Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 The motor offers linear power delivery extending into high rev ranges, with maximum revs of 11,400 rpm. Currently, most of the major vehicle manufacturers are using permanent magnet motors in their hybrids and EVs (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2014

Renovo says that its mid-mounted motors, with a single gear direct drive, feature optimized energy mappings for a wide range of driving conditions. As points of comparison: Tesla Motors’ Roadster Sport model ($128,500 when it was introduced in 2009) offered a top speed of 125 mph with a 0-60 time of 3.7 Price is $529,000.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Tesla Motors is adding a two-motor all-wheel drive option for its electric Model S as well as a standard set of forward-looking camera, radar and 360? Model S drive comparisons. Total motor power (hp). Rear motor power (hp). 85 kWh performance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2015

Wrightspeed, founded by Ian Wright, one of the original co-founders of Tesla Motors, has used a 65 kW Capstone microturbine in earlier Route powertrains. kg), for a power-to-weight ratio of 478 W/kg; by comparison, Wrightspeed’s new Fulcrum microturbine offers a power-to-weight ratio of 750 W/kg.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

CarWeights : a database of car weights for many models and years Comutacar Bumper Upgrade: What to do when the rubber bumpers fall off. DeepCycle Battery FAQ : Everything you need to know.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

In the filing for a patent awarded in 2014 on the design of a system for vehicle dynamics control in electric vehicles, Ian Wright, currently the founder and CEO of Wrightspeed ( earlier post ) and a co-founder of Tesla Motors, and his co-inventor Ryan Cash explain that existing control systems for vehicle dynamics—e.g.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? What I’ve heard is that Tesla Motors was able to R&d and produce a car that gets 300 miles per charge for the kind of money that the likes of GM spend on quarterly bonuses. April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. You would be much better served doing a little investigative journalism (no offense intended) to determine the percentage of cars sold that get 30 mpg or better.

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