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Midterm Articles
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Study:
Offer EV And PHEV Buyers Different Battery Sizes:
This article discusses how Tesla
has fallen behind in stealing the show in the game when it comes producing
Electric Vehicles. A body based in Germany called as the Institute of Vehicle
Concepts states that automobile manufacturers should deploy the use of modular
batteries that have different storage capacities. At the Tesla S model launch
three battery packs were offered - 48Kwh, 60 Kwh and 85 Kwh. Although the
smallest battery pack was dropped in a few months time no other EV company
thought of implementing this fascinating concept. GM and Nissan propose to do
so with the Leaf and the Volt. This is basically a modular design game where
components can be swapped to accommodate different bodies, equipments or drive-trains.
The modular batteries come in three configurations- low, medium and high. This
gives automobile manufacturers the chance to resolve issues facing adaptability
to extreme weather conditions.
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Overwhelming
Public Support For Australian Renewable Energy Target:
From 2014 Australia’s concern has shifted towards
the environment rather than immigration issues. 82% of the people have votes
for Renewable Energy Targets(RET). This highlights that the face of Australian
politics is changing and their concern is shifting towards issues that demand
more attention. 82% wanted RET to remain and 17% were arguing on the opposite
side and 6% were still undecided. Andrew Richards, Executive
Manager External Affairs for Pacific Hydro, the Australian renewable energy
company mentions that despite of launching attacks on RET for the past
one year, people have finally made up their mind of their need for more energy
and not less. This is a clear indication that the people of Australia want
their Government to target a common vision-Australia as the world leader of
Renewable Energy.
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Tesla
Covertly Installing Wall Chargers across the Country:
This article talks about how Tesla has been stealthily
installing high power wall chargers across restaurants, hotels, beaches,
boardwalks e.t.c.. This is an initiative taken by Tesla as a part of their
high-speed EV Supercharger network. They have been actively doing this task for
quite a while. Though these chargers are not as powerful as Supercharger
stations, these chargers add a lot of battery power to the Electric Vehicle. An
hour of charging at these stations adds about 58 miles of range to the electric
vehicle. Tesla has always been known for implementing unique projects. This
certainly comes under those projects. The charging is absolutely free of cost
and 106 of them have been installed across the country. What they are trying to
achieve is raising the significance of more and more electric vehicles and
trying to protect the environment. It’s as if their motto has become “Help us help
you”.
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