[Peakoil] Fwd: Hi Antony - here is your November edition of The Juice - My Electric Car Newsletter

[Antony Broughton Barry]

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> From: leo <leo at myelectriccar.com.au>
> Date: 24 November 2016 at 11:30:06 am AEDT
> To: Antony Barry <antonybbarry at me.com>
> Subject: Hi Antony - here is your November edition of The Juice - My Electric Car Newsletter
> Reply-To: leo at myelectriccar.com.au
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> The Machine that makes the Machine (Tesla Model 3)
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> Tesla just purchased the German automation firm Grohmann Engineering which will be known as Tesla Grohmann Automation.
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> The German company are specialists in automated manufacturing systems and this is a strategic move to enable the high volume production of the Model 3.
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> Not only has Tesla announced this acquisition but they have also stated they will open a second Gigafactory in Europe. As yet there is no timeline for this new facility. Elon Musk has stated he foresees possibly three vehicle and battery facilities in Europe.
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> Tesla is not the only company to announce an expansion of battery production with EV battery makers, SK Innovation, announcing they will quadruple their battery output by 2018. Read more here.
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> Battery Electric Cars better choice than Hydrogen Fuel Cells
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> “We found that investing in all-electric battery vehicles is a more economical choice for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, primarily due to their lower cost and significantly higher energy efficiency" said lead author Markus Felgenhauer of a collaborative study by Stanford University & the Technical University of Munich.
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> It's something that has been a discussion point for years as companies such as Toyota (see next article), Honda & Kia put resource into hydrogen vehicles. BEV supporters have been critical of the economics of hydrogen as the infrastructure costs are enormous in comparison to the already ubiquitous electricity network and with no efficiency gains. Lecturer at Stanford University, Tony Seba, discusses the for and against at this link.
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> At MEC we believe drivers should be able to charge their vehicles at home (where possible) rather than be pushed from the current oil barons to a new cartel of hydrogen based filling station corporates. Read more here.
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> Toyota finally wakes up - Hydrogen is Not Economic or Efficient
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> Fearful of getting left behind with a technology that is simply not competitive Toyota has finally come to the battery electric vehicle party.
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> Pushing their hydrogen car, the Mirai (Japanese for the future), was an uphill battle that was becoming even more difficult as the price of EVs continues to drop while range and charge times improve. The only surprising thing about this turnaround is that it took Toyota executives so long to face reality and realise the Mirai is not the future.
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> It seems the first Toyota fully electric vehicles will arrive around 2020 with at least 300kms range. The new fully electric 2016 GM Bolt already has a range of 400kms so the range aspirations for Toyota at this stage seem underwhelming. Nevertheless it's good to see the world's biggest car company finally see the writing on the wall. Read more here.
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> Jaguar I Pace EV SUV by 2018
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> "Electric vehicles are inevitable – Jaguar will make them desirable. Zero emission cars are here to stay and the I-PACE Concept is at the cutting edge of the electric vehicle revolution," Jaguar's vehicle line director Ian Hoban said.
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> The Jaguar I Pace full electric SUV is slated for production in 2018 with a range of 500kms on a single charge. The stunning looking concept vehicle was unveiled at the LA 2016 auto show.
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> To emphasise the commitment to EVs, Jaguar Land Rover’s technical design director Wolfgang Ziebart dismissed hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles as a “complete nonsense”. Paying attention Toyota?
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> With permanent internet connection, full colour head up display and 12 inch touchscreen, front and rear luggage space, dual motors, this vehicle is definitely designed to take on the Tesla Model X. Rumoured pricing will place it at just over AUD $100,000. Read more here.
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> The Merging Worlds of Technology and Cars
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> There is no doubt a revolution is underway in the automobile industry unlike anything we've seen previously. At MEC it is obvious to us that electric vehicles will supplant our existing toxic fleet over the next 20 years.
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> Much of this welcome disruption to the internal combustion engine can be directly attributed to the visionary CEO's of both Tesla and Nissan, Elon Musk and Carlos Ghosn. Virtually every other manufacturer has now committed to an electric platform for their vehicles.
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> There are other trends emerging that are already impacting the sector such as autonomous vehicle technology, car sharing services and ride hailing services. Car companies are merging with technology companies in a way never seen before. It would appear that the 'analogue' nature of the internal combustion engine is being rapidly challenged by the 'digital' character of electric vehicles. Read more here. 
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> Fisker tries again with EMotion EV
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> It looks good but so did the Fisker Karma. We will have to wait till mid 2017 for the unveiling of Henry Fisker's next attempt at a viable vehicle.
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> The original Fisker Karma was a superb looking vehicle but was beset with multiple reliability issues. Eventually Fisker declared bankruptcy with the failed vehicle.
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> Danish born Henrik does design beautiful cars and has been responsible for the design of the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage.  The Karma won the International Design Awards Product Design of the Year when it was released - it's demise as a production vehicle was however swift.
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> This new concept supposedly incorporates a new unproven graphene battery technology based on ultracapacitors with a range of 650kms.  Based on Fisker's prior history as a manufacturer the jury is out as to whether this vehicle will make it. Read more here.
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> Meet the Pickman EV - $3,500 with 120kms range
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> China is the biggest EV market in the world surpassing the US back in 2015. It has a slew of EV manufacturers that most people in the west have never heard of.  
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> Even the top selling BYD is hardly known outside of Chine although BYD electric buses and the BYD E6 electric car are sold in many markets.
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> Another start up is tackling light duty electric powered trucks. Wang Chao, founder of Chinese startup Kaiyun Motors, has introduced the Pickman that he says will be as or more successful than Ford's F-150 pickup.  He has already sold 5,000 and claims further orders for 100,000 of these little electric trucks. The Pickman costs US $3,500 and has a range of 120kms. Read more here.
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> Petrol Cars allowed to exceed pollution limits by 50% - EU
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> First it was dieselgate with VW caught gaming the system and now it looks like petrolgate is underway with the automotive industry lobbying for less strict EU rules on petrol car emissions.
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> Under a draft EU regulation backed by most European states (including the UK prior to Brexit) petrol cars will be allowed to exceed their particulate matter targets by 50% with vehicle makers pushing for 300% leeway.
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> Particulate emissions are responsible for over 600,000 premature deaths in Europe each year with hundreds of thousands more people affected with a range of cardiovascular and respiratory illness.  According to a World Health Organisation study the annual cost is a staggering US dollars $1.6 trillion, yes trillion! Read more here.
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> ICE Vehicles - Costing us billions and our health
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> It's something we've been talking about for years. Another report released in the United States confirms yet again the staggering externalised costs of the internal combustion engine. These costs are of course picked up by the tax payer and amount to a subsidy for the fossil fuel industry and automakers.
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> The report from the American Lung Association places a figure of US $37 billion for health and climate costs just for the states of California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Those are the states with zero emission programs in place.
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> In Australia the cost to the taxpayer on health and premature deaths alone is around $4 billion dollars annually according to the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.
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> With such staggering taxpayer funded costs wouldn't it make sense for our Federal and State governments to move quickly to remove this impost on the taxpayer? Read more here.
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> Hyundai IONIQ Electric
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> The IONIQ comes in 3 flavours - fully electric, plugin hybrid and hybrid. With a price of around AUD $40,000 (in the UK after incentives), this 28kWh EV has a range equivalent to or better than the 30kWh Nissan LEAF at around 200 plus kms. And..... it costs less.
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> The hybrid vehicles are due to arrive in Australia in 2017 but it's not certain at this stage if Hyundai Australia will bring in the fully electric version. If it does arrive here it will most likely be in the $45-$50k range.
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> The company has fully committed to eco friendly vehicles as it plans to have 28 models on sale by 2020. We think they'd be crazy not to bring this car to the Australian market and get a foothold before the Tesla Model 3 arrives. Read more here.
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> Tesla & Solar City Powered Island
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> The local residents had relied on expensive diesel power to run their generators on this small island 6,500kms off the west coast of the United States.
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> No longer - with 60 Tesla Powerpacks (6 megawatt hours storage) and 1.4 megawatts of solar generation capacity there is enough energy stored to run the island for 3 days.
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> Not only is this costing the 600 residents less than diesel it also gives better reliability than the diesel generators as boat supplies could be delayed by as much as two months. The solar panels fully charge the battery storage in just 7 hours of sunlight. Read more here.
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> Electric becomes “the strategic core of the VW brand"
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> Speaking about the broad restructuring at VW to focus on EVs, Herbert Diess, Volkswagen brand lead, stated “in the coming years, we will fundamentally change Volkswagen. Only a few things will remain as they are.”
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> Diess went on to say that electric vehicles are set to become "the strategic core of the VW brand".
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> There will be a blitz of trucks and EVs in North America by 2021 as VW positions itself to be a mainstream player in that market with SUVs, crossovers and sedans. VW also intends to manufacture in the US in a move to assist gaining a foothold in that market. Read more here.
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> NextEV Supercar destroys the Nürburgring Record
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> The China built supercar has smashed the existing electric time track record at the Nürburgring track and is in 5th place overall with a lap speed of 7min 05sec. The previous electric record was 7min 22sec. Not bad for company that was only founded in 2014.
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> The NIO EP9 electric supercar will have a limited production run and cost over 1 million dollars. Only six will be built but it is not of course meant for the mass market.
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> Company founder William Li intends to launch the first mass production vehicle in China in 2017 prior to making it available in other global markets. No doubt lessons learnt from the EP9 will add to the overall technology of the first mass produced vehicles. Read more here.
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> Hyperloop One and Autonomous EV Pods - Fast as Aircraft
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> Originally a thought bubble by Elon Musk and transformed in to a company called Hyperloop One, it looks like the first of these new transport mediums may be put in place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
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> Hyperloop One is conduction a feasibility study that would reduce the travel time from Dubai to Abu Dhabi Dubai from a two hour road trip to just 12 minutes over the 97 mile distance.
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> Booking the service with an Uber like app, an autonomous electric pod would pick you up and seamlessly deliver you to the hyperloop track and another pod pick you up at the destination for onward transport to your final destination point. Read more here.
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> The Electric Garbage Truck - BYD & Wayne Engineering
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> BYD is partnering with a US based company, Wayne Engineering, to produce an electric garbage truck that will be 58% less costly to run.
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> The 3.9 ton truck will have 160kms of range and can fully recharge in just 2.5 hours.
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> Garbage trucks tend to have set routes and typically don't travel far from their depots. This makes for ideal overnight charging so range will not be an issue for the slow moving vehicles. Eliminating diesel in built up areas together with much quieter operation will be additional benefits to the local residents. Read more here. 
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> Snippets
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> Tesla Acquires German Automated Assembly Company
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> BYD Wins Electric Bus Award in California
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> US Administration Gives Electric Car Charging Grid A Boost
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> EV Use Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity 61% Or More In Minnesota
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> Mercedes-Benz launches new US battery storage arm
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> Reinventing Public Urban Transportation and Mobility
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> End of Unlimited Free Supercharge for Tesla Buyers
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> Tesla 'Easter Egg' for Even More Acceleration
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> $7k-$8K EV for China - Renault-Nissan CEO Ambition
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> Electric Car Revolution Will Accelerate Soon, Predicts Morgan Stanley Report
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> Tomcar - Australian EV debuts at IMARC Melbourne
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> Tesla Officially Launches in New Zealand with Tesla's Auckland Store
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