Sunday, November 9, 2014

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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”.