Where do you get these batteries 80% off. I paid $1.20 an Ah in 2009. I need some $0.24 per Ah batteries.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 3, 2019, at 8:36 PM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.ktvn.com/story/39888302/new-study-finds-electric-vehicles-could-help-nevada-economy-in-multiple-ways > New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Could Help Nevada Economy in Multiple Ways > January 31st 2019 Brandon Fuhs > > [video > http://www.ktvn.com/clip/14751220/electric-cars-nevada-economy > Daniel - Electric vehicles fall > ] > > About two percent of new vehicles purchased in Nevada are electric vehicles, > according to a study by the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP). > While that number may seem small, it grew 80 percent just in 2018. > > Electric Cars Nevada Economy > > About two percent of new vehicles purchased in Nevada are electric vehicles, > according to a study by the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP). > While that number may seem small, it grew 80 percent just in 2018. > > According to the study, Nevadans who drive electric vehicles save an average > of 1,264 dollars a year in gas and maintenance costs. > > Matt Frommer, who conducted the study for SWEEP, says over the last nine > years, the price of lithium ion batteries dropped about 80 percent. That's > the main contributor to cost reduction for electric vehicles. > > "You combine the tax credits and the lower cost of lithium ion batteries," > Frommer says. "Those are becoming affordable in the mid-20 [thousands]." > > He says as time goes on, and with the growing popularity, the market for > used electric cars is growing as well. > > "Today you can buy a used 2015 Nissan Leaf for under 10 thousand dollars," > Frommer says. > > According to the study Nevada has the cleanest grid in the nation. That > means the electricity produced in the state in cleaner than all the other > states. > > "An electric vehicle is only as green as the grid that charges it, and if > that grid is full of coal, it's about equivalent with greenhouse gas > emissions [as a gas vehicle,]" Frommer says. "Compare an electric vehicle to > a gas powered car in Nevada, driving an EV is like driving a car that gets > 101 miles per gallon from a greenhouse gas perspective." > > If Ballot Question 6 in 2018 passes again in 2020, then 50 percent of the > energy Nevada produces must be renewable by 2030. Frommer says if that's the > case, electric vehicles would get more than 200 miles per gallon from a > greenhouse gas perspective. > > Air Quality Management Chief for the Washoe County Health District Daniel > Inouye says the Environmental Protection Agency has a threshold of particles > in the air to measure air quality. He says Washoe County normally sits just > below that threshold. But if the county were to rise above it, they would > have to set up programs to improve air quality, which could cost. > > He also says that threshold is considered unsafe for breathing, and poor air > quality could turn businesses away from the area. > > "What that could mean is our area, whether it's our county or state, is less > attractive for new business to come to or expand," Inouye says. > > Inouye says the growing population in northern Nevada is certainly > contributing to more fuel emissions, so handling the growth in population is > vital to keeping air quality high. He says cars and trucks are the leading > cause of air pollution, so electric vehicles are certainly an improvement. > But building infrastructure that promotes other means of transportation can > effective as well. > > "So instead of driving a car we're able to bike or walk," Inouye says. > "Those are the best transportation methods because they have zero tailpipe > emissions." > > Charging stations can be a concern for some potential buyers, but the state > is currently constructing an "electric highway," where a total of 38 > high-rate charging stations will be built between Reno and Las Vegas. > High-rate charging stations would fully charge any vehicle in 10 to 15 > minutes. It's set to be done in the next few years. > > Still, there are other areas of need. Assemblywoman Sarah Peters of the 24th > district says there are no charging stations between Carson City and Fallon, > which makes it less viable for residents in the area, and employees at the > Tahoe Reno Industrial Complex, to buy an electric car. > > Peters brought up the state's effort to build wi-fi infrastructure in rural > areas as one of the possible avenues to bring charging stations to rural > areas. Combining infrastructure projects could expedite charging station > construction across the state. > [© ktvn.com] > > > + > https://which-50.com/auspost-invests-in-1000-new-electric-vehicles-to-handle-online-shopping-boom/ > AusPost invests in 1,000 new electric vehicles to handle online shopping > boom > February 1, 2019 Australia Post will add 1,000 three-wheeled electric > vehicles (eDVs) to its fleet to help cope with the increasing volume of > parcels being delivered across ... > https://images.which-50.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AusPost-Electric-vehicle--1263x560.jpg > ... > https://www.tandlnews.com.au/2019/02/01/article/australia-post-to-operate-australias-largest-electric-vehicle-fleet/ > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
