DIY ESS Registration Approved at the US DOE International EnergyStorage Database website

After registering friday at the DOE International Energy Storage Database website, I got a reply and approval for my DIY ESS entry

Here is the email letter I received last night from the company approving new entries: Strategen Consulting, LLC, in Berkeley, CA

DOE International Energy Strage Database

On the DOE Internatinoal Energy Storage Database you can now find my Project link:

http://www.energystorageexchange.org/projects?utf8=%E2%9C%93&technology_type_sort_eqs=Lithium+Iron+Phosphate++Battery&technology_type_sort_eqs_category=Battery&technology_type_sort_eqs_subcategory=Lithium+Ion+Battery&technology_type_sort_eqs_name=Lithium+Iron+Phosphate++Battery&country_sort_eq=France&state_sort_eq=&kW=&kWh=&benefit_stream_inf=&ownership_model_eq=&status_eq=&siting_eq=&show_unapproved=%7B%7D&order_by=&sort_order=&search_page=1&size_kw_ll=&size_kw_ul=&size_kwh_ll=&size_kwh_ul=

and can Download the PDF file of this new entry:

DOE International Energy Storage Database

DOE International Energy Storage Database

DOE International Energy Storage Database

BMW i3 in App Ad this morning. First Parisian Test Drive Sessions start tomorrow

EVTV Friday Show - October 18, 2013

- More New Electric Boats.

- Jehu Garcia's Samba Van. 

- EV4U Vanagon Doka Electric. 

- Karmann Ghia Electric Progress on electric heat and electric air conditioning.

Formula E : Renault chassis and Mc Laren working on beefy controllers and motors

The flexible 3mm thick Solar Panel arrived and is carried in the Online Store
More here: http://www.link-solar.com/etfe-flexible-solar-panel


Gigavac Contactor in the Store also, for the first time

New Electric Commercial

EV4U Custom Conversion & the VW Double Cab Transporter conversion




Jehu Garcia's VW Samba update



Burned Contactor !



Karmann Ghia adventure continues ...


5kW Heating element in the Hot Start System



Bottom Balancing James !




Pre-Charging of the big DMOC 645 capacitors was the cause to the Tyco Kilovac weldings few weeks ago ... and should be taken care of in the GEVCU itself, although Jack found a solution using an automotive relay and a big resistor ...



Improvement on the Golf Cart replacement battery pack Jack has been working on: He actually shows us the first connector he Likes :-)




That would be cool ... Testing the New flexible solar panels on his Cadillac bed cover

Meet Tesla’s HQ Supercharging Dashboard, Most Model S “Fills” Between 30 kWh and 40 kWh

Here is something we didn’t expect to see at Tesla’s HQ – a Supercharging dashboard that pretty much tells us everything we always wanted to know about the network…in real time!

The dashboard displays all the current and coming soon location in the US for Tesla Supercharging, as well as lots of other interesting tidbits. And something you can’t find hosted online.

Here are some highlights as of when this picture was shot last week:
Total Energy Delivered: 1,382,822 kWh
Miles Charged: 3,950,921
Gallons of Gas Offset: 158,307
Numer of Charges In Last 7 Days: 1,576

The dashboard also shows the growth rate in the usage of the supercharger system as well as the usage per station. In total, 32 active Supercharging locations are being ranked in real time on the dashboard (Tesla website currently lists only 30).

Overall the best performing stations can be found in Fremont (as one would assume it would be located by the Tesla factory), with Hawthorne nipping at its toes. Worst performing station? Glenwood Springs, CO.




As of interest: The most popular amount of charging done at a station also appears to be between 30kWh and 40 kWh, with 20kWh-30kWh coming in second and 40 kWh- 50 kWh third.



Source: Inside EVs

Winter: Charging during the night, using the Stored Energy from the ESSand Solar during the day

Winter: Charging during the night - off peak rate TOU -, and using the Stored Energy from the ESS and Solar during the day to shave peaks and compensate home usage as much as possible 

BMW i3 seen on the freeway back from work with my LEAF

Tonight, I saw a BMW i3 on freeway A13, coming back from work in my LEAF

Here are few pictures shot with one hand ...