FYI: Smith Electric Vehicles Orders Drive Components for 4,000 Vehicles

Enova Systems, Torrance, CA, has announced that it has received a production order and has begun delivering 90kW and 120kW electric drive components for in excess of 1,000 units during 2008, and as many as 3,000 in 2009 to Smith Electric Vehicles, in Vigo Centre, UK, a division of The Tanfield Group Plc. Tanfield also intends to start production of its commercial electric vehicles in North America during 2008.

Enova has supplied electric drive train components to Tanfield since 2006, to help produce high performance electric drive train systems for Smith Electric Vehicle’s zero emission vans and trucks. Smith utilises a 120kw electric drive system in the Smith Newton, the world’s first zero emission 7.5t - 12t truck. A 90kw electric drive system is installed in the Smith Edison, the world’s first all-electric sub-3.5t van.

A typical Smith Electric vehicle can achieve ranges of up to 150 miles between battery charges and speeds of 50 mph. Because they are zero emission, Smith Electric Vehicles are exempt from the London Congestion Charge and also qualify for free parking in parts of central London.

The electric truck market seems to be taking off.  When will electric cars really reach this level?

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[donb]

The electric truck market seems to be taking off. When will electric cars really reach this level?

I suspect the answer is "When it makes sense."

The delivery truck is positioned to even better advantage of a full electric drive train than a car - short, start and stop movements; the congestion exemption for the city of London; and with a bit of planning, a mid-day recharge while the driver eats lunch.

All this helps the economies of the electric vs. IC engine vehicle.

The experience gained from the trucks will then flow into cars.

Think of the evolution of the diesel engine. The first uses were on ships and railway locomotives, then heavy trucks. Now they are common in cars in Europe. I am sure they will become more common here in the USA as the manufacturers gain experience with systems that tightly control particulates and NOx as demanded by the EPA.

[Stephen Boulet]

Good post. Keep in mind though that "making sense" might not necessarily mean making sense based strictly on the economics of saving fuel costs, as proved by the Prius owners who probably won't recoup in gas savings the extra money it took to make their car. Being abole to show yourself as greener-than-thou has an added economic value too.

Which is a good thing.

Stephen

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I am always glad to see companies taking steps like this to change the face of their markets. Coca-Cola recently purchased a bunch of Hybrid trucks to handle their deliveries, so it looks like the market is there (outside of London too). I think it was UPS that started using small electric cars, like the ZAP Xebra, to deliver small packages in highly congested markets (much easier than lugging a big "Brown" truck around tight corners). http://www.zapworld.com

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Enova Systems. Formed in 1976. 32 years ago.

For the nine months ending in September 2007, total revenues were 5.143 million dollars. Net loss for the same period, 5.878 million.

A key player in the electrification of the world's transportation systems?

Not so much.

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Your thoughts on car versus truck are right on. A recent post by peakoildebunked shows a list of total oil usages. Cars 40.7%(gasoline), trucks 12.7% (diesel). I wonder what that percentage would be if 80% of cars run on diesel, as do trucks?

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Smith EV shipped 250 of their all-electric delivery trucks in the latter part of 2007, and expect to deliver a further thousand or so in 2008. They are ramping up production to 10,000 a year by 2010. This month they began making the 12 ton version of their Newton on US soil, in Fresno, California.

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I am wondering how much it will take to run a electric truck? Cost in electricity versis the cost of gas?

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