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The electric vehicle industry, though still just a blip compared to its gas-powered competition, is growing quickly across the country. Organizers of the EV International Expo are trying to put Tampa in a position to lead the way.

The three-day conference, which will last through Thursday, is focused on informing the public about the benefits of electric vehicles.

Besides showing off some sleek electric and converted cars, industry experts at the convention will be answering questions and giving presentations in hopes of convincing potential buyers that electric cars are a viable alternative.

About a dozen electric and hybrid cars are on display, including a Chevrolet Volt, a Nissan Leaf and a converted Porsche.

“We’re not pushing anyone’s brand,” said EV International Expo CEO Doug Mitchell. “We’re bringing the whole of the technology to the public.”

Electric vehicles — EVs in industry speak — are starting to gain popularity across the country, but Florida has been relatively slow to catch on, said Rob Keith, a marketing strategist with Ignition Branding who helped promote the event. He estimates that there are more charging stations in Tampa than there are electric vehicles on Tampa roads.

But Florida, with its flat terrain and warm weather, is perfect for battery-operated cars, Keith said.

With the charging stations already in place (businesses can get tax credits for “going green”), the appropriate weather and a growing population, Florida is in a position to become a leader in the electric vehicle movement.

But only if Florida consumers embrace the technology.

“The infrastructure is here, you just need to create the demand,” Keith said.

One of the first steps to helping Florida reach its electric vehicle potential is to ease consumers’ fears about some common misconceptions about electric cars, Keith said.

Electric cars are expensive, ranging from $35,000 to more than $100,000. But the federal government offers a $7,500 tax credit to those who buy EVs. (Electric car owners save about $1,000 annually on fuel and maintenance costs compared to gas-powered car owners.)

A single charge can fuel some electric cars for almost 80 miles. With more charging stations popping up in public parking lots and garages, drivers are not likely to get stranded, Keith said. The technology will only get better, and less expensive, with time.

“The more consumer demand there is, the more money the manufacturers will put into updating the battery and improving the experience,” he said.

Still, said Christopher Mallardi, another promoter of the event, electric transportation models are still in the early stages. Industry leaders are still trying to spread the word and educate consumers.

“It’s a coming wave,” he said.

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Under the Smith brand, these vehicles will combine Wanxiang’s EV componentry technologies with Smith’s proprietary platform vehicle designs, including its Smith Drive™ and Smith Power™ systems. Both the investment and the joint venture are subject to the execution of definitive agreements and receipt of regulatory and other third party approvals.

“Wanxiang’s high quality precision manufacturing capabilities and purchasing relationships bring significant value to our business in our current stage of development,” commented Bryan Hansel, chief executive officer and chairman of Smith. “Wanxiang is one of China’s most respected companies and we look forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship that advances the global commercial electric vehicle industry.”

“Smith’s market leadership in the U.S. and Europe bring valuable experience and technology to address the significant opportunity for all-electric commercial vehicles in China,” said Pingyi Li, the executive director of Wanxiang EV Co. Ltd. “Working together, we see tremendous opportunity to serve this growing market and to leverage volume and cost synergies back into Smith’s global business. We are pleased to have them as our partner.”

Smith and Wanxiang signed a letter of intent this morning in Los Angeles, CA at the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum, in connection with a meeting of prominent business leaders from the U.S. and China and a state visit by Chinese Vice President XI Jinping.

Article source: http://www.energytrend.com/Smith_EV_20120221

Smith Electric Vehicles and China’s biggest automotive components manufacturer are entering into a joint venture to manufacture commercial electric vehicles (EVs) in China.

Wanxiang will take a $25 million equity stake in Smith Electric and invest up to $75 million in their joint venture to develop,       manufacture and commercialize electric school buses and commercial vehicles for multiple industries in China.

Under the Smith brand, these vehicles will combine Wanxiang’s EV componentry technologies with Smith’s proprietary platform vehicle designs, including its Smith Drive^TM and Smith Power^TM systems.

Smith produces electric vehicles (EVs) for commercial uses – vans, buses and trucks – for companies and municipalities. It sold 320 vehicles last year and says it has written letters of interest for 2200 vehicles.

It recently unveiled the first first electric school bus and is designing the largest fleet of commercial electric trucks in North America for Frito-Lay, while doing a pilot with Duane Reade, NYC’s largest drug store chain.

Smith has filed for IPO, hoping to raise $125 million. It raised $58 million in equity funding in 2011, one of the larger funding rounds in cleantech. 

Wanxiang Group is among the largest non-government-owned companies in China. It’s an international conglomerate involved in everything from renewable energy to agricultural products, from auto parts to financial services, with $12 billion in annual revenue.

Both the investment and joint venture are subject to the execution of definitive agreements and receipt of regulatory and other third party approvals.   

“Wanxiang’s high quality precision manufacturing capabilities and  purchasing relationships bring significant value to our business in our current stage of development,” says Bryan Hansel, Smith CEO. ”Wanxiang is one of China’s most respected companies and we look forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship that advances the global commercial electric vehicle industry.”   

“Smith’s market leadership in the U.S. and Europe bring valuable  experience and technology to address the significant opportunity for all-electric commercial vehicles in China,” says Pingyi Li,     executive director of Wanxiang EV Co. Ltd. “Working together, we see tremendous opportunity to serve this growing market and to leverage volume and cost synergies back into Smith’s global business.”   

Smith designs and manufactures zero-emission commercial electric vehicles that are an alternative to traditional diesel trucks. It has manufacturing plants in the US and UK.

In November, Smith announced it would build a plant in NY State where there’s a healthy incentive for commercial fleets to convert to electric.

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February 19, 2012 By Steve Duda

Ernst Young makes its money giving advice and telling people what to do. The massive global accounting and consulting giant just concluded talks with the bigwigs of the electric vehicle industry in Bonn, Detroit and Beijing and they’ve got some rather bracing advice for the burgeoning electric car industry: Now is the time to get serious.

The result of Ernst and Young’s research is a report titled “The Moment of Truth for the Electric Vehicle Industry,” and in it, the firm offers plenty of straight talk and direction for those involved in the alt-fuel transportation evolution.

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According to Gil Forer, who heads up Ernst Young Global Cleantech, “Electric cars are rolling off production lines and onto our roads and streets, with global hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicle production numbers set to rise significantly over the next four years. Companies across the spectrum are working overtime and partnering to embrace the EV opportunity and overcome deployment challenges. But the dress rehearsal is over. Hard work and cross-sectoral cooperation are required to build an enduring EV industry and to ensure a positive total customer experience.”

Aside from the general wake-up call, just what does Ernst Young suggest for the electric vehicle industry? The report’s first recommendation is for automakers to supply more vehicles, both in volume and variety. According to the report, “The EV market needs breadth and depth to move beyond early adopters and serve different market segments. For consumers, this will help to ensure that buyers can find an EV model in the class of vehicle they require and for fleet managers, this means being able to purchase the right vehicle in volumes that make economic sense.”

This is a cross post from EarthTechling.

EarthTechling is an online consumer publication focused on all things green technology. From clean energy and electric vehicles to green gadgets and green buildings, our passionate team and readers weigh in on the latest green news, services, and products.

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This report is intended to supply a special analysis of the broadly defined global electric vehicle industry and will be of interest to all varieties of automakers, manufacturers of batteries, battery chargers, and fuel cells. It also will be valuable to current and existing electrical vehicle users and competitors. This report also can offer useful details in terms of assessing investment in specific technologies and, as a result, need to benefit investors directly or indirectly. Automakers and power source suppliers also might locate industry trends of interest in view of establishing growth techniques. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=152251amprt=Electric-Vehicles-and-Power-Sources-Technologies-and-Global-Markets.html )

All the technological and marketplace forces had been resolved or exceeded, and during the first 5 years of the 21st century, the EV marketplace began a slow, steady period of growth.

The second 5 years saw widespread use of HEVs, the commercial production of pure battery-powered EVs in a lot of niche markets, wide adoption of battery-powered scooters, and commercial-scale demonstrations of fuel cell vehicles.

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Following decades of high-priced development and false begins, the world is finally ready for electric vehicles. As defined by this report, “electric vehicles” includes commercial approaches such as pure battery-powered vehicles, plug-in hybrids, hybrid internal combustion/battery, range extending, and fuel cell vehicles as nicely as vehicles powered by developmental power sources such as supercapacitors and flywheel-powered. In addition to vehicles and trucks, this report considers motorcycles, scooters, buses, neighborhood electric vehicles, and locomotives.

This report particulars the actuals for 2005 and 2009 and compound annual growth rate (CAGR) projections for 2010 through 2015 for the North American, European, Far Eastern, and Rest-of-World markets.

Selected 2005 actuals will assist as a basis for today’s markets and tomorrow’s projections. Vehicle sales and values are provided under consensus, optimistic, and pessimistic scenarios. A patent analysis and discussion for power sources and vehicle components describes where analysis is performed and emphasizes intellectual property issues.

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As the car gets 30 mpg, the gas will cost £1.84. The conclusion is that the cost to run a car on gas is £6.1 per mile. Running an average of 100 mile, at an 80km/h speed, the performance of the electric car is of three times more effective than that of the gasoline-powered car.

Compared to gasoline-powered cars, electric cars use much less energy to drive for the same distance and additionally they cost much less to refuel. The costs are predicted to keep their original price, as the electric vehicles offer a viable proposition in the green car industry.The electric vehicle industry is dominated by the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Nissan Leaf and the Vauxhall Ampera.

The electric cars are expensive to buy but they compensate by reduced running costs. Considering that the on the road prices of gasoline-powered vehicles incline over time, the advantage of the electric powered vehicles is that on the road prices are likely to just marginally rise. If a pure electric car is worth approximately 2 pence per mile and a petrol-powered vehicle uses 17 pence per mile, 12,000 miles per year will be worth £250 in an electric car, as opposed to the £2,000, which only covers the driving expenses of the petrol-powered vehicle. The access to the electric cars has increased public awareness with regards to their low running costs and their environmental engagement. Electric motors are also generators. Transforming Natural Waste Challenges Into Sustainable Power

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Carlos Ghosn knows that the writing is on the wall, if you want to succeed you have to enter China but getting into China is a whole different story in 2012. When the French car maker initially entered China as the partner to San Jiang Motors in the late 1990′s entry into the Chinese market was an easy affair, you just had to put the money on the table, tell the government how many employees you needed and the government would reply with how many employees you really wanted and production began. In 2012, the market is a crowded place, sales are tanking and some manufacturers are starting to realize the perils of over expanding their production capacity, so can Renault enter China? Their has been an increased flutter in rumors in late 2011 and early 2012 that Renault will call Wuhan their production base in China later this year when they sign a joint venture partnership with Dongfeng Auto, Reuters are reporting that Renault will have a stronger focus on electric vehicles and luxury vehicles to get into and ahead in China:

French auto giant Renault is planning to produce electric cars in China and sell more luxury vehicles in the world’s biggest auto market, chief executive Carlos Ghosn said Thursday.

“The Chinese government said recently that it is not possible to increase capacities or set up in China without bringing certain innovations,” noted Ghosn during a conference with analysts on the group’s annual earnings.

“We know that we need to bring the electric vehicle to China,” he said, adding that this could be done through the Renault brand or another marque.

Renault said earlier Thursday its 2011 net profit reached 2.09 billion euros. However, it sold just 24,000 cars in China, a tiny fraction of the 2.72 million vehicles sold across the globe in 2011.

Beside green cars, the automaker is eyeing more luxury car sales in China as it moves to renew its fleet from 2014.

“Our high end line will go to China,” said Ghosn.

Chinese media has speculated that the French group could set up production in central China’s Wuhan, where homegrown carmaker Dongfeng has a factory.

Dongfeng is already working with Nissan, which is controlled by Renault.

Foreign companies are required to have a local partner in order to produce in China.

“I prefer not to talk about the Chinese project until I have an agreement with the Chinese authorities,” said Ghosn.

Renault’s current China range is 100% imported, either from Europe or from its Korean partner at Samsung where certain models, such as the popular Koleos SUV are made and imported into China. Ghosn rightly states that entering China at such a late stage will require some electric palm greasing if they are to gain market entry, so sharing its electric technology with Dongfeng maybe the only way in, plus Renault may finally find a country where it can sell its high end products.

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
1.1. What is energy harvesting?
1.2. Choices of harvesting
1.3. Opportunities for energy harvesting in cars
1.4. Market size of EV energy harvesting 2011-2021
1.5. Largest sectors
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1. Energy harvesting
2.1.1. Textron Bell helicopter sensing
2.1.2. Train brakes
2.1.3. MEMS
2.2. Electric vehicle
2.3. Needs
2.3.1. Range and cost
2.3.2. Hybrid vs pure electric
2.3.3. Biomimetics
2.4. Options and examples
2.4.1. ETH, QinetiQ solar plane
2.4.2. Amerigon thermoelectrics for cars, etc
2.4.3. Military land vehicles
2.4.4. NASA on Mars- planetary exploration vehicles
2.5. Bluecar
2.6. Nissan Capacitor Hybrid truck, forklift
2.7. Toyota Prius
2.8. Multi-mode harvesting
2.8.1. Alongside
2.8.2. Smart skin
2.8.3. EH in tire pressure monitoring
2.8.4. Issues with TPMSs using batteries
2.8.5. Energy harvesters for TPMS
2.9. Microhybrids
3. TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
3.1. Photovoltaic
3.1.1. Flexible, conformal
3.1.2. Technological options
3.1.3. Principles of operation
3.1.4. Options for flexible PV
3.1.5. Many types of photovoltaics needed for harvesting
3.2. Limits of cSi and aSi technologies
3.3. Limits of CdTe
3.4. GaAs-Ge multilayers
3.5. DSSC
3.6. CIGS
3.7. Organic
3.8. Nanosilicon ink
3.9. Nantenna – diode PV
3.9.1. Nanowire solar cells
3.9.2. UV, visible, IR
3.10. Technology trends – electrodynamic
3.11. Vibration harvesting
3.12. Movement harvesting options
3.12.1. Piezoelectric – conventional, ZnO and polymer
3.12.2. Electrostatic
3.12.3. Magnetostrictive
3.12.4. Energy harvesting electronics
3.13. Electroactive polymers
3.14. Electrodynamic

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