Ep 82 - The Trucks Are Coming

THE SEMI TRUCK

http://fortune.com/2017/04/14/tesla-semi-truck/

https://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/programs/freight_transportation/html/length_of_haul.html

https://electrek.co/2017/04/13/tesla-semi-all-electric-truck-september-elon-musk/

Tesla Semi by Germany-based designer Jan Peisert

THE SOLUTIONS PROJECT

http://thesolutionsproject.org/

VW EV’S

https://electrek.co/2017/04/12/vw-all-electric-crossover/

(We’re gonna see a bump in activity because this is NY International Auto Show week Fri 4/14 to Sun 4/23: http://www.autoshowny.com/)

CADILLAC BETTER THAN A TESLA?

https://www.slashgear.com/tags/cadillac/

THE MAGIC YEAR: 2020!

http://insideevs.com/bmw-plans-to-launch-i5-with-250-miles-range-in-2020/

APPLE STILL AT IT, TITAN LIVES!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-14/apple-gets-dmv-approval-to-test-self-driving-cars-in-california?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews

BEYOND LITHIUM TECHNOLOGY

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/04/11/panasonic-hints-beyond-lithium-technology-ev-battery-improvements/

SOLAR

https://thinkprogress.org/soaring-demand-for-global-solar-53f11bcaa89e

CHADEMO UPGRADES

http://insideevs.com/chademo-standard-revised-to-increase-maximum-current-to-400-ampere/

Here’s a segregated view of CHAdeMO, CCS & Superchargers to allow comparison of the coverage in the US (maps created on the Plugshare website):

CHAdeMO DCFC

CCS DCFC

TESLA SUPERCHARGER

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN U.S., STUDY FINDS

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pedestrian-deaths-continue-climb-study-finds-n740831

Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) documented 2,660 pedestrian fatalities Jan-June 2016