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@ dursun: No, that was Heinkel that made the He-111 bomber.
Henkel investing in new technologies and products for e-drive systems
Building on its years of experience and expertise in engine and powertrain applications, leading adhesives provider Henkel is actively investing in new technologies and products for efficient large-scale manufacturing of safe and reliable electric drive systems. Key solutions include innovative...
For the portion of the market that is able to charge at home, the ability to begin each day with a "full tank" is a non-monetary reward which also needs to be factored in.
But I basically agree with Davemart and AndrewsRobert's objections; this study seemed to select the EV (Nissan Leaf) with the worst depreciation in order to skew the results.
Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness
A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. The results, reported in a paper in ...
No kidding.
Dealerships , in the US and elsewhere, rely on income from service departments, and EVs require much less service than ICE vehicles.
Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption
A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the jour...
Looks like Tesla is driving innovation as expected. Great to see it!
Meritor collaborating with Peterbilt on all-electric Class 8 trucks; selects UQM as supplier for e-axles
Meritor, Inc. will supply all-electric drivetrain systems for two Peterbilt vehicle platforms through its alliance with TransPower. (Earlier post.) These include 12 Peterbilt all-electric Class 8 Model 579 day cab tractors and three Model 520 refuse trucks. Meritor will supply high-efficiency...
Many people used to be able to afford to stay in Austin without a good paying job, at least in the 1980s when I went to school there. The "lifestyle premium" was worth the cost in wages and career prospects.
I don't think that's true now.
Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts
Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven is working with Austin Energy, the Austin Transportation Department, and Rocky Mountain...
What a futile, horrible thing to do.
DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have selected nine projects to receive approximately $6.5 million in federal funding for Phase I of the Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots funding opportunity announcement (FOA). ...
Lexus just bores me to tears. Think I'll go back to sleep now.
Lexus prices new three-row RX 450hL hybrid starting at $50,620
Lexus is pricing the new 2018 RX 450hL three-row hybrid SUV—announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2017—with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $50,620—$1,550 more than its gasoline-engined RX 350L AWD three-rowed sibling. The RX 450hL is set to go on sale at ...
Lad,
I agree with you. This seems to add needless complexity.
Ricardo forms company to commercialize cryogenic split-cycle engine: CryoPower
Ricardo has created a company—Dolphin N2 Ltd—to commercialize its CryoPower cryogenic split-cycle engine technology (earlier post, earlier post.) The Ricardo CryoPower concept aims to increase the fuel efficiency while reducing operating costs and CO2 emissions for long haul trucks and other hea...
I sure hope this works. I think the breakneck pace of innovation in smartphones has spoiled us as far as the speed of innovation goes.
The BMW Group and Solid Power partner to drive solid-state battery adoption in EVs (updated with chemistries)
The BMW Group is partnering with Solid Power, a developer of solid-state rechargeable batteries, in a joint effort to develop Solid Power’s solid-state batteries for electric vehicle applications. In this effort, the BMW Group will assist Solid Power to advance its technology in order to achiev...
I agree with SJC. Anything that a) improves mileage and b) reduces cost, and c) reduces emissions is OK with me.
Verizon replaces 234 vans in New York City with hybrid vans using XL Hybrids technology
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Verizon announced that Verizon has replaced 234 of its existing gasoline-powered vans with hybrid-electric vans for use in New York City. Verizon purchased the new vans using rebates offered through the New York Truck Vo...
*If more speed is needed*, the customer can choose a higher top speed, up to 75 mph.
That sort of speed would be perfectly adequate for any urban area in the States, let alone the crowded more compact urban areas of Continental Europe
Mercedes-Benz will offer electric drive on all commercial van lines; electric eVito now available to order, eSprinter in 2019
Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer electric drive options on all its commercial van model lines. This will start with the mid-size eVito, with deliveries commencing in the second half of 2018. Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019. The eVito, the second all-electric production model f...
I could have told you that. Anecdotal evidence indicates that many dealers of ICE vehicles have clueless sales people, yet are protected by state franchising laws.
Ipsos RDA study finds traditional US dealerships often not prepared for EVs
A new study by market research company Ipsos RDA has found that the EV sales process at traditional brand dealers who sell EVs alongside other vehicles, has, in many instances, has not been differentiated from the traditional process and is, in effect, passive. The availability of inventory, as...
HAR!
Boondoggle alert!
Geely acquiring flying car startup Terrafugia
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the company has delivered a number of working prototypes. Terrafugia aims to deliver its first ...
I agree with mahonj's analysis and I also propose a trigger number of ~55%.
RAND study finds introducing autonomous vehicles sooner could save hundreds of thousands of lives
Autonomous vehicles should only have to be moderately better than human drivers before being widely used in the United States, an approach that could save thousands of lives annually even before the technology is perfected, according to a new RAND Corporation report. Allowing wide use of auto...
My view is that it can represent either:
a) a technological lodestar to guide other manufacturers towards an ideal; or
b) a dead end.
I give a) 75% odds and b) 25%.
Lamborghini presents electric super sports car design concept, developed in collaboration with MIT labs
Automobili Lamborghini, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its new design concept for a future Lamborghini electric super sports car: the “Lamborghini of the Terzo Millennio”, developed in collaboration with two MIT laboratories. The technological goal of the project is to enable Lambor...
I believe some thanks go to Tesla for inspiring (or forcing?) innovation in charging stations.
Automakers launch IONITY JV to build 350 kW high power charging European network for EVs
BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche launched IONITY, a joint venture that will develop and implement a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for electric vehicles across Europe. (Earlier post.) Launching approximately 400 HPC stations by 2020, IO...
Great points by Thomas Pedersen.
I'd add anecdotally that there are many houses in Houston that are low-efficiency because they are old homes without insulation and with a lot of air leaks, etc.
I am hoping that homeowners will choose to exploit the insurance for rebuilding after the hurricane to put in more efficient A/C and heating systems.
Some of the affected houses were fairly large (2500+ square ft.) and not new (built ca. 1965) and could save a lot of energy in a remodel job.
Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation
A new study by a team from the University of Pennsylvania and MIT suggests it will be easier for cities to reduce CO2 emissions coming from residential energy use rather than from local transportation. This reduction will happen mostly thanks to better building practices, not greater housing den...
Agree with mahonj that $89K is hideously expensive.
For that price you'd think they'd throw the van in the deal.
Lightning Systems accepting orders for LightningElectric battery-electric upfit for Ford Transit; price and specs
Lightning Systems is accepting pre-orders for its new all-electric LightningElectric system for Ford Transit. (Earlier post.) The LightningElectric battery conversion package is available for Ford Transit as part of Ford Motor Company’s eQVM program. The product will be available first on heavy...
I wish there was a diagram of what they're trying to do.
Labeled photos of laboratory Stirling engines don't exactly give me the idea that this is coming anytime soon enough to matter.
Researchers developing free-piston linear generator for exhaust waste heat recovery
Researchers in China have developed a novel free-piston linear generator (FPLG) to recover exhaust waste heat efficiently from a vehicle engine. The FPLG can be used in a small-scale organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system and can directly convert the thermodynamic energy of working fluid into electr...
The transition Rick Perry made from wind advocate (Texas has a lot of wind generation in addition to oil and gas) to coal subsidies was as disappointing as it was expected.
We are being run into the ground by a madman.
DOE: US petroleum production exceeding transportation consumption and will continue to do so through 2050
According to the US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2015 total petroleum production exceeded all US transportation sector petroleum consumption. The EIA expects petroleum production to be greater than transportation consumption through 2040. Including non-p...
Man. you guys are harsh on ECI.
My opinion is that he's much less irritating than gorr.
ARB report: 1,600 fuel cell vehicles in California, 29 stations active; need to accelerate station deployment
As of 5 April 2017, California has more than 1,600 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) with active registrations with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), according to the 2017 issue of its Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network...
@mahonj:
Ordinarily the oil industry has no problem; it's fairly "globalized."
The problem would be getting the workers in, as the USA has been thrown into full-on protectionism mode with the new rentier administration that seems determined to maximize personal profits.
“Dirty, Difficult, And Dangerous”: Why Millennials Won’t Work In Oil
by Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com Like many industries today, the oil industry is trying to sell its many job opportunities to the fastest growing portion of the global workforce: Millennials. But unlike any other industry, oil and gas is facing more challenges in persuading the environm...
I honestly think there will be battery advances way before these fuel cells can hit the market and make a sufficient impact.
The year 2025 is light-years behind improved batteries IMO.
Then again, I may be wrong.
Durable ruthenium and graphene fuel cell catalyst matches performance of platinum alloys
Scientists at Rice University and their colleagues in China have fabricated a durable catalyst for high-performance fuel cells by attaching single ruthenium atoms to nitrogen-doped graphene. Catalysts that drive the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells are usually made of platinum. Platinum ...
This seems like common sense to me, but (some) skeptics may need more validation of costs versus benefits, etc.
Study of 60M US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death
A new study of 60 million Americans—about 97% of people age 65 and older in the United States—finds that long-term exposure to airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone increases the risk of premature death, even when that exposure is at levels below the National Ambient Air Quality Sta...
SkyMine, a (fairly) recent startup in Texas, does this with flue gas from an existing coal-powered plant, but it's great to capture it straight from the air as they seem to be doing here.
Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air; potential for CO2-neutral fuels
Switzerland-based Climeworks, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), recently launched the world’s first commercial plant that captures atmospheric CO2 for supply and sale to a customer. The Swiss direct air capture company—which has also partnered with Audi ...
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