http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/electric-trucks-set-to-power-up-in-brisbane-as-diesel-becomes-costly/story-fnihsps3-1227310829608 Electric trucks set to power up in Brisbane as diesel becomes costly Glen Norris April 19, 2015
[image http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2015/04/19/1227310/827216-7b27977a-e3cc-11e4-94b6-82ca2df23a80.jpg Smith Electric executive director Glenn Baird at King George Square in Brisbane ] Electric delivery trucks and vans assembled in Brisbane may soon be whizzing around city streets as they become cheaper to operate than diesel and petrol models. US-based Smith Electric Vehicles and partner Smith Electric Australia are eyeing either Brisbane or Melbourne for an assembly plant that could eventually put together more than 200 light delivery trucks a year. Smith has been producing electric vehicles for 80 years but is now riding a wave of demand for cost effective, environmentally-friendly commercial vehicles. Toll Group has been trialling one of the company’s delivery vans since 2013. Smith Electric Australia executive director Glenn Baird said the rising costs of running fleets of diesel or petrol commercial vehicles meant the demand for electric vans would grow. “They can be 70 per cent more cost effective, which means they will increasingly become the norm in commercial vehicle fleets,” Mr Baird said. He said improved battery technology and increased environmental compliance costs for internal combustion engines would push adoption of electric fleets. The trial Toll van has travelled over 26,000 kilometres over the past 18 months completing more than 335 delivery runs. “Electric vehicles have become more efficient,” he said. “The cost of electric vehicle batteries alone are 30 per cent of what they were five years ago.” Smith is expected to make a decision on where to locate the plant by late this year. Victoria, which is trying to re-establish its manufacturing base after the shutdown of the car industry, is expected to provide stiff competition for Brisbane. Mr Baird, Smith Electric Australia managing director Tony Fairweather and senior Smith Electric executives from the United States met with Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Marketing and the Queensland Government last week to discuss the proposal. The chassis, engines and batteries of the vehicles will be manufactured overseas with the body work and assembly done in Australia. [© couriermail.com.au] http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/smith-electric-looks-to-plug-into-future-with-melbourne-assembly-plant/story-fni0dcne-1227310919073?nk=bb19a97d16eda39fc23278b1569392af Smith Electric looks to plug into future with Melbourne assembly plant John Dagge April 19, 2015 Mr Hansel points to much lower running costs ... For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097915_hey-media-electric-cars-arent-hybrids-the-difference-matters Hey, Media: Hybrids Aren't Electric Cars, The Difference Matters http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097958_how-similar-are-chevy-volt-malibu-hybrid-powertrains-very-much-heres-why Volt pih & Malibu hev Powertrains are Very similar http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/2016-chevrolet-volt_100501816_m.jpg http://www.themotorreport.com.au/61384/holden-new-volt-ev-ruled-out-for-australia-bolt-unclear Holden: New Volt EV Ruled Out For Australia ... http://www.kansascity.com/cars/article19420233.html BMW i3 REX pih: Electric urban mobility By TOM STRONGMAN 04/24/2015 http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1097982_plug-in-hybrid-hummers-headed-for-the-south-pole-on-biodiesel Plug-In Hybrid HUMMERs Headed For The South Pole on B100 http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/zero-south-plug-in-hybrid-hummer_100509038_m.jpg http://www.siliconrepublic.com/clean-tech/item/41656-new-electric-motor-could-be An soda-can sized electric-motor producing 50+hp @40k rpm http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/kiwi-rocket-getting-closer-lift-off-electric-motor-size-coke-can-6288100 http://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/mitsubishi-hits-out-at-irresponsible-claims-that-mpg-figures-are-misleading-0423972847 Mitsubishi sez ‘irresponsible’ hybrid MPG claims are misleading http://www.autoevolution.com/news/chargepoint-plans-to-make-ev-charging-easier-for-drivers-living-in-apartments-94409.html ChargePoint Plans to Make Apartment-Living EV Charging Easier http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/ChargePoint-Launches-An-EV-Charging-Product-Tailored-for-Apartments-and-Con + EVLN: Earth Day 2015: 10 Things To Know About Electric Vehicles {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Smith-au-EV-assembly-plant-produce-200-yr-e-delivery-trucks-tp4675120.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
