1. eCars - Now!

2. eCars - Now! In this presentation: 1. What is an electric car?
2. Why an electric car?
3. eCars - Now! community and project
4. eCorolla
Picture: Tesla Roadster
A two-seated sports car
Manufacturer: Tesla Motors
Range: almost 400 km (250 miles)‏
Acceleration: 4 seconds km/h (0-60 mph)‏
Top speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)‏
Price: starts at USD
Availability: USA deliveries started in 2008, EU 2009

3. What is an electric car?

4. History of an electric car
Very first cars
Electric carriages 1830
Electric Porsche 1898
60 MPH in 1899
Most popular in the early 1900
New York electric cabs running 24/7
Vision of Ford and Edison 1914
Picture:
Thomas Edison and an electric car (Detroit Electric)‏

5. Electric car technology
Electric motor
Efficiency of the motor even over 95%
No tail pipe, no emissions
Battery pack
Lithium battery provides ranges up to miles
In the picture:
Toyota RAV EV
Top speed: 126 km/h (78 miles per hour)‏
Acceleration: 18 s km/h
Range: km (NiMH batteries)‏
Charging time: 5 hours (at home)‏
Energy usage: equivalent of 2.1 liters of gasoline per 100km, 112 mpg (US)‏
Price: USD (2003 California)‏
Manufactured

6. Electric car - Charging
"Fill up" with electricity
At home
At work
At a service station (rapid charging)‏
As safe or safer to use than an ICE car

7. Why an electric car?

8. Zero emissions Eliminate traffic emissions
Electric car + renewable energy = zero emissions
Finland as an example
27% of electricity production is already renewable
You can choose electricity source
electric cars would mean 0,5% of total electricity production

9. Away from oil Release from oil addiction
Environmental and health damages from fuels
Dependency on imported energy
Oil reserves are diminishing
Causes wars
Rising prices a threat to world economy

10. Superior eco-car Superior eco-car
Gets farther than other eco- cars with the same amount of energy
Only emissionless alternative that can be used right now
Owners can even make the "fuel" on their own:
domestic biofuels
wind power, solar panels etc

11. Economic Small wonder of energy Economic
Efficiency of motor is over 95%
Braking regenerates energy
When "idling" the energy consumption is zero
Economic
60 miles = 2 USD (100 km = 1,5 EUR)‏
The motor works over a million kilometers
Little need for maintenance

12. Like a speeding bullet! Powerful Full torque available from the start
Examples:
Tesla Roadster 4 sec mph
Tzero 3,6 sec mph
White Zombie 3,5 sec mph

13. What's against the electric car?
Headache for the car industry
Investments and patents in internal combustion engine technology
Service and part sales
Nightmare for the oil industry
The motorists are free to choose their energy provider

14. Are the batteries ready?
Yes, they are.
Lithium batteries = miles
Rapid charging / battery change
Average commute in western countries is around miles
NiMH batteries 10 years ago: 20 minutes' quick charge = 120 miles

15. eCars – Now! Community

16. Open community Born in Finland early 2008
Over 2000 members waiting for electric cars
Global site opens in early 2009
Spreading to other countries
Global survey

17. Goal Reasonably priced next generation electric cars Means:
available for everyone
as fast as possible
as affordable as possible
Means:
semi-industrial conversion
mass orders

18. Conversion From internal combustion engine cars to electric Remove:
internal combustion engine, exhaust pipe, cooler, fuel tank etc.
Add:
Electric motor, batteries, related electronics

19. Why a conversion? Cheap with small production costs
Environmentally friendly
No emissions from manufacturing a new car
Fixes the emissions from today's traffic
Relatively easy
It's not rocket science

20. Mass orders Cars are ordered with a turnkey model
Subcontractors provide the chassis, components and work
Financial institute as a middle man
Possibility for customisation

21. Benefits of mass ordering
Lower price
Chassis, components, work
Makes mass manufacturing possible
Thousands of cars can be done with the same blueprint
Private person commissions the car

22. Community operation mode
Open Source
The conversion plans available for everyone
Role: "enabler"
Community doesn't seek financial profit (no money transfers involved)‏
Encourages the businesses
Part suppliers, Service shops etc.

23. eCorolla

24. eCorolla in a nutshell Chassis a Toyota Corolla Converted to electric
year models
Converted to electric
Remove ICE technology
Replace with electric drive
Price around EUR
Available for ordering in 2009

25. Technology Specifications Range: 90/180 miles Performance: sufficient
Safety: chassis original
Color/options: can be selected
Car computer: included
Brakes: original regenerative

26. Electric technology Providers(*)‏
Motor: Azure Dynamics
Batteries: ThunderSky
(*)Selected initially for the prototype

27. Making the prototype Sponsored Professionals doing voluntary work
Chassis and components
Professionals doing voluntary work
design, installation and documentation
Partners
Part suppliers, energy companies, electric car organizations etc

28. Future

29. Year 2015 Fact or fiction in 2015? Fuel prices sky high
Domestic shops are working on conversions day and night
Demand for renewable electricity has exploded
We're well on our way to zero emission future...

30. For more information: www.ecars-now.org
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