Az epizód tartalmából: Rory Sutherland – the mirror image of any decision; Arizona Iced Tea; Project Arrow 2.0 – a kanadai villanyautó-projekt; 1.212 darab villanyautó-töltő; Alberta-i EV vásárlás; kanadai és kínai EV-k; Kína szél- és napelem farmjai; globális EV eladások (2025. Május); tízezer villanyautó akkumulátora; japán villanyautó-statisztika. Nyári dupla epizódunk 2. része.

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• Rory Sutherland – brit reklámszakember

• A challenge for the electric car sceptics
• The Spectator – a világ legrégebbi politikai és kulturális hírmagazinja
• Arizona Iced Tea – only for $0.99/ea
• EMOB tesztautó:

• Használt EV-k? Vásárlási tanácsadás!
• Project Arrow 2.0 – Canada’s “First” Zero Emissions Concept Vehicle
• Kanadai vadászgép: Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (1959)

The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) of Canada launched the first, original, full-build, zero-emission concept vehicle named Project Arrow in 2023. An all-Canadian effort, it was designed, engineered and built through the joint efforts of our world-class automotive supply sector and post-secondary institutions.

Answering Prime Minister Trudeau’s call for a Zero-Emissions future by 2050, Project Arrow brings together the best of the best of Canada’s electric-drive, alternative-fuel, connected and autonomous and light-weight technology companies.

Being the only prototype built so far (there are no plans to build another right now), it hasn’t gone through any crash testing, so its durability and safety in a collision is unclear.

This groundbreaking prototype initiative, valued at 20 million dollars, secured 8.2 million dollars in funding from our federal and provincial partners in Canada, Ontario and Quebec.
Project Arrow is the most significant industrial collaboration in the history of the Canadian automotive sector, with the involvement of 60 partners contributing their cutting-edge technology.

The process to get to this finished concept was borne out of a design competition won by four Carleton University students at its School of Industrial Design in October 2020 (..) That led to the next phase, which used virtual reality to visualize the design in 3D before the engineering and building phase began at Ontario tech University in 2021-22.

APMA unveiled Project Arrow at CES 2023 in Las Vegas before bringing it to Toronto, and will be making appearances at other shows in Montreal, Detroit, Atlanta, San Antonio and Palo Alto throughout the year.

The fully functional prototype has a 3D-printed chassis as the base, made of composite materials meant to reduce the vehicle’s weight and maximize range and aerodynamics.

The wooden flooring has a red stripe running through it as an ode to how the game of basketball was invented in Canada by James Naismith. Wood also makes up the centre console, adding an element of the country’s lumber industry into the mix. Red stands out as an accent colour that pops up in various parts, like the door handles, seat belts and steering wheel.

2 electric motors, each with all-wheel drive capability, combine for 550 horsepower. It can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in only 3.5 seconds. As for range, the vehicle can drive for up to 500 km per charge — with an assist from the solar-powered roof that adds a little extra juice.

Project Arrow is a Level 3 autonomous vehicle, meaning it can not only control acceleration, deceleration and some steering, but also handle certain situational circumstances, like merging into traffic or managing through gridlock with no human intervention.

In the cabin, five distinct screens run along the entire dash. Rather than rear view mirrors, there are cameras that pop out from either side to show drivers a view from either side through respective displays on the flanks in the dash. 

• Up Close with Project Arrow: Canada’s First Zero Emissions Concept Vehicle

We wanted to make a statement that Canada can do the whole thing for you. We have everything it takes. So, this is physical proof that we can do it. This is the drive-able business card.”
“We’re in a moment now where we’re talking about building a resilient Canadian economy while it’s under attack by the guy in the White House.” – Flavio Volpe, president, APMA
“As for when this vehicle could actually be in production, Flavio Vulp says if the right people are in place, it’ll take about 5 years. (..) they’ll build 2 vehicles a year for the next 3 years with a hope of showing investors and the government that Canada can have its own car company in Canada.”

• ZENN → EEStor Corporation → FuelPositive
• ZENN NEV (microcar) – Zero Emission, No Noise Neighborhood Electric Vehicle

• Mi az a kondenzátor?
• Supercapacitor
• Dynasty IT
• ZEV – valamiért Kanada Kormánya nem a BEV, PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid), FCEV kifejezéseket használja, hanem a Zero-Emission Vehicles (zéró-kibocsátású jármű) megnevezést, azaz a ZEV-t.
  HELYESBÍTÉS! A hagyományos “öntöltő” hibridek (mild-hybrid) nem tartoznak ide!
• Suzuki to stop selling cars in Canada after 2014 model year
• Alberta to Introduce $200 Annual Electric Vehicle Tax:

Electric car owners in Alberta will be forced to pay an annual $200 electric vehicle tax starting as early as January 2025. In Alberta’s 2024 budget unveiled Thursday, the province says the new tax will be applied when electric car owners register their vehicle and will be in addition to the current registration fee. The province says electric vehicles tend to be heavier and cause more destruction on highways and roads, while owners don’t pay a provincial fuel tax. The tax will not apply to hybrid vehicles, the budget says.

• Richmond Centre unveils 1,212 EV chargers in “milestone project”:

The 12-tower condo complex surrounding the Richmond Centre shopping mall, located in Richmond B.C., this week unveiled 1,212 smart EV chargers — one for each residential parking space. “There is the potential to replace over 13 million miles of gasoline vehicle travel with 584,677 gallons of fuel saved,” reads the project press release. There are over 2,000 residential units at Richmond Centre in 12 towers spanning 12 acres. The parkade is a two-level design providing spaces for approximately 4,000 vehicles including all residential and commercial use spaces.

• Why more Alberta drivers aren’t going electric
  • Ne az új villanyautó vásárlást, hanem inkább a töltőállomások építését finanszírozza a kormányzat!
  • Plug-n-Charge: csak bedugom a töltőcsatlakozót a villanyautóba és elindul a töltés – ne kelljen applikációkkal és fizetési megoldásokkal vacakolni: az autó “beszélgessen” a töltőoszloppal.
• Who owns an EV in Canada? 3 provinces dominate EV registrations
  • Quebec, Ontario, BC
• Poll: Large majority of Canadians favour more open car market with better access to affordable Chinese and European EVs

When it comes to the heavily publicized 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, 53% of Canadians say they would prefer a lower tariff that balances industry protection and consumer affordability, similar to Europe, while 29% support removing the tariff altogether in order to lower costs and avoid trade retaliation from China. Only 19% of Canadians say they would prefer keeping in place a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs.

• Poll: Two-thirds of Canadians favour developing clean energy over fossil fuels, while 85% wish to maintain or increase federal climate action

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that Canada will develop both clean and conventional energy (..) 67% of respondents say that, assuming both were priorities, they would generally favour clean energy projects such as critical minerals, renewable power and transmission, and energy storage. The remaining 33% would prefer conventional fossil fuel projects like oil and gas, including LNG development. Asked how crucial the two energy sectors will be to the Canadian economy over the next decade, 87% say clean energy will be very (45%) or pretty (42%) important

• China’s solar and onshore wind capacity reaches new heights, while offshore wind shows promise

China is advancing a nearly 1.3 terawatt (TW) pipeline of utility-scale solar and wind capacity, leading the global effort in renewable energy buildout. This is in addition to China’s already operating 1.4 TW of solar and wind capacity, nearly 10% of which (141 gigawatts (GW)) came online in 2024. China is fast-tracking a 1.3 TW pipeline of utility-scale solar and wind projects. Of this, 510 GW is already under construction, primed to be added to China’s 1.4 TW solar and wind capacity already in operation.
As of March 2025, China has emerged as the world’s offshore wind powerhouse — growing from under 5 GW in 2018 to 42.7 GW in 2025 (50% of global capacity).

• A villanyautó amúgy se kell senkinek se??
  • 2025 (April) Europe: Top Brands, Models, and Electric Car Sales
  • Global EV sales up 24% in May – Snapshot electric vehicle sales in Jan-May 2025 vs Jan-May 2024, YTD %
  • “Global: 7.2 million, +28%
  • China: 4.4 million, +33%
  • Europe: 1.6 million, +27%
  • North America: 0.7 million, +3%
  • Rest of World: 0.6 million, +36%
  • The North American EV market (US, Canada, and Mexico) has grown by 3% YTD in 2025, with the Canadian market holding back the region as it has fallen by ~20% YTD due to the pausing of EV subsidies earlier in the year. The US market is still experiencing moderate growth of 4% YTD, with tax credits remaining in place for eligible vehicles for the rest of 2025 which is expected to help maintain EV sales growth, as well as result in some pull forward in demand towards the end of the year. The tax credit is then being significantly phased out in 2026, before being completely phased out by 2027.”
• City of Brampton, Zenobē strike $4 billion electric transit bus deal – The project will put 1,000 electric buses into service in Ontario and move over 40 million passengers per year.
• How long do electric car batteries last? What analyzing 10,000 EVs tells us…
  • “Geotab’s findings show EV batteries can last 20+ years — find out how to extend your EV’s battery life with simple maintenance tips.
  • Most EV batteries last 15-20 years, with an average degradation rate of about 1.8% per year under moderate conditions: we analyzed EV battery health in 2019, we found that EV batteries degraded, on average, at a rate of 2.3% per year. However, a new 2024 analysis reveals a significant improvement: EV batteries now degrade at an average of 1.8% per year. This improvement highlights ongoing advancements in battery technology and durability
  • Impact of charging methods: Frequent use of DC fast charging can accelerate battery degradation, especially in hot climates. Level 2 charging is gentler on the battery.
  • Best practices for battery health: To extend EV battery life, keep the state of charge 20%-80%, minimize exposure to extreme temperatures and limit fast charging when possible.
  • 75% of light commercial vehicles could be replaced by comparable EVs today.
  • An EV could save $15,900 per vehicle over its life span.
  • Liquid cooling systems are better for EV battery longevity than passive air cooling systems. (..) the 2015 Tesla Model S, which uses liquid cooling, has an average degradation rate of 2.3%. In contrast, the 2015 Nissan Leaf, with passive air cooling, shows a much higher rate of 4.2%.
  • Temperature plays a significant role in why batteries degrade. EV batteries exposed to extreme heat degrade faster than those in cooler climates. For example, an EV in Arizona will likely have a shorter battery life than the same model driven in Norway.
  • To study this, we grouped vehicles by climate:
    • Temperate: Fewer than five days per year over 80℉ (27℃) or under 23℉ (-5℃)
    • Hot: More than five days per year over 80℉ (27℃)”
  • a cikk végén található egy EV Battery Degradation Comparison Tool

• Japan EV Sales Statistics – October 2024: Japanese automakers are making significant efforts to regain market share in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, as Japan is surpassed by China as the world’s largest car exporter in 2023.

“The number of electric cars sold in Japan reached 11.9 million in 2023. EV sales in Japan have shown a steady upward trend, growing by 600% since 2011. The increase from 11.02 million EVs in 2022 to 11.92 million in 2023—an 8% increase, highlighted rapid acceleration, signalling a promising future for EV adoption. In 2023, EVs accounted for 12.63% of total cars registered in Japan.”

• “There were just 7,473 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) sold in 2023, marking the early adoption of hydrogen technology.” – Bullshit!! 😂😂
  

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