08 Jan 2019 | Elon Speaks About Gigafactory 3, VW Becomes An Energy Company and Harley Davidson EV Bike Coming August
Elon Speaks To Chinese Media After Gigafactory 3 Groundbreaking Ceremony | Volkswagen To Become A Power Supplier | Solaredge Makes Major e-Mobility Play With SMRE Acquisition | Atlis XT Electric Pickup Truck Revealed | Harley Davidson Reveals More About Its Push Into Electric Vehicles | New Sub-£20k Volkswagen Baby Electric SUV On The Way | Jaguar I-Pace = #1 Vehicle (Not Just Ev) In Netherlands In December 2018
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Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 8th January 2019. It’s Martyn Lee here and I’ve been through every EV story I can find today, and picked out the ones I think you need to know about.
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ELON SPEAKS TO CHINESE MEDIA AFTER GIGAFACTORY 3 GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
- Elon Musk flew to Shanghai yesterday to lead the groundbreaking ceremony for Gigafactory 3, which is the next step in the Tesla story and, whilst I'm not one for hyperbole, could be their biggest move to date. Here are some clips of Elon talking to KNews and uploaded by Vincent Yu. Elon Musk spoke to KNews and paid a huge compliment to how quickly things can be built, including a story about a Supercharging station in China...
- He spoke about the lessons learned, and which models will be made in China...
- He spoke about the need to buy a car now, and now wait for any possible price reductions which may or may not come...
- And finally he spoke about his passion for bring young engineers up through the company, and maybe even be CEO one day. Watch out for that maybe he thrown in there, he's not ready to slow down yet...
Now, the next five stories all came from podcast listeners. I'm more than happy to research this show but I'm not complaining that you're doing the work for me! Phil Roberts from Electric Future sent this.
VOLKSWAGEN TO BECOME A POWER SUPPLIER
- The Volkswagen Group is establishing a Group company for energy offerings and charging solutions – underlining its strategic goal of becoming a leading provider of sustainable mobility.
- The new Volkswagen Group company would also offer to customers outside the Group green power from renewable sources that was 100 percent CO2-neutral. They said: “Our mission is to take e-mobility out of its niche and to place it firmly in the mainstream. The name “Elli” stands for “electric life”, because we intend to enable a lifestyle that fully integrates the electric car in people’s everyday lives. This approach could be compared with the use of a mobile phone, which is taken for granted nowadays. We will be creating a seamless, sustainable ecosystem that addresses the main applications and provides answers to all the energy questions raised by electric car users and fleet operators.”
- The company will gradually be building up a portfolio of intelligent power tariffs, Wallboxes and charging stations as well as an IT-based energy management system.
- @home – charging at home: Smart energy management and photovoltaics
- A high-end DC charging station with 22 kW can make the electric car an energy storage system and part of the smart grid of the future thanks to bidirectional charging and connection to an energy management system. It will be possible to store power generated by customers’ photovoltaic systems in the car and to use it later in the household – or to feed it to the power grid in order to earn revenue.
- @destination – charging at the destination: employee parking spaces and Volkswagen partners. This will include the expansion of charging stations at Volkswagen’s own employee car parks from 1,000 today to more than 5,000 by 2020 and the equipment of all 4,000 dealers and service partners in the EU with several charging possibilities, also by 2020.
- @destination – charging at the destination: fleet customers and chain outlets. Elli is in discussions concerning cooperation for the installation of charging stations at customer car parks of major chains.
- Charging on the road. Finally, as a mobile service provider, Elli will also make charging in public spaces a thoroughly positive experience thanks to convenient digital payment using a charging card with tailor-made tariffs.
https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-to-become-a-power-supplier-4551
Andrew Cunningham sent me this...
SOLAREDGE MAKES MAJOR E-MOBILITY PLAY WITH SMRE ACQUISITION
- "Solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has made a major play for the burgeoning e-mobility market, acquiring Italian integrated EV firm SMRE." says Liam Stoke for Current News: "SolarEdge, which is among the world’s largest manufacturers of inverters used with solar PV and battery storage, announced the acquisition this morning in a deal which values SMRE at around US$150 million (£117 million)."
https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/solaredge-makes-major-e-mobility-play-with-smre-acquisition
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ATLIS XT ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK REVEALED
- "Atlis Motor Vehicle company is a new-ish name on the scene, but its soon to break out after this news. Atlis says its XT electric pickup truck is among the most capable trucks to ever be revealed. According to the automaker, the truck can be configured to go up to 500 miles on electric by selecting the largest battery pack." reports Eric Loveday for InsdieEVs.com: "In addition to the long range, the towing capacity is impressive at up to 35,000 pounds. The payload is listed at up to 5,000 pounds, which is equally high. There’s a standard crew cab with a shorter bed that offers standard air suspension (independent at all four corners) with 12 inches of ground clearance. But for more extreme use, there’s a special “off-road” version with long travel suspension and 15 inches of clearance. As for performance, 0 to 60 MPH is achieved in 5 seconds. However, even a fully loaded Atlis XT can still accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 18 seconds. Atlis uses what it calls its XP platform on the XT. This setup utilizes 4-independent electric motors, one for each well. So, it’s 4WD then."
https://insideevs.com/video-atlis-xt-electric-pickup-truck-500-mile-range/
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HARLEY DAVIDSON REVEALS MORE ABOUT ITS PUSH INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- "Harley Davidson released new specs for its electric motorcycle and pulled the covers off the concept designs for its electric bicycle and scooter as the company’s push into electrifying its product line continues." according to TechCrunch: "And the company showed that going electric doesn’t mean losing any of the muscle that’s intrinsic to the Harley Davidson chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected brand. In fact, the 2019 EV debut can out-accelerate any of the company’s gas motorcycles, according to specs released today at CES. The battery powered LiveWire will do 0-60 mph in just over 3 seconds, go 110 miles on a charge, and be available in US dealerships in August for a $29,799 MSRP."
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NEW SUB-£20K VOLKSWAGEN BABY ELECTRIC SUV ON THE WAY
- "Auto Express understands that a new, undisclosed member of the I.D. family is being planned by executives in Wolfsburg." reports AutoExpress: " A small, T-Cross-sized all-electric SUV is being considered, and it could go on sale with a price tag of less than £20,000 early next decade. Our exclusive images preview how it could look. With a footprint similar to that of the brand’s newest and smallest SUV, the I.D. mini crossover would be a little over four metres in length. However, the battery-electric powertrain and packaging made possible by the MEB platform under the skin mean that interior space could surpass that of the larger T-Roc. It’s understood that the entry-level mini-SUV would be assembled at the group’s facility in Emden, in north-west Germany, taking over the production line currently used to manufacture the Passat family saloon and Estate."
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/105622/new-sub-20k-volkswagen-baby-electric-suv-on-the-way
JAGUAR I-PACE = #1 VEHICLE (NOT JUST EV) IN NETHERLANDS IN DECEMBER 2018
- CleanTechnica heads to the Netherlands: "The Jaguar I-PACE was the best selling vehicle (of any type) in December, while the Tesla Model S was the #1 plug-in vehicle for all of 2018." says Jose Pontes, about the European country with 17million population: "December had 6,232 plug-in vehicle registrations in the Netherlands, a four-fold increase compared to the same month last year and the market’s best month since December ’16. The sales total translates into a stratospheric 31% plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) share in December, pulling the 2018 PEV share to 6%. The Tesla Model S also had a shining month, and year. It scored 1,558 sales in December, while its Model X sibling won the third place of the podium with 652 deliveries. That meant both Tesla models had new record highs."
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