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Green thinking and developing is my aim
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Some range experience with Mitsubishi IMiev
In summer weather driving up to 80 KmH or 50 mph i get 105 miles range, not using the air-con or anything else
In winter this drops to 50 miles range at a temperature around freezing or a bit below.
If i park my car in the warm garage in winter 75 miles is achivable all with out using the heater, if i use the heater the range drops by 20 %
Kia using SK Innovation NCM Li-ion cells in Soul EV
Kia is using lithium-ion polymer battery cells supplied by SK Inovation in the battery pack for the new Soul EV (earlier post). The pack, featuring an energy density of 200 Wh/kg (on the high end of specific energy ratings for current EVs), is the result of a three-year joint development progra...
BTW both top speed and acceleration are not important for a car like this , this is purchased by people that are energy conscious , not for drag racers or Indy 500 races
:-)
BYD launches Qin plug-in hybrid in China
BYD Qin. Click to enlarge. BYD has officially launched its Qin plug-in hybrid in China; the performance-based hybrid car is intended to target key world markets. European availability of a similar but probably renamed model is planned for early 2015. The dual mode Qin can accelerate from 0 t...
The all electric range should be around 80 miles or 140 km to be truly functional , with my 3 years of electric driving experience the summers would be OK with 70 km or 40 miles range but the winter is a different story .
the battery capacity sinks with 30 to 40 % and the heater is used on top of that , taken this into account the higher range is needed to make this car 90 % fossil fuel free , they will achieve that since battery chemistry´s are getting better all the time and range increases as this happens I drive a Mitsubishi Imiev the first all electric car out and get up to 100 Miles range in summer but no more than 50 in the winter and i have to drive careful to achieve that.
BYD launches Qin plug-in hybrid in China
BYD Qin. Click to enlarge. BYD has officially launched its Qin plug-in hybrid in China; the performance-based hybrid car is intended to target key world markets. European availability of a similar but probably renamed model is planned for early 2015. The dual mode Qin can accelerate from 0 t...
A big step in the right direction, KLM deserves applause for this achievement, this step could eventually make air travel a very clean way of transport.
there is a lot of old cooking oil available that is otherwise wasted.
KLM to operate regular biofuel-powered flights between JFK and Schiphol
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will operate a new series of biofuel-powered intercontinental flights in partnership with Schiphol Group, Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. KLM will run weekly flights from John F. Kennedy Airport to Schiphol using a blend of sustainable...
A big step in the right direction , this step could eventually make air travel a very clean way of transport.
I understand that the fuel is made from old cooking oils normally wasted.
SkyNRG first operator capable of supplying RSB-certified jet fuel into wing
SkyNRG is the first biofuel operator worldwide with Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) certification for their entire supply chain (“feedstock to flight”) and is currently the only fuel operator that can deliver RSB-certified renewable jet fuel into wing at any airport in the world. This ...
Hallo Dollared, I built yachts in Carbon fiber and the carbon used for these yachts is 100 % for hull deck and bulkheads , we use 2000 kilos of carbon per yacht at a total carbon cost of +- € 40.000,00 or $ 55.000 the carbon used in the vw cannot be more than 100 kilo raw material at a cost of € 2.000,00 off course numbers produced are very important but since it is VW we are talking about a volume producer a volume of no less than 100.000 per year is to be expected. a cost of 20000 to 35000 is to be expected if they want volume the price needs to be in that ballpark.
If VW decided to use Basalt fiber instead of carbon that would drop the cost of this material to € 500,00 and since this material is non conductive and sound dampening that would be preferred , i wonder why they are not using that.
Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US
The XL1. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen has confirmed that its XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle, featuring fuel consumption of 0.9 l/100 km (approx. 261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will...
US 20.000 should be possible since the car is small , the expensive part being the Lithium batteries are also small at 6 KWh and the engine use is a half sized 1600 cc unit.
It all depends on quantity produced , A Mitsubishi I Miev
has double the battery pack and is a 4 seater yet the price level is in the same range.
Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US
The XL1. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen has confirmed that its XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle, featuring fuel consumption of 0.9 l/100 km (approx. 261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will...
What a fantastic achievement , if the car comes at a reasonable price of around the $ 20.000 mark it will sell well and can be used for millions of people to get to work and back.
Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US
The XL1. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen has confirmed that its XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle, featuring fuel consumption of 0.9 l/100 km (approx. 261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will...
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