Electric cars

[Goldenvodka]

https://www.dongchedi.com/article/6761957366167503374

how about a VW hybrid which can last 50km+ on pure electric for short commute yet it still has a 1.4T engine if you need to travel up north.

Edited April 21, 2021 by Goldenvodka

[Calvin8808]

39 minutes ago, Goldenvodka said:

https://www.dongchedi.com/article/6761957366167503374

how about a VW hybrid which can last 50km+ on pure electric for short commute yet it still has a 1.4T engine if you need to travel up north.

What's the model? Magotan? 

Must buy then cos its Mai Go Tan (Don't wait anymore) 🤣

[inlinesix]

58 minutes ago, Goldenvodka said:

https://www.dongchedi.com/article/6761957366167503374

how about a VW hybrid which can last 50km+ on pure electric for short commute yet it still has a 1.4T engine if you need to travel up north.

This is PHEV. It is common among German car.

BMW 225xe is priced at $197k.

[Kb27]

 

Quote

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56574779

Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?

"The rate at which we're growing the industry is absolutely scary," says Paul Anderson from Birmingham University.

He's talking about the market for electric cars in Europe.

By 2030, the EU hopes that there will be 30 million electric cars on European roads.

"It's something that's never really been done before at that rate of growth for a completely new product," says Dr Anderson, who is also the co-director of the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials.

While electric vehicles (EVs) may be carbon neutral during their working lifetime, he's concerned about what happens when they run out of road - in particular what happens to the batteries.

"In 10 to 15 years when there are large numbers coming to the end of their life, it's going to be very important that we have a recycling industry," he points out.

While most EV components are much the same as those of conventional cars, the big difference is the battery. While traditional lead-acid batteries are widely recycled, the same can't be said for the lithium-ion versions used in electric cars.

EV batteries are larger and heavier than those in regular cars and are made up of several hundred individual lithium-ion cells, all of which need dismantling. They contain hazardous materials, and have an inconvenient tendency to explode if disassembled incorrectly.

"Currently, globally, it's very hard to get detailed figures for what percentage of lithium-ion batteries are recycled, but the value everyone quotes is about 5%," says Dr Anderson. "In some parts of the world it's considerably less."

Recent proposals from the European Union would see EV suppliers responsible for making sure that their products aren't simply dumped at the end of their life, and manufacturers are already starting to step up to the mark.

 

EV is great for the earth, like nuclear power.

Now how to clean up afterwards ?

[Ghgan]

 

[Vid]

Zhiji L7 Chinese EV Has 621-Mile Range, Wireless Charging

https://insideevs.com/news/503619/zhiji-l7-electric-sedan-wireless/

Impressive

[Ct3833]

On 4/29/2021 at 10:43 AM, Ghgan said:

 

Happened in China, seemed to be  charging station problem installed by Didi.

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2021 by Ct3833

[inlinesix]

 

[inlinesix]

Honda E

so cute

[Hamburger]

If electric gizmo mulfunction, no need to drive liao. 

Just put a side mirror, why reinvent a mirror. 

[inlinesix]

6 minutes ago, Hamburger said:

If electric gizmo mulfunction, no need to drive liao. 

Just put a side mirror, why reinvent a mirror. 

1. Better aerodynamic

2. Camera has a better view than the traditional mirror.

 

[Didu]

On 5/5/2021 at 9:44 AM, inlinesix said:

1. Better aerodynamic

2. Camera has a better view than the traditional mirror.

I remember reading about a bro complaining about this big issue of his side mirror fogging up. I wonder if this kind of camera setup would resolve such problems.  

[Ct3833]

On 5/7/2021 at 7:12 PM, Didu said:

I remember reading about a bro complaining about this big issue of his side mirror fogging up. I wonder if this kind of camera setup would resolve such problems.  

If our reverse camera continue to stay sharp  when raining , then they have solve the problem.

[inlinesix]

Inverness to London with 1hr break.

Total distance about 1k km.

 

[Dannnn]

@Hamburger  theres a guy in europe complaining about his audi , which also using similar mirror. he literally need to turn over his head everytime . and he mentioned is dangerous.

all negative review for his audi e-SUV

[Didu]

Europe powers up electric car battery drive

China, Japan and South Korea produce most of the world's electric car batteries.

Europe now has projects to build 38 gigafactories with a combined annual output of 1,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) and an estimated cost of 40 billion euros (US$48 billion), according to a June report by Transport & Environment, a non-government organisation. This annual supply could be reached by 2029-2030 and would be the equivalent to the production of 16.7 million battery electric vehicles, a T&E spokesman told AFP.

"Given the monstrous increase in demand, there is a major stake at hand for manufacturers to break the battery makers' oligopoly," said Eric Kirstetter, a sector analyst at consulting firm Roland Berger. "They will also have to ensure access to materials for the electrodes (anode and cathode), which will determine the batteries' price and availability," he added.

In Sweden, the start-up Northvolt expects to reach annual production of 150 GWh in Europe by 2030, with one plant under construction now and two much bigger ones on the drawing board. Northvolt has previously said that production capacity would reach 32 GWh by 2024, or enough batteries for 600,000 electric vehicles per year.

ASIAN COMPETITION

In another report, Transport & Environment said battery electric vehicles could account for all new sales of units in the 27-nation European Union by 2035 -- if policymakers introduce tighter CO2 targets and strong support for infrastructure to charge cars. Automakers, which are under pressure to transition out of fossil fuel vehicles, are putting money into battery production.

German giant Volkswagen has invested in Northvolt and also plans to build five other battery plants.

Stellantis, which owns brands such as Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge and Fiat, is working on two of its own, while electric pioneer Tesla wants to make its future gigafactory near Berlin one of the biggest in the world with 250 GWh of capacity by 2030.

European governments are backing the projects because they want the continent to maintain a major role in future automobile manufacturing.

Asian manufacturers are also investing in Europe, with the Chinese group AESC planning to work with Toyota and Renault on battery plants in Britain and France.

Two South Korean companies, LG Chem and SKI, have already opened factories in Poland and Hungary, and China's CATL is building one in Germany.

LESS POLLUTING

European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic said in March that the continent needed to achieve strategic independence in what has become a critical sector. He wants European factories to cover the region's needs by 2025. That is a tall order, according to Oliver Montique, an analyst with Fitch Solutions. Montique targets 2040 for the establishment of "an entirely closed loop supply chain where the vast majority of battery materials are extracted, refined, processed and produced into battery cells on the continent." 

Europe wants to build factories that pollute less than in Asia or the United States, and EU officials are working on a standard that would impose criteria on how raw materials are obtained and used batteries are recycled. To develop a new generation of batteries that are less dependent on the lithium-ion technology dominated by Asian companies, the European Commission launched a research and development programme in January backed by 2.9 billion euros.

European factories could employ 800,000 people, the commission estimates, but they would need to be trained quickly.

Battery factories will also need raw materials. Demand for lithium is expected to soar by a multiple of 18 by 2030, the European Commission has forecast, and the sector will also likely need five times more cobalt. Germany and the Czech Republic have substantial reserves of lithium, but Montique advises EU leaders to also ensure supplies from reliable partners.

"I'm thinking of Australia, Canada, Brazil and Chile," he said, "so that the supply-side is unlikely to be threatened either through normal commercial constraints and/or political reasons."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/europe-powers-up-electric-car-battery-drive-15053074

[Ct3833]

If the batteries fire can be contained this way, the fire hazard of EVs can be reduced significantly. 

Electric car suddenly bursts into flames in eastern China

https://sg.yahoo.com/news/electric-car-suddenly-bursts-flames-090000861.html

 

[Kb27]

Tesla top-of-range car caught fire while owner was driving

Fri, 2 July 2021, 1:45 pm

BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - A Tesla Inc Model S Plaid electric vehicle burst into flames on Tuesday while the owner was driving, just three days after the $129,900, top-of-the-range car was delivered following its June launch, an attorney for the driver told Reuters.

The driver, identified as an "executive entrepreneur", was initially not able to get out of the car because its electronic door system failed, prompting the driver to "use force to push it open," Mark Geragos, of Geragos & Geragos, said on Friday.

The car continued to move for about 35 feet to 40 feet (11 to 12 meters) before turning into a "fireball" in a residential area near the owner's Pennsylvania home.

"It was a harrowing and horrifying experience," Geragos said.

"This is a brand new model... We are doing an investigation. We are calling for the S Plaid to be grounded, not to be on the road until we get to the bottom of this," he said.

Tesla did not have an immediate comment when contacted by Reuters.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk touted the performance version of its Model S sedan as being "faster than any Porsche, safer than any Volvo" at a launch event at the automaker's factory in Fremont, California, last month.

Earlier in April, he said the new Model S sedan and Model X sport utility vehicle had a new battery pack.

"It took quite a bit of development to ensure that the battery of the new S/X is safe," Musk said on a conference call, addressing production delays. "There were more challenges than expected in developing the new version."

Local fire authorities in a now-deleted Facebook post said "a Tesla was on fire" and that they cooled "the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment".

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is "in touch with relevant agencies and the manufacturer to gather information about the incident".

"If data or investigations show a defect or an inherent risk to safety exists, NHTSA will take action as appropriate to protect the public," the federal safety agency said.