

Tesla’s megastorage battery  -

 

 

Avoiding a lithium glut is a mining industry priority in bringing known reserves to market -

 

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124285_report-new-lithium-mines-may-bring-battery-prices-down

 

(the shorts want to talk about the Congo scandal instead)

Edited 1 August, 20196 yr by Ryeman

6 hours ago, Ryeman said:

Avoiding a lithium glut is a mining industry priority in bringing known reserves to market -

 

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124285_report-new-lithium-mines-may-bring-battery-prices-down

 

(the shorts want to talk about the Congo scandal instead)

 

 

Lithium needed to cope with this modern world too.......

 

 

Useful for treating depression also.

Much need.

 

Mercedes heavy truck  -

https://electrek.co/2019/08/12/daimler-freightliner-ecascadia-electric-semi-trucks-deliveries/

Electric cars from Mercedes to be unveiled at the Frankfurt show  -

 

https://electrek.co/2019/08/12/mercedes-benz-eqv-electric-sedan/

Wasn’t it Arnie that said “I’ll be back” -

 

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1124510_minneapolis-banned-drive-thrus

Silicon wafer batteries for cheaper, safer and more power dense storage -

 

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124159_silicon-wafer-batteries-promise-lower-cost-better-stability

On ‎13‎/‎08‎/‎2019 at 22:34, Ryeman said:

Wasn’t it Arnie that said “I’ll be back” -

 

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1124510_minneapolis-banned-drive-thrus

Good. Drive through just pampers to laziness.

 

Speaking of engine idling. I was looking up Westminster EV parking (pay 10min, park for up to 4 hours in an EV), they have a web portal for you to report engine idling. You'll get a fine by parking attendants if you refuse to turn off your engine after been asked. This should be rolled out across the world.

But what do you think ?

 

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124595_charging-stations-now-outnumber-gas-stations-in-britain

6 hours ago, Ryeman said:

But what do you think ?

 

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1124595_charging-stations-now-outnumber-gas-stations-in-britain

 

And this is the tip of the iceberg.

 

There are tens of thousands of home chargers and many more thousands of work chargers.  Has it reached the tipping point?  Not quite and it needs the current petrol stations to have a pair of chargers as a legal minimum for splash or "Zap and GO" ie ten minute charge where one can Zap in 5 to 10 kWh of charge to give the car 20 to 50 miles additional range and the fee for that should be restricted to say no more than 30p per kWh.

 

Free EV charging at large car parks (lie it is in Oxford) ie in with the parking price, prioirity parking.

 

Petrol stations numbers will decline quickly when the 208/Corsa, ID and Zoe get launched in a few months time unless they adopt EV charging to keep the dwindling petrol/wiesel customer base popping in for the hydrocarbon fix.

 

Financial institutions won’t fund against a trend from legislation backed by enthusiastic adoption and that’s why ICE development will stagnate; too many established competitors in a declining market demand and GPFs are just another reason to abandon them.  2030 looms.

Leasing companies will possibly be the ‘canary in the cage’ for conventional production lines.

 

Battery supply isn’t necessarily resolved if you look at the apparent supply constraints.

Edited 17 August, 20196 yr by Ryeman

Charging Stations with 2,4,6,8 maybe more charging points can  not be compared to a Filling Station that might have that number of pumps with a vehicle at them for less than 5 minutes unless they head in for a quick shop.

 

In the next few years plenty filling station sites going to be where there are charging stations, and other facilities as they expend or move to new locations and redesign.

Edited 17 August, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot

BP have announced 5 minute recharging from 2021.

Edited 17 August, 20196 yr by Ryeman