08 Nov 2019 | Model 3 Becomes King Of Efficiency, BMW Selling More Plug-Ins and Electric Boat Using Second Life Batteries
2020 Tesla Model 3 SR+ Is The Most Efficient EV Ever | 2020 Tesla Model 3 Versions Get New EPA Ratings | Best-Ever October For BMW Group Sales | Green Light For Bidirectional Charging Project | First 100% Electric Passenger Boat Fitted With Second Life Batteries | GE Signs 715 Megawatt Wind Deal In China
Show #635
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2020 TESLA MODEL 3 SR+ IS THE MOST EFFICIENT EV EVER (BEATS IONIQ)
"The 2020 Tesla Model 3 is the most efficient electric car ever, according to officially released EPA ratings. The Model 3 now beats the previous leader Hyundai IONIQ Electric (2017-2019) and its upcoming 2020 model year version, which actually has slightly higher energy consumption." says InsideEVs today: "First of all, the SR+ is rated for 250 miles (402 km) of range and efficiency of 239 Wh/mi (149 Wh/km), which includes charging losses. That's the best result ever in EPA stats (3.6% better than 2019 IONIQ and 5.5% better than 2020 IONIQ). The SR+ is also state-of-the art in the case of highway efficiency - 255 Wh/mi(158 Wh/km). The efficiency in the city is second only to the outgoing 2017-2019 Hyundai IONIQ Electric (by 1.3%)."
https://insideevs.com/news/381209/2020-tesla-model-3-sr-most-efficient/
FOR 2020, ALL TESLA MODEL 3 VERSIONS GET NEW EPA RATINGS
And further to that story: "This week all Tesla Model 3 versions (those available currently and surprisingly also those not available anymore) received new 2020 EPA range/efficiency ratings. Surprisingly, the EPA website lists the 2020 Mid Range version, despite it not being available on the market. The numbers are the same as previously. Surprisingly, the EPA website also lists the 2020 Long Range (RWD) version, despite it's not being available on the market. While the efficiency is the same as previously, the range is 330 miles (531 km), 20 miles (32 km) above the 2019 rating. It proves that the rear-wheel-drive Model 3 (discontinued) was the longest-range Model 3."
AWD Long Range 322 miles / 518 km
Performance 299 miles / 481 km on 20" wheels
https://insideevs.com/news/381227/tesla-model-3-new-2020-epa-numbers/
BEST-EVER OCTOBER FOR BMW GROUP SALES
"Sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles were up 8.6% to 14.182 units in October, due to availability of the new BMW 330e* and the BMW X5 xDrive45e*. The BMW i brand, with the BMW i3 and BMW i8, continued its positive sales trend over the course of the year, with an increase of +19.3% to 34,479 units." reports Automotive World: "Sales of the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4* Plug-in Hybrid climbed 30.1% in the first ten months of the year to reach a total of 13,274 units. With the launch of the BMW X3 as a plug-in hybrid* and the pure electric MINI Electric*, the BMW Group will be expanding its range of electrified vehicles to 12 models by the end of this year. The BMW Group intends to have one million electrified vehicles on the roads by the end of 2021. The company expects to have delivered a total of half a million fully-electric and plug-in hybrid BMW and MINI vehicles to customers by the end of this year."
https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/best-ever-october-for-bmw-group-sales/
GREEN LIGHT FOR THE "BIDIRECTIONAL CHARGING MANAGEMENT (BCM)" RESEARCH PROJECT.
The newly launched Bidirectional Charging Management – BCM research project brings together companies and institutions from the automotive, energy and scientific sectors.
The research project will run for three years under the aegis of the German Aerospace Centre and with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Testing of the first 50 BMW i3 cars equipped with bidirectional charging technology (i.e. that are capable of backfeeding) is expected to start under real-world everyday conditions in early 2021. This will create a platform for subsequently implementing the technology across the board and so integrate electric mobility into Germany’s power grid.
FIRST 100% ELECTRIC PASSENGER BOAT FITTED WITH SECOND LIFE BATTERIES
Today, Seine Alliance unveils the Black Swan, the first electric boat specifically designed for private or business cruises on the Seine to be fitted with second life batteries. The aim of Seine Alliance and its partners - Groupe Renault and Green-Vision - is to be able to demonstrate the effectiveness of a model based on the principle of the circular economy, in order to reproduce it and create synergies between the various mobility players.
The Black Swan, a zero-emissions* boat with a capacity of 2 to 8 people for family excursions of around 2 hours, has been designed in this spirit. It is powered by two electric motors and needs no generator or back-up internal combustion engine. So, it won’t emit any exhaust gases and proceeds noiselessly.
Lithium-ion batteries taken from Renault electric vehicles once they have reached the end of their "first car life” are being re-conditioned and re-purposed. They are then installed beneath the boat’s side bench seats in 4 battery stainless steel housings that have been specially designed to ensure safe, water-tight operating conditions. Thus, the energy and raw materials required to produce new batteries has been avoided.
GE SIGNS 715 MEGAWATT WIND DEAL IN CHINA
"This week, GE began testing its first Haliade-X 12 megawatt offshore wind turbine. It also signed a deal to supply the turbines for a 715 megawatt (MW) wind farm in China’s Henan Province." says CleanTechnica: "GE Renewable Energy and China Huaneng Group signed an agreement this week at the China International Import Expo to build a 715 MW wind farm in Puyang, Henan Province, China. GE will provide 286 of its 2.5-132 turbines with 130-meter soft steel towers for the wind farm. These turbines were designed specifically for the unique low wind speed needs in Henan province and will be manufactured by GE in China. When completed in the middle of next year, the wind farm will supply enough electricity to power 500,000 homes."
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