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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

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—“ Neighborhood Electric Vehicles ” Pike notes that the definition of NEV caries by country, with some regions not having a definition at all. Pike notes that essentially all NEVs use deep cycle lead-acid batteries due to their lower cost of between $100 to $200 per kWh. Technology.

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New “convection battery” could significantly increase performance of existing as well as new, improved battery chemistries

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For small batteries, the team notes, conventional diffusion-based architectures are superior because the cost of the circulating pump alone would be more than the cost of the traditional diffusion-based battery. Since then, definitive data has been collected that validates increased power output and recharging capabilities.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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This means that the total cost of ownership of the next-generation platform would also be lower than the company’s current vehicles today. 17:56 CST – Kirkhorn notes that cost reductions come from everywhere. He states that Tesla reduced the cost of the Model 3 by 30% since 2018 as of 2022. Presentation starts in ~5 mins.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

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the NEC in the US; the IEC in most other places), which restricts the maximum continuous load on a breaker to 80% of its ampacity­—EV charging definitely qualifies as a continuous load. The aforementioned “legal” restriction is due to a rule found in the electrical subsection of most building codes (e.g.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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If you just set aside the fantasy goal of an electric car with the same or better performance than an ICE powered car then we could build utilitarian short range EVs now, and could have been doing this coninually since 1900 with lead-acid batteries. Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). 80 miles was the range of the EV1 with Lead Acid batteries, that GM tried to use because they wanted the project to fail.

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