NEWS: Rise OF electric VEHICLES

[kitsons]

Agree with these observations. Again, I subscribe to the other issues raise by other posters here that proponents of electric vehicles should consider the life cycle of the batteries used in the country.

[SIZE=3]Just got hold of this video that is a far better alternative and definitely a great lot cheaper to produce and maintain[/SIZE]:
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[SIZE=4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztFDqcu8oJ4[/SIZE]

[jpdm]

A Chinese made 3-wheeler...

[ehnriko]

A Chinese made 3-wheeler...

This looks nice.

[jpdm]

Manila Standard
Dec.23, 2009

AY+BYD = Electric car dealership


TAIPAN Alfonso ‘AY’ Yuchengco, who has long been associated with Honda cars, plans to team up with the aggressive [SIZE=4]BYD Auto of China[/SIZE] for dealership.

It is not immediately clear whether Mr. AY plans to bring in the [SIZE=4]cut-price BYD gasoline cars or the much-hyped plug-in hybrid vehicles that BYD has started selling.[/SIZE]


In any case, the discussions with the Shenzhen-based car and battery company have apparently reached advanced stage, prompting the Yuchengco holding company, House of Investments, to make a disclosure, without naming the putative foreign partner, to the stock exchange last week.


If the BYD venture pushes through, the Yuchengcos hope to ride on, just like billionaire investor Warren Buffett who acquired a 10-percent stake in BYD, what is [SIZE=3]considered the automotive wave of the future.[/SIZE]


In addition to the planned new car dealership, the House of Investments also said it was expanding into, rather belatedly, the booming motorcycle business under the Honda brand.


The Yuchengcos currently hold the Honda car dealerships in Quezon and Kalookan cities.

BYD?Is this the notorious imitator of BMW vehicles?

[jpdm]

[SIZE=3]G Car Motors

The G Car is a four-passenger electric vehicle with locally developed and manufactured mechanical, structural, and body components. It's the first environmentally friendly Philippine-made electric car. The G Car is capable of a maximum range of 80 kilometers and a speed of 40 kph on one full charge. Take a look around the website to learn more about the G Car and our company - West Triangle, Quezon City.

http://www.gcarmotors.com[/SIZE]

[ehnriko]

*Jpdm

The website is not registered...

It's just a sponsored site with all the related search links.

Any other links?

[ehnriko]

Just to add more inspiration to the already fired up spirits.... and fried up ones.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAYrsEOxqYc"]YouTube- Electric Car Drag Racing | Oregon Field Guide | OPB[/ame]

[ehnriko]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbDo4ugXm8g"]YouTube- Home Made Electric Car[/ame]

The report says the conversion costed USD4,000.++

[ehnriko]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Ww0XKJ3GU"]YouTube- Introducing the 2010 Fisker Karma[/ame]

Self Explanatory video...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iujKzXRL0"]YouTube- Fisker Karma Hits The Track At Laguna Seca[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HREVhWFT1x0"]YouTube- Fisker Karma Four Door Coupe - The Ultimate Luxury Plug-In Electric Car[/ame]

[ghosthunter]

YouTube- Home Made Electric Car

The report says the conversion costed USD4,000.++

USD4000 = P200,000.

Add the cost labor, etc.

And add the cost of importation, marketing, taxes, profit margins...

That should shoot to well beyond P600,000.

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P200,000 to convert your car to a limited range electric car.

And people complain about the P30K to P50K conversion price of Auto-LPG.

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P200,000 buys a lot of gasoline.

Assuming a full tank costs P2000 and it's consumed in a week.

That is still enough money for TWO YEARS worth of gasoline.

And that is not yet adding the cost of electricity to charge the batteries yet.

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I have done a initial project study on converting a standard FWD car to gas/electric hybrid.

Hybrid Conversion for FWD cars
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50994

But even with a price tag of only P150,000 ... it was going to be a hard sell.

[uls]

BYD?Is this the notorious imitator of BMW vehicles?

some BYD car models:

FO


F3R


F6


and the e6 -- BYD's electric car

[uls]

USD4000 = P200,000.

Add the cost labor, etc.

And add the cost of importation, marketing, taxes, profit margins...

That should shoot to well beyond P600,000.

----------------------

P200,000 to convert your car to a limited range electric car.

And people complain about the P30K to P50K conversion price of Auto-LPG.

----------------------

P200,000 buys a lot of gasoline.

Assuming a full tank costs P2000 and it's consumed in a week.

That is still enough money for TWO YEARS worth of gasoline.

And that is not yet adding the cost of electricity to charge the batteries yet.

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I have done a initial project study on converting a standard FWD car to gas/electric hybrid.

Hybrid Conversion for FWD cars
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50994

But even with a price tag of only P150,000 ... it was going to be a hard sell.

the brick wall called PRICING

[uls]

YouTube- Introducing the 2010 Fisker Karma

something related to Fisker

A123 to Produce Batteries for Fisker
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...268811738.html

A123 Systems Inc. said it will produce batteries for electric cars made by Fisker Automotive Inc., and will invest up to $23 million in the start-up auto maker as part of the agreement.

A123, based in Watertown, Mass., also said it will expand a battery-assembly plant in Livonia, Mich., with a goal of raising capacity enough to produce 320,000 hybrid-vehicle battery systems and more than 24,000 plug-in hybrid systems a year.

A123 received $249 million in grant money from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program, or ATVM. Fisker received a $529 million federal loan from the program in the fall to build plug-in hybrid cars.

Fisker is using some of the money to retool a Delaware auto plant that had been owned by General Motors Co., which was bailed out by the federal government.

Fisker is producing a luxury sports car called the Karma, due later this year at about $87,900. It also is working on what it calls a more "affordable" sedan that will cost about $48,000. The vehicles would run on battery power alone and owners could recharge them by plugging into a power source at home.

[uls]

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16039/cont...tguid=Rop1pWx4

The Associated Press
Published: Jan 10, 2010
Some of the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles that are planned for the U.S. market or already for sale. Listed by brand, projected release date and price, when available.

-Tesla Motors Roadster. First sold in 2008. Base price, $101,500

-Fisker Karma. Second half of 2010. Base price $87,900

-Chevrolet Volt. November 2010. Price roughly $40,000

-Nissan Leaf. December 2010. Price roughly $30,000

-Ford Transit Connect van. Second half of 2010. No price available.

-BYD Auto e6 (China). Projected 2010. No price available.

-Ford Focus. Projected 2011. No price available.

-Toyota Pruis. Projected 2011. No price available.

wrong spelling Prius sa article

the Prius mentioned above will be a plug-in hybrid EV


Toyota officially launches plug-in Prius program, retail sales in 2011
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/14...etail-sales-i/

by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Dec 14th 2009 at 11:54AM
In Japan today, Toyota officially launched its Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) lease program. Over the next six months, Toyota will be building and deploying 600 examples of the plug-in Prius for testing, primarily in Japan, the United States and Europe. The Japanese market will get 230 units, with 150 coming here and 200 going to Europe. The cars will be leased to government, commercial, and university fleets for field testing that help to gather more data on how PHEVs are used in the real world.

To accommodate plug-in charging, the Prius gets a 5.2 kWh lithium ion battery pack in place of the standard nickel metal hydride unit. The battery and associated charging hardware appear to be the only significant mechanical changes to the PHEV. The motor and other hybrid hardware are apparently carried over intact. Even with the standard motor, Toyota claims a maximum EV speed of 62 mph.

On the Japanese JC08 cycle, the Prius can run about 14.5 miles before depleting the battery. It's not clear what the performance level will be in EV mode and what sort of driving will trigger the engine to start up while the battery still has available power. Based on that driving cycle, the PHEV is rated at 72 mpg (U.S.) in post-EV hybrid mode which compares with the 50 mpg or so that we typically see in real use. Since the hybrid system is essentially unchanged, the 14-mile range is probably a bit optimistic. The combined efficiency based on a utility factor of .436 (43.6 percent of driving in EV mode) the Prius is rated at 134 mpg (U.S.). The PHEV Prius will undoubtedly get very good mileage, but triple digits are unlikely for most people. During the presentation, Toyota also announced a target of retail sales for the PHEV of late 2011 at an "affordable" price. Video of the presentation and the press release are after the jump.

[romski123]

this is something new from honda:

http://www.flixxy.com/honda-u3-x-per...ity-device.htm

[ghosthunter]

this is something new from honda:

http://www.flixxy.com/honda-u3-x-per...ity-device.htm

Not as new... it was revealed in September of last year along side Honda's retro electric car... the Honda EV-N.





http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/h...r-inside-door/

http://jalopnik.com/5371021/honda-ev...htful-by-night

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/t...e-has-unicycl/

[romski123]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=7427550

[jpdm]

Not as new... it was revealed in September of last year along side Honda's retro electric car... the Honda EV-N.





http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/h...r-inside-door/

http://jalopnik.com/5371021/honda-ev...htful-by-night

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/t...e-has-unicycl/

[romski123]

According to Credit Suisse’s recent report, Electric Vehicles offer the fastest growth story over the next 20 years and global sales are predicted to reach over US400 billion by 2030.

[ghosthunter]

According to Credit Suisse’s recent report, Electric Vehicles offer the fastest growth story over the next 20 years and global sales are predicted to reach over US400 billion by 2030.

remember to "quote" and post the source or do I have to nuke this again?