Podcasts about World Solar Challenge

“We try to test new things… our solar cells that we used 5 years ago are now the solar cells on your roof.”In 2004, a group of Belgian engineering students built a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge, a 3021km endurance race through the Australian Outback. Twenty years later, the Innoptus Solar team is still going strong, with new students coming together to build new solar racing cars. They are sponsored by PTC Partner Innoptus (part of the 4ITEGO Group) and take part in races all over the world.For the team, success is all about collaboration and innovation, constantly refining the design of their car to make it faster and more efficient. They are currently double World Champions with their tenth solar car, the Infinite. Clever features like the fin at the back of the car improve aerodynamics and give them an extra bit of help from the wind, and a motor which has been optimised to 98% efficiency helps them to go faster. It is also a fantastic development opportunity for the students involved, with them being able to gain the equivalent of 5 years of development experience in 1 year, as well as have the opportunity to work on a World Champion racing car. Our producer Wederik De Backer went to the Innoptus Solar Team HQ in Leuven to meet two students who are part of the current team, Head of Engineering Jonas Vlamijnck and Mechanical Engineer Jasper Gutschoven. As well as explaining how they became involved and the level of dedication needed to win races, they give us a tour of their workspace and latest car. Find out more about the Innoptus Solar Team here.Find out more about Creo+ here.Your host is Paul Haimes from industrial software company PTC.Episodes are released bi-weekly. Follow us on LinkedIn and X for updates.This is an 18Sixty production for PTC. Executive producer is Jacqui Cook. Sound design and editing by Clarissa Maycock. Location recording by Wederik De Backer. Music by Rowan Bishop.

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Welcome back to another episode of "Off The Road Again," the podcast for all-terrain enthusiasts and the perpetually adventure-hungry! In this week's episode, we're taking you 'Down Under' to explore the rugged landscapes of Australia with none other than, Joel Strickland. Join us as Joel takes us through an overview of the legendary 70-series Toyota Land Cruiser — a vehicle that continues to define the quintessential Outback experience. He shares stories from behind the wheel of this timeless machine, discussing how it's evolved to meet the demands of the harsh Australian terrain while remaining true to its roots as an unbreakable off-road icon. But that's not all — Joel also gives us an insider's look at the World Solar Challenge, one of the most innovative and challenging races on the planet. Hear about the cutting-edge solar-powered vehicles that traverse 3,000 km across the continent, and the bright minds pushing the envelope of what's possible in renewable energy transportation. So grab your hat and slap on some sunscreen — this episode of "Off The Road Again" is an epic tale of innovation, endurance, and the undying spirit of adventure that lives in every corner of Australia's vast wilderness. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and gear up for an adventure with us every week. Safe travels, and see you on the dusty trail! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/offtheroadagain/support

Since 1987, resourceful inventors have been crossing the Australian desert from Darwin to Adelaide in their solar-powered cars. They take part in the World Solar Challenge. This year, 40 teams from all over the world were at the start. Among them was Team Sonnenwagen from Aachen. We spoke to student and club chair Lina Schwering, who survived everything well with her team of almost 50 people. - Seit 1987 durchqueren findige Tüftler mit ihren solar-getriebenen Autos die australische Wüste von Darwin bis Adelaide. Sie nehmen an der World Solar Challenge teil, die heute ganze 3000 Kilometer. abdeckt Dieses Jahr waren 40 Teams aus aller Welt am Start. Unter ihnen auch zum dritten Mal das Team Sonnenwagen aus Aachen. Wir haben mit der Studentin und Vereinsvorsitzenden Lina Schwering gesprochen, die mit ihrem knapp 50-köpfigen Team alles gut überstanden hat.

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Donderdag kwamen de eerste teams over de finish van de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023. Innoptus Solar Team uit het Belgische Leuven mag zich voor de tweede keer op rij wereldkampioen noemen. Solar Team Twente en Brunel Solar Team, beiden uit Nederland, eindigden op de tweede en derde plaats. We belden vanmorgen met Mediamanager van het winnende team Pauline Vanvuchelen, die een feestelijk maar zeer kort nachtje achter de rug had.

Sinds 1987 wordt er om het jaar een race georganiseerd om te zien wie er het snelste van Darwin naar Adelaide kan rijden in een voertuig volledig aangedreven door zonne-energie. De teams, dit jaar zijn het er 38, komen uit alle delen van de wereld. Onze verslaggever Jeroen Schouten sprak met de drie Nederlandse teams uit Delft, Groningen en Twente, die met hun uiterst futuristische voertuigen de 3000 kilometer lange tocht zullen afleggen.

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Molly Brennan is 2023 MSU Homecoming Grand Marshal for Michigan State University  Molly is a Spartan with both academic and athletic legacies. She was the engineering group manager for the Truck and Bus Division of General Motors Corporation, where she won the first World Solar Challenge, setting four solar and electric land speed records in the Guinness Book of World Records. Beyond her illustrious career in engineering, she also made significant achievements as a track athlete, scholar, and philanthropist.   Brennan shares some favorite MSU memories and talks about her accomplishments in life. She talks about challenges she has overcome and shares her advice for young women interested in STEM careers.  Conversation Highlights: (1:59) – “I didn't really have a hard class.” (5:56) – “The deciding factor was when I stepped foot on campus, and it felt like home.” (9:57) – “I made the very hard decision to stay home with my kids. And as a result, my kids are my proudest accomplishment.” (10:37) – “I would say the biggest challenge was being female.” (14:00) – “We want you to drive a solar car in Australia.” (16:33) – “Just like Kennedy sparking space exploration, we hope we sparked an interest in kids.” (17:29) – “I hope we get it right because our planet is burning. My generation has not been good stewards of the planet.” (19:30) – “I love MSU. And I totally understand the transformative opportunities it gave me. And I want to give students here that same opportunity.” (21:22) – “I'm hoping that as grand marshal, I'm able to unite our student body and faculty and especially our alumni to reconnect back with Michigan State. Hopefully, they feel the same sense of gratitude that I do.” Brennan is working with the MSU Alumni Office to identify campus fund initiatives for Homecoming that are meaningful to her and have transformed her life while on campus. One of the great things about MSU is Spartans can give back to the areas they are most passionate about. To learn more about Molly's selected giving initiatives, visit giving.msu.edu.   Listen to “MSU Today with Russ White” on the radio and through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen.

Right across central Australia in a solar-powered car. That's what the World Solar Challenge, a 3000 kilometre race from Darwin to Adelaide, is about. Teams from around the world participate in the biannual competition, which in the past, has often been won by teams from the Netherlands. This year, Top Dutch Solar Racing from Groningen hopes to claim victory with their Green Thunder vehicle. Reporter Jeroen Schouten spoke to one of the drivers Mourad Mougou. - Dwars door het midden van Australië in een auto op zonne-energie. Daar gaat het om bij de World Solar Challenge, een race van 3000 kilometer van Darwin naar Adelaide. Teams vanuit de hele wereld doen mee aan de twee jaarlijkse wedstrijd, die in het verleden al vaak is gewonnen door een team uit Nederland. Dit jaar hoopt Top Dutch Solar Racing uit Groningen aanspraak te maken op de overwinning met hun voertuig Green Thunder. Verslaggever Jeroen Schouten sprak met een van de coureurs Mourad Mougou.

Studierende der ETH Zürich wollen in fünf Tagen 3000 Kilometer quer durch Australien fahren. Und das ausschliesslich mit Strom vom eigenen Autodach. Auf dem Flugplatz Dübendorf bereiten sie sich derzeit vor für das härteste Solar-Auto-Rennen der Welt, die World Solar Challenge.  Noch sieht ihr Fahrzeug aus wie eine Seifenkiste. Aber die ersten Tests hat es mit Bravour bestanden. Was kann die Autoindustrie von den 21-jährigen Ingenieuren lernen? Eine live-on-tape-Reportage aus dem Solar-Autowerkstatt von Christian von Burg.

Met vandaag o.a. Hengelose actrice Vergeten Twentse Lente geniet van het succes; Mark Boulogne & Koen Boulogne blikken terug op eerdere edities van The World Solar Challenge en kijken vooruit op de editie van 2023; 1Twente-verslaggever met terugblik op raadsvergadering en de column van Robert van der Meulen.

Dit jaar bestaat Solar Team Twente 20 jaar. Deze zomer wordt weer geracet tijdens de World Solar Challenge in Australië, maar het team is al maanden bezig in de voorbereiding. ‘Fase één', zoals die wordt genoemd, is nu een tijdje voorbij. Voordat we gaan praten over wat komen gaat en nóg verder terug de geschiedenis van het zonneauto-team in duiken, een korte terugblik op wat ze de afgelopen tijd, in ‘fase één' dus, hebben gedaan. 

For episode 22 of the Bao Podcast, we welcome Ismaël Ben-Al-Lal. Ismaël is a visionary entrepreneur and innovator who made a name for himself in the world of renewable energy. After he finished his studies at Groep T at the University  of Leuven, Ismaël went on to found his own company, Futech, in 2008. Later on he started another company named iLumen. Both companies work around sustainable energy. In addition to this, he's an investor and consultant. This way he can share his expertise and insights on sustainable energy and the importance of entrepreneurship in driving positive change. Show notes: World Solar Challenge Lightyear Formula Zero STEM Climate-KICFutech iLumen Podcast Rutger Bregman (De Rudi & Freddie Show) U2P GroupFrederic Laloux – Reinventing Organizations Time stamps: 0:00 Intro1:30 World Solar Challenge and other school projects21:15 First company (Futech)35:00 Dropping energy prices in the future45:00 Second company (iLumen)48:25 U2P Group53:00 Outro

De officiële aftrap was eind vorig jaar, maar het team van het Solar Team Twente draait al op volle toeren. Op woensdag 8 maart moet de zonneauto gepresenteerd worden aan het grote publiek.Later dit jaar volgt dan de ultieme test, de zonne-autorace aller zonne-autoraces: The World Solar Challenge in Australië. De ‘road to Australia' is dus al begonnen en in deze hectische maanden volgen wij het Solar Team Twente.

Deze bijzonder leerzame aflevering praten wij met het Brunel Solar Team, dat weldra naar Zuid Afrika vertrekt om met hun zelf ontworpen Nuna 11s de South African Solar Challenge (SASOL) te rijden. Een race op zonne-energie al worstelend met de elementen.Het Brunel Solar Team bestaat onder meer uit Sanne Vilters, zij studeert Industrieel Ontwerp en Bouwkunde aan de Technische Universiteit van Delft en is al bijna een jaar Team Captain van Brunel Solar Team. Zij neemt Remco Dirks mee aan tafel, hij studeert Mechanische Bouwkunde en Robotisering op dezelfde uni en is Strategist voor het team.Het Brunel Solar Team is bekend als meervoudig winnaar van de World Solar Challenge in Australië en Zuid-Afrika en ontwikkelde technieken die hun weg vonden naar de Lightyear Zero. We parten over het ontwikkelen van de meest efficiënte en snelste zonneauto die het de hele race volhoudt, maar ook over het teamwork, de ups & downs en de emotionele achtbaan die deze wedstrijd met zich meebrengt.Tijdschema00:00:00 Reclame: ICT Group00:00:34 Een tip van Tim (het is Weerwolven)00:03:11 Voorstellen: Sanne Vilters00:04:09 Voorstellen: Remco Dirks00:05:31 De South African Solar Challenge (SASOL)00:16:53 Verschillende ontwerpen en strategieën van teams00:29:06 Hoe plan je in Zuid Afrika op de zon?00:39:27 Opname van een speelfilm in je straat00:41:45 Wat ‘normale' auto's leren van zonneraces00:47:13 Een lichtere auto of een zwaardere accu?00:57:08 Wat willen Sanne en Remco later worden?01:02:09 Vragen van de luisteraars01:25:29 Tips01:33:04 AfkondigingTipsJurian UbachsStar Wars blasters worden geveild (wel een beetje duur)Randal PeelenJubileumpotje Weerwolven #50 met MNOT-themaAngry Nerds specials feed op YoutubePortable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them (van Technology Connections)Remco DirksVentilator bij je voeten, maar wel met een bak ijsSanne ViltersCold pack bij je voetenBrunel Solar Team op FacebookBrunel Solar Team op InstagramBrunel Solar Team op TwitterZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Diesmal haben wir Frederic Aoun und Peter Birk vom Team Sonnenwagen Aachen zu Gast. Der Name sagt alles: Der Sonnenwagen ist ein solar-betriebenes Fahrzeug, das vornehmlich für große Technik-Wettbewerbe wie die European Solar Challenge oder die World Solar Challenge entwickelt wird. Aber darüber hinaus gibt es aus der konsequenten Weiterentwicklung der Sonnenwagen und ihrer Konkurrenten natürlich viel zu lernen: Photovoltaik, Akku-Technologie, Aerodynamik - alles höchst relevante Bereiche, an denen hier mit viel Enthusiasmus gearbeitet wird. Freddy und Peter plaudern munter aus dem Nähkästchen und gewähren Einblicke in ein wirklich spannendes Thema. Aus technologischer sowie auch aus sportlicher Sicht. Außerdem erzählt Malik von den aktuellen Schwierigkeiten rund um den Ladefuchs. Die Jungs sind kürzlich von einer österreichischen Kanzlei verklagt worden, und zwar auch nicht unerhebliche Weise. Alle Infos dazu und die Einschätzung der Situation aus Sicht der direkt Beteiligten in dieser Episode. Ferner schauen wir uns noch an, was NetzeBW aus dem Projekt „E-Mobility-Carré“ gelernt hat, wie der laut EnBW größte Schnellladepark Europas aussehen wird und diskutieren darüber, ob man mit einem Pedelec tatsächlich so etwas wie Reichweitenangst entwickeln kann. VanMoof hat dieses Phänomen jedenfalls bei der Kundschaft entdeckt und liefert Lösungen. Unser Dauer-Thema EV-Akkus findet natürlich auch wieder statt, und zwar in Form von Daimlers neuester Second-Life-Idee. Tipp: Wer sich für den Future Mobility Summit am 8. Juni interessiert, erhält mit dem Code „Cleanelectric20“ ganze 20 Prozent Nachlass auf reguläre Tickets! Viel Spaß beim Hören! Links zur Sendung * Diese Episode inklusive Pre- und Postshow auf Patreon * Marcels Tesla Referral Link https://ts.la/marcel79632 * Phils Tesla Referral Link https://ts.la/philipp85086 * Sono Sion Referral Code: cleanelectric856565 * Slack * Twitter * Instagram * Youtube * Future Mobility Summit * Team Sonnenwagen Aachen * World Solar Challenge * „Light Speed“ - Youtube Original * Malik bei Sonnenwagen in Aachen * Lightyear One * Aptera * Klagefuchs * NetzeBW und das E-Mobility-Carré * Kulmbach lässt EVs wieder in die Tiefgarage * EnBW Schnellladepark * BMW baut Batteriekomponenten * Podcast-Pick: Geladen Batteriepodcast * VanMoof Powerbank * eCitaro-Akkus für Gleichrichter-Unterwerk * Ladesäule gehackt * Tesla Model S vergoldet * Postshow: Toyota bZ4X Concept * Postshow: Ioniq 5 an Fancy Ladestation

Tesla   Most early stage startups have, and so seemingly need, heroic efforts from brilliant innovators working long hours to accomplish impossible goals. Tesla certainly had plenty of these as an early stage startup and continues to - as do the other Elon Musk startups. He seems to truly understand and embrace that early stage startup world and those around him seem to as well.   As a company grows we have to trade those sprints of heroic output for steady streams of ideas and quality. We have to put development on an assembly line. Toyota famously put the ideas of Deming and other post-World War II process experts into their production lines and reaped big rewards - becoming the top car manufacturer in the process.    Not since the Ford Model T birthed the assembly line had auto makers seen as large an increase in productivity. And make no mistake, technology innovation is about productivity increases. We forget this sometimes when young, innovative startups come along claiming to disrupt industries. Many of those do, backed by seemingly endless amounts of cash to get them to the next level in growth. And the story of Tesla is as much about productivity in production as it is about innovative and disruptive ideas. And the story is as much about a cult of personality as it is about massive valuations and quality manufacturing.    The reason we're covering Tesla in a podcast about the history of computers is at the heart of it, it's a story about the startup culture clashing head-on with decades-old know-how in an established industry. This happens with nearly every new company: there are new ideas, an organization is formed to support the new ideas, and as the organization grows, the innovators are forced to come to terms with the fact that they have greatly oversimplified the world.  Tesla realized this. Just as Paypal had realized it before. But it took a long time to get there. The journey began much further back. Rather than start with the discovery of the battery or the electric motor, let's start with the GM Impact. It was initially shown off at the 1990 LA Auto Show. It's important because Alan Cocconi was able to help take some of what GM learned from the 1987 World Solar Challenge race using the Sunraycer and start putting it into a car that they could roll off the assembly lines in the thousands.  They needed to do this because the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, was about to require fleets to go 2% zero-emission, or powered by something other than fossil fuels, by 1998 with rates increasing every few years after that. And suddenly there was a rush to develop electric vehicles. GM may have decided that the Impact, later called the EV1, proved that the electric car just wasn't ready for prime time, but the R&D was accelerating faster than it ever had before then.  That was the same year that NuvoMedia was purchased by Gemstar-TVGuide International for $187 million. They'd made the Rocket eBook e-reader. That's important because the co-founders of that company were Martin Eberhard, a University of Illinois Champaign Urbana grad, and Marc Tarpenning. Alan Cocconi was able to take what he'd learned and form a new company, called AC Propulsion. He was able to put together a talented group and they built a couple of different cars, including the tZero. Many of the ideas that went into the first Tesla car came from the tZero, and Eberhard and Tarpenning tried to get Tom Gage and Cocconi to take their tZero into production. The tZero was a sleek sportscar that began life powered by lead-acid batteries that could get from zero to 60 in just over four seconds and run for 80-100 miles. They used similar regenerative braking that can be found in the Prius (to oversimplify it) and the car took about an hour to charge. The cars were made by hand and cost about $80,000 each. They had other projects so couldn't focus on trying to mass produce the car. As Tesla would learn later, that takes a long time, focus, and a quality manufacturing process.  While we think of Elon Musk as synonymous with Tesla Motors, it didn't start that way. Tesla Motors was started in 2003 by Eberhard, who would serve as Tesla's first chief executive officer (CEO) and Tarpenning, who would become the first chief financial officer (CFO), when AC Propulsion declined to take that tZero to market. Funding for the company was obtained from Elon Musk and others, but they weren't that involved at first. Other than the instigation and support. It was a small shop, with a mission - to develop an electric car that could be mass produced.  The good folks at AC Propulsion gave Eberhard and Tarpenning test drives in the tZero, and even agreed to license their EV Power System and reductive charging patents. And so Tesla would develop a motor and work on their own power train so as not to rely on the patents from AC Propulsion over time. But the opening Eberhard saw was in those batteries. The idea was to power a car with battery packs made of lithium ion cells, similar to those used in laptops and of course the Rocket eBooks that NuvoMedia had made before they sold the company. They would need funding though. So Gage was kind enough to put them in touch with a guy who'd just made a boatload of money and had also recommended commercializing the car - Elon Musk.  This guy Musk, he'd started a space company in 2002. Not many people do that. And they'd been trying to buy ICBMs in Russia and recruiting rocket scientists. Wild. But hey, everyone used PayPal, where he'd made his money. So cool. Especially since Eberhard and Tarpenning had their own successful exit. Musk signed on to provide $6.5 million in the Tesla Series A and they brought in another $1m to bring it to $7.5 million. Musk became the chairman of the board and they expanded to include Ian Wright during the fundraising and J.B. Straubel in 2004. Those five are considered the founding team of Tesla.  They got to work building up a team to build a high-end electric sports car. Why? Because that's one part of the Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan. That's the title of a blog post Musk wrote in 2006.  You see, they were going to build a high-end hundred thousand dollar plus car. But the goal was to develop mass market electric vehicles that anyone could afford. They unveiled the prototype in 2006, selling out the first hundred in three weeks. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's cousins, Peter and Lyndon Rive started a company called SolarCity in 2006, which Musk also funded. They merged with Tesla in 2016 to provide solar roofs and other solar options for Tesla cars and charging stations. SolarCity, as with Tesla, was able to capitalize on government subsidies and growing to become the third most solar installations in homes with just a little over 6 percent of the market share.  But we're still in 2006. You see, they won a bunch of awards, got a lot of attention - now it was time to switch to general production. They worked with Lotus, a maker of beautiful cars that make up for issues with quality production in status, beauty, and luxury. They started with the Lotus Elise, increased the wheelbase and bolstered the chassis so it could hold the weight of the batteries. And they used a carbon fiber composite for the body to bring the weight back down.  The process was slower than it seems anyone thought it would be. Everyone was working long hours, and they were burning through cash. By 2007, Eberhard stepped down as CEO. Michael Marks came in to run the company and later that year Ze'ev Drori was made CEO - he has been given the credit by many for tighting things up so they could get to the point that they could ship the Roadster. Tarpenning left in 2008. As did others, but the brain drain didn't seem all that bad as they were able to ship their first car in 2008, after ten engineering prototypes. The Roadster finally shipped in 2008, with the first car going to Musk. It could go for 245 miles a charge. 0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds. A sleek design language. But it was over $100,000. They were in inspiration and there was a buzz everywhere. The showmanship of Musk paired with the beautiful cars and the elites that bought them drew a lot of attention. As did the $1 million in revenue profit they earned in July of 2009, off 109 cars shipped.  But again, burning through cash. They sold 10% of the company to Daimler AG and took a $465 million loan from the US Department of Energy. They were now almost too big to fail.  They hit 1,000 cars sold in early 2010. They opened up to orders in Canada. They were growing. But they were still burning through cash. It was time to raise some serious capital. So Elon Musk took over as CEO, cut a quarter of the staff, and Tesla filed for an IPO in 2010, raising over $200 million. But there was something special in that S-1 (as there often is when a company opens the books to go public): They would cease production of the Roadster making way for the next big product. Tesla cancelled the Roadster in 2012. By then they'd sold just shy of 2,500 Roadsters and been thinking through and developing the next thing, which they'd shown a prototype of in 2011. The Model S started at $76,000 and went into production in 2012. It could go 300 miles, was a beautiful car, came with a flashy tablet-inspired 17 inch display screen on the inside to replace buttons. It was like driving an iPad. Every time I've seen another GPS since using the one in a Model S, I feel like I've gotten in a time machine and gone back a decade.  But it had been announced in 2007to ship in 2009. And then the ship date dropped back to 2011 and 2012. Let's call that optimism and scope creep. But Tesla has always eventually gotten there. Even if the price goes up. Such is the lifecycle of all technology. More features, more cost. There are multiple embedded Ubuntu operating systems controlling various parts of car, connected on a network in the car. It's a modern marvel and Tesla was rewarded with tons of awards and, well, sales. Charging a car that runs on batteries is a thing. So Tesla released the Superchargers in 2012, shipping 7 that year and growing slowly until now shipping over 2,500 per quarter. Musk took some hits because it took longer than anticipated to ship them, then to increase production, then to add solar. But at this point, many are solar and I keep seeing panels popping up above the cars to provide shade and offset other forms of powering the chargers. The more ubiquitous chargers become, the more accepting people will be of the cars. Tesla needed to produce products faster. The Nevada Gigafactory was begun in 2013, to mass produce battery packs and components. Here's one of the many reason for the high-flying valuation Tesla enjoys: it would take dozens if not a hundred factories like this to transition to sustanable energy sources. But it started with a co-investment between Tesla and Panasonic, with the two dumping billions into building a truly modern factory that's now pumping out close tot he goal set back in 2014. As need increased, Gigafactories started to crop up with Gigafactory 5 being built to supposedly go into production in 2021 to build the Semi, Cybertruck (which should begin production in 2021) and Model Y. Musk first mentioned the truck in 2012 and projected a 2018 or 2019 start time for production. Close enough.  Another aspect of all that software is that they can get updates over the air. Tesla released Autopilot in 2014. Similar to other attempts to slowly push towards self-driving cars, Autopilot requires the driver to stay alert, but can take on a lot of the driving - staying within the lines on the freeway, parking itself, traffic-aware cruise control, and navigation. But it's still the early days for self-driving cars and while we make think that because the number of integrated circuits doubles every year that it paves the way to pretty much anything, no machine learning project I've ever seen has gone as fast as we want because it takes years to build the appropriate algorithms and then rethink industries based on the impact of those. But Tesla, Google through Waymo, and  many others have been working on it for a long time (hundreds of years in startup-land) and it continues to evolve. By 2015, Tesla had sold over 100,000 cars in the life of the company. They released the Model X that year, also in 2015. This was their first chance to harness the power of the platform - which in the auto industry is when there are multiple cars of similar size and build. Franz von Holzhausen designed it and it is a beautiful car, with falcon-wing doors, up to a 370 mile range on the battery and again with the Autopilot. But harnessing the power of the platform was a challenge. You see, with a platform of cars you want most of the parts to be shared - the differences are often mostly cosmetic. But the Model X only shared a little less than a third of the parts of the Model S.  But it's yet another technological marvel, with All Wheel Drive as an option, that beautiful screen, and check this out - a towing capacity of 5,000 pounds - for an electric automobile! By the end of 2016, they'd sold over 25,000. To a larger automaker that might seem like nothing, but they'd sell over 10,000 in every quarter after that. And it would also become the platform for a mini-bus. Because why not. So they'd gone lateral in the secret plan but it was time to get back at it. This is where the Model 3 comes in.  The Model 3 was released in 2017 and is now the best-selling electric car in the history of the electric car. The Model 3 was first shown off in 2016 and within a week, Tesla had taken over 300,000 reservations. Everyone I talked to seemed to want in on an electric car that came in at $35,000. This was the secret plan. That $35,000 model wouldn't be available until 2019 but they started cranking them out. Production was a challenge with Musk famously claiming Tesla was in “Production Hell” and sleeping on an air mattress at the factory to oversee the many bottlenecks that came. Musk thought they could introduce more robotics than they could and so they' slowly increased production to first a few hundred per week then a few thousand until finally almost hitting that half a million mark in 2020. This required buying Grohmann Engineering in 2017, now called Tesla Advanced Automation Germany - pumping billions into production. But Tesla added the Model Y in 2020, launching a crossover on the Model 3 platform, producing over 450,000 of them. And then of course they decided to the Tesla Semi, selling for between $150,000 and $200,000. And what's better than a Supercharger to charge those things? A Megacharger. As is often the case with ambitious projects at Tesla, it didn't ship in 2020 as projected but is now supposed to ship, um, later. Tesla also changed their name from Tesla Motors to Tesla, Inc. And if you check out their website today, solar roofs and solar panels share the top bar with the Models S, 3, X, and Y. SolarCity and batteries, right? Big money brings big attention. Some good. Some bad. Some warranted. Some not. Musk's online and sometimes nerd-rockstar persona was one of the most valuable assets at Tesla - at least in the fundraising, stock pumping popularity contest that is the startup world. But on August 7, 2018, he tweeted “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” The SEC would sue him for that, causing him to step down as chairman for a time and limit his Twitter account. But hey, the stock jumped up for a bit.  But Tesla kept keeping on, slowly improving things and finally hit about the half million cars per year mark in 2020. Producing cars has been about quality for a long time. And it needs to be with people zipping around as fast as we drive - especially on modern freeways. Small batches of cars are fairly straight-forward. Although I could never build one.  The electric car is good for the environment, but the cost to offset carbon for Tesla is still far greater than, I don't know, making a home more energy efficient. But the improvements in the technology continue to increase rapidly with all this money and focus being put on them. And the innovative designs that Tesla has deployed has inspired others, which often coincides with the rethinking of entire industries.  But there are tons of other reasons to want electric cars. The average automobile manufactured these days has about 30,000 parts. Teslas have less than a third of that. One hopes that will some day be seen in faster and higher quality production.  They managed to go from producing just over 18,000 cars in 2015 to over 26,000 in 2016 to over 50,000 in 2017 to the 190,000s in 2018 and 2019 to a whopping 293,000 in 2020. But they sold nearly 500,000 cars in 2020 and seem to be growing at a fantastic clip. Here's the thing, though. Ford exceeded half a million cars in 1916. It took Henry Ford from 1901 to 1911 to get to producing 34,000 cars a year but only 5 more years to hit half a million. I read a lot of good and a lot of bad things about Tesla. Ford currently has a little over a 46 and a half billion dollar market cap. Tesla's crested at nearly $850 billion and has since dropped to just shy of 600. Around 64 million cars are sold each year. Volkswagen is the top, followed by Toyota. Combined, they are worth less than Tesla on paper despite selling over 20 times the number of cars. If Tesla was moving faster, that might make more sense. But here's the thing. Tesla is about to get besieged by competitors at every side. Nearly every category of car has an electric alternative with Audi, BMW, Volvo, and Mercedes releasing cars at the higher ends and on multiple platforms. Other manufacturers are releasing cars to compete with the upper and lower tiers of each model Tesla has made available. And miniature cars, scooters, bikes, air taxis, and other modes of transportation are causing us to rethink the car. And multi-tenancy of automobiles using ride sharing apps and the potential that self driving cars can have on that are causing us to rethink automobile ownership.  All of this will lead some to rethink that valuation Tesla enjoyed. But watching the moves Tesla makes and scratching my head over some certainly makes me think to never under, or over-estimate Tesla or Musk. I don't want anything to do with Tesla Stock. Far too weird for me to grok. But I do wish them the best. I highly doubt the state of electric vehicles and the coming generational shifts in transportation in general would be where they are today if Tesla hadn't done all the good and bad that they've done. They deserve a place in the history books when we start looking back at the massive shifts to come. In the meantime, I'l' just call this episode part 1 and wait to see if Tesla matches Ford production levels some day, crashes and burns, gets acquired by another company, or who knows, packs up and heads to Mars. 

Op 24-jarige leeftijd werd Jelle van der Lugt als teamleider aangesteld bij het Vattenfa­ll Solar Team van de TU Delft. Aan hem de spannende taak om met een studententeam een zonneauto voor de World Solar Challenge te bouwen. Maar hoe doe je dat eigenlijk, leidinggeven aan een team?  In de 7DTV-serie Bookstories - in samenwerking met uitgeverij Business Contact – krijg je belangrijke ondernemerslessen van inspirerende auteurs van business boeken.   [WIN EEN BUSINESS BOEK] Geef jouw beste leiderschap-tip & maak kans op het boek ‘Het boek voor jonge teamleiders'. Laat een comment achter! Jonge teamleiders Jelle: “Als je jong bent, ben je nog niet opgegroeid in de cultuur van een organisatie. Dan heb je een minder goed beeld gekregen van wat een leider moet zijn. Je hebt alleen je jeugd gehad, bent een paar jaar bezig binnen een organisatie en dan mag je het zelf gaan doen. Dat is een heel ander gevoel dan dat je twintig jaar voor een baas werkt en geleidelijk in een leiderschapsrol stapt.”   Teamleider Vattenfall Solar  Jelle's focus lag tijdens dit project op een goede samenwerking en het bouwen van een hecht team. Jelle: “Ik wilde mijzelf zien als een goede teamleider. Iemand die iedereen zag voor wat hij of zij was. (…) Iedereen mag er zijn en iedereen accepteert elkaar – vanuit die gedachte ga je voor mooie prestaties.”   Ben je benieuwd welke leiderschap skills Jelle van der Lugt heeft geleerd tijdens de Vattenfall Solar race? Bekijk deze nieuwe aflevering bomvol tips voor ondernemers!  

Op 24-jarige leeftijd werd Jelle van der Lugt als teamleider aangesteld bij het Vattenfa­ll Solar Team van de TU Delft. Aan hem de spannende taak om met een studententeam een zonneauto voor de World Solar Challenge te bouwen. Maar hoe doe je dat eigenlijk, leidinggeven aan een team? In de 7DTV-serie Bookstories - in samenwerking met uitgeverij Business Contact – krijg je belangrijke ondernemerslessen van inspirerende auteurs van business boeken. [WIN EEN BUSINESS BOEK] Geef jouw beste leiderschap-tip & maak kans op het boek ‘Het boek voor jonge teamleiders’. Laat een comment achter!Jonge teamleidersJelle: “Als je jong bent, ben je nog niet opgegroeid in de cultuur van een organisatie. Dan heb je een minder goed beeld gekregen van wat een leider moet zijn. Je hebt alleen je jeugd gehad, bent een paar jaar bezig binnen een organisatie en dan mag je het zelf gaan doen. Dat is een heel ander gevoel dan dat je twintig jaar voor een baas werkt en geleidelijk in een leiderschapsrol stapt.” Teamleider Vattenfall Solar Jelle’s focus lag tijdens dit project op een goede samenwerking en het bouwen van een hecht team. Jelle: “Ik wilde mijzelf zien als een goede teamleider. Iemand die iedereen zag voor wat hij of zij was. (…) Iedereen mag er zijn en iedereen accepteert elkaar – vanuit die gedachte ga je voor mooie prestaties.” Ben je benieuwd welke leiderschap skills Jelle van der Lugt heeft geleerd tijdens de Vattenfall Solar race? Bekijk deze nieuwe aflevering bomvol tips voor ondernemers! 

Slecht nieuws voor het Solar Team Twente. De Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australië aankomende oktober gaat niet door. Dat betekent dat het nieuw samengestelde team zich niet kan voorbereiden op het wereldkampioenschap. Een flinke domper voor de 19 studenten van Hogeschool Saxion en Universiteit Twente...

Met vandaag o.a. Huisarts in Enschede zag zijn patiënt overlijden na vaccinatie, Damsté-advocaat met belastingtips voor Twentenaren in scheiding, Twentse skileraar vanuit een leeg en verlaten skipiste in Oostenrijk, filiaalmanager HEMA Enschedese binnenstad over click & collect, Solar Team Twente in zak en as: World Solar Challenge gaat niet door en livemuziek van Maks ten Tusscher

Show #784   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Wednesday 20th May 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   AUDI E-TRON S POSSIBLY SPIED TESTING AT THE NURBURGRING "A new spy video shot at the Nürburgring shows what may very well be the E-Tron electric SUV in the hotter specification.  While we can’t be entirely sure this is indeed the high-performance version, this would make the most sense since it’s too early for Audi’s Mercedes EQC-rival to start preparing for a mid-cycle update." says Quattrodaily: "Of course, the biggest change has occurred underneath the familiar skin where Audi has added a third electric motor. Mounted at the back, it helps the E-Tron S models hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in four and a half seconds."   2021 AUDI E-TRON GT SPIED AT PORSCHE'S DEVELOPMENT CENTRE "You won’t need a crystal ball to figure out what the swirly camouflage is hiding since the E-Tron GT production model will remain faithful to the concept before it. Audi will be making some changes for the road-going car as the prototypes have conventional door handles and larger side mirrors. The front fascia might eschew the concept’s intricate grille design for something less flashy, but that’s about it." says Motor1.com: "Technical specifications should be quite similar to those of the Taycan, but we’re expecting Ingolstadt’s electric sedan to be a tad cheaper and possibly start at under $100,000. It remains to be seen whether Audi will follow Porsche’s approach by prioritizing the high-end versions before coming out with the lesser models. An official premiere is scheduled to take place towards the end of the year ahead and customer deliveries should commence early 2021. It will compete not just with its sister model from Stuttgart, but also the next-generation Jaguar XJ and the first-ever Mercedes EQS, not to mention the Tesla Model S."   https://www.motor1.com/photo/4998524/2021-audi-e-tron-gt-spy-photo/   LIGHTYEAR INKS DEAL FOR PRODUCTION OF LONG-RANGE EV'S SOLAR ROOF "Dutch startup Lightyear has secured a supplier for its long-range electric car's solar roof. Royal DSM will partner with Lightyear to scale up production of the roof system. The two companies will also look into solar-roof applications for other cars, as well as vans and buses, Lightyear said in a press release" according to Green Car Reports: "The roof consists of 53 square feet of solar cells protected by double-curved safety glass. Royal DSM will supply a back sheet that moves electrical connections behind the cells, freeing up more space for capturing sunlight. This will also reduce electrical losses, leading to a 3% gain in power output over other designs, the company claims. Lightyear was founded by members of a winning World Solar Challenge team, with the goal of applying solar technology to production electric cars. The Lightyear One electric car is aiming for 450 miles of range on the European WLTP cycle (which tends to be more optimistic than the U.S. EPA testing cycle). While the car does have a battery pack, as well as aerodynamic bodywork, it is designed to rely heavily on the solar roof to achieve that range."   https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1128169_lightyear-inks-deal-for-production-of-long-range-ev-s-solar-roof   MUSK ANNOUNCES TESLA'S FULL SELF-DRIVING WILL COST $1000 MORE IN JULY "Tesla is raising the price of its "self-driving" option on its electric vehicles worldwide starting with a $1,000 (£820) hike. Founder Elon Musk tweeted that the price "will continue to rise" as its technology improves." according to BBC News: "The self-driving add-on will cost $8,000 when the price rise kicks in on 1 July."   Elon tweeted: ""The FSD price will continue to rise as the software gets closer to full self-driving capability with regulatory approval," Mr Musk said in a series of tweets on Monday. "[At] that point, the value of FSD is probably somewhere in excess of $100,000.""   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52703767   PAST PEAK OIL? INDUSTRY HIT BY WEAK DEMAND FINALLY FACES THREAT FROM ELECTRIC CARS "Oil companies may be facing uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic triggers a collapse in demand for their products, but automakers are betting the crisis will help accelerate an electric future. With economies reeling from lockdowns to curb the virus, the sharpest plunge in oil prices in two decades has slashed the cost of filling up a tank of gas, eroding some of the incentive to make the switch to cleaner fuels."  writes Autoblog: "Looking ahead, cuts in capital spending forced upon energy companies as their revenues crumble could tighten supply enough to cause a spike in oil prices, making electric vehicles more attractive just as automakers ramp up production, analysts say.With fuel for road transport accounting for about half of all oil demand, the possibility of a faster-than-expected switch to EVs in the wake of the pandemic is one of the main reasons some forecasts for a peak have been brought forward. Global oil demand hit a record of just over 100 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2019."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/05/19/peak-oil-demand-wanes-electric-vehicles-rise/   RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI TO UNVEIL STRATEGIC PLAN "Automakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi may unveil next week a new strategic plan to boost synergies and repair their troubled alliance as the coronavirus pandemic lashes the industry." according to the Economic Times. While Automotive NEws thinks that Nissan could be slowly backing out of Europe: "Europe accounts for only about one-tenth of Nissan's global business by volume and has "little prospects for growth and profitability," as one insider put it. Under the new working relationship with Renault, Nissan would take the lead in Europe on crossovers and SUVs, which the sources said would be available in gasoline engine, hybrid and full-electric versions. It would operate as a "follower" in commercial vans and small city cars, using versions of vehicles produced by Renault. The arrangement would allow the two partners to share technologies and manufacturing capacity, while keeping advanced technology and product development separate from each other to "keep our design, engineering and brands distinctive from each other," one of the sources said. However, the company is keen to maintain a presence in the region, albeit a reduced one."   https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/nissans-survival-plan-europe-suvs-and-sharing-renault   NEW STANDARDS RELEASED FOR ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES "China released mandatory safety regulations related to electric vehicles, batteries and electric buses on Tuesday, which analysts say will help improve the industry's manufacturing standards and relieve customer safety concerns." reports China Daily: "They emphasize the electrical safety and functional safety requirements and increase the requirements for thermal event alarm signaling in battery systems, which should provide drivers and passengers with adequate safety warnings. The standards also put higher requirements on battery safety, and emphasize an improvement in battery system tests covering thermal diffusion, external fire, mechanical shock, simulated collision and humidity cycling, external short circuit, and overheating. It specifies batteries must be able to withstand at least five minutes of overheating without causing a fire or explosion, allowing drivers and passengers sufficient time to get out of the vehicle."   https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202005/18/WS5ec1e22aa310a8b241156558.html   UK’S FIRST CAR BATTERY ‘GIGAFACTORY’ TO BE BUILT BY TWO STARTUPS "Two British startups have announced plans to invest as much as £4bn in building the UK’s first large-scale battery factory, in a move that could prove a major boost to the country’s struggling car industry." writes The Guardian today: "AMTE Power and Britishvolt have signed a memorandum of understanding saying they will work together on plans for a plant to make lithium ion batteries.  Lars Carlstrom, the chief executive of Britishvolt, said the companies had an ambition to build facilities producing batteries with capacity of as much as 30 gigawatt hours (GWh) a year, which would be roughly equivalent to the joint Tesla-Panasonic Gigafactory in Nevada. A factory of that size would create as many as 4,000 jobs, he said. The government-backed Faraday Institution estimates 130 GWh of annual capacity will be required by 2040 if the UK is to retain a large automotive sector."   https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/20/uk-first-car-battery-gigafactory-amte-power-britishvolt?CMP=share_btn_tw   XPENG'S P7 LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT WITH A SYNCHRONIZED MUSIC & LIGHT SHOW "Xpeng Motors has already begun taking orders for their highly anticipated long-range sports sedan, the P7. With customer deliveries set to begin in June, Xpeng is showing off a special feature that the P7 will have; a synchronized light and music show." writers TOm Moloughney for InsideEVs: "The P7 has a strip of LED lights that extend across the entire front of the vehicle. Using those LEDs, as well as the lower driving lights, the vehicle performs a virtual "dance", similar to the Tesla Model X's light show. Initially, when P7 deliveries begin next month, the vehicle will come with a couple of simple lighting modes. However, Xpeng is going to use OTA updates to add more complex songs and light shows for the owners to select from"   https://insideevs.com/news/423962/xpeng-p7-programmable-light-show/   QUESTION OF THE WEEK   Should Dyson have continued to make a £150,000 EV, or should we only make EVs realistic? What’s wrong with making cars at a high price point?   I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 227 patrons of this podcast whose generosity means I get to keep making this show, which aims to entertain and inform thousands of listeners every day about a brighter future. 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What does it take to leave schools at 16, become the Head of Operations at Red Bull Formula 1 and win four consecutive F1 World Championships? “No One Said He Couldn’t ”... so Richard did it. In an interview with Dr Michael Myers, Richard takes us on a remarkable life journey from leaving schools at 16, living the F1 dream to most recently winning the World Solar Challenge. An outstanding and inspirational story, engaging to the end.

Wat gebeurt er allemaal rondom je studie aan de Hanze? Een uitgebreid, vermakelijk en informatief antwoord op deze vraag krijg je in de vierdelige podcastserie ‘Studentendingen'. Live opgenomen tijdens de Open Dag van zaterdag 9 november 2019 en gepresenteerd door Cas Mooij. Alles wat belangrijk, leuk en interessant is rondom het studeren en studentenleven. Voor (aankomend) studenten en ouders.   We sluiten de podcastserie af met een goed gesprek met drie powervrouwen. Anouk Delissen begon in Groningen de sociale onderneming Oma's Soep. Isa Visser ontwierp de Studieloterij en de Studiebingo om op een speelse manier over je toekomst na te denken, na haar ervaringen met Playing for Succes. Eline Hesta was hoofd communicatie bij het team van Top Dutch Solar Racing dat vierde (!) werd bij de World Solar Challenge. Het gezelschap heeft het over het combineren van je stage of minor met het ondernemen, hoe je creatieve ideeën ontwikkelt en hoe je die laatste loodjes van je studie minder zwaar laat wegen. Want als je eenmaal het ‘echte leven' hebt geproefd en succes hebt geboekt met je ideeën en onderneming, dan kan studeren maar suf aanvoelen. Isa volgt nu de Da Vinci minor en lost het makkelijk op, die blijft gewoon creëren (bijvoorbeeld Tiny Room Concerts). Anouk heeft haar Noorderlingen minor afgerond en stelt een keiharde deadline. Eline gaat een verdiepende opdracht doen. Zelfs Cas deelt wat persoonlijke strubbelingen, want nog twee opdrachten inleveren en dan mag meneer zich ‘Social Worker' noemen. Maar dan moet ‘ie ze wel inleveren! Verder wordt er gepraat over de vraag of je nog wel één ding kan doen, of je tegenwoordig een sociale duizendpoot moet zijn. Sporten, vrienden, studie, commissie, we hebben het maar druk. Zoals deze podcastserie al begon met de opmerking: ‘van alleen studeren wordt je geen student'. Of zoals Isa het mooi samenvat: “Als ik wil kan ik gewoon alles opzetten”. Maar die vrijheid geeft ons ook een verantwoordelijkheid. Gelukkig is de groep positief en zit vol met goed advies voor al die keuzes die je nog moet maken. Laat je inspireren door deze laatste drie toppers in de vierde aflevering van Studentendingen. i.s.m. hans, HanzeMag en Medicijn op Maandag.

In tutto il mondo crescono gli investimenti per lo sviluppo di veicoli elettrici. La ricerca e la sperimentazione di soluzioni "estreme"è importante per progettare motori, sistemi di ricarica e veicoli sempre più efficienti. Ne parliamo con Giangiacomo Minak, che insegna Costruzione di Macchine all'Università di Bologna ed è uno fondatori di Onda Solare (http://ondasolare.com/), il team italiano che ha partecipato in Australia alla World Solar Challenge, una delle più importanti competizoni per veicoli elettrici alimentati ad energia solare grazie a pannelli fotovoltaici installati sopra al veicolo. Parliamo di anche di sistemi di ricarica con Giacomo Zenoni, uno dei due fondatori della start up Daze Technology https://www.dazetechnology.com/) che ha sviluppato un sistema di ricarica robotizzato per veicoli elettrici. Lapo Ceccherelli, uno dei fondatori di Filo ci parla di Tata (https://getmytata.com/) un piccolo cuscino anti abbandono bimbi in auto da posizionarie sul seggiolino. Infine ci occupiamo di intelligenza artificiale applicata al settore editoriale a supporto dei giornalisti. Enrico Pagliarini ne parla con Francesco Marconi (http://www.francescomarconi.org/), responsabile dell'innovazione, ricerca e sviluppo del Wall Street Journal.

Telco loyalty and why you should be looking around, Bowen visits Darwin for the World Solar Challenge and we call Shane Jacobson to see how much of a pest Bowen was. Bowen's car wash gripes and car parking issues. How old are Historic cars, and how old do Historic Cars make you feel? We call a random listener, Bowen's fancy speaker review, the Bin Night Fails causing Neighbourhood chaos and the Influencer banned from Flying Cathay.

Telco loyalty and why you should be looking around, Bowen visits Darwin for the World Solar Challenge and we call Shane Jacobson to see how much of a pest Bowen was. Bowen's car wash gripes and car parking issues. How old are Historic cars, and how old do Historic Cars make you feel? We call a random listener, Bowen's fancy speaker review, the Bin Night Fails causing Neighbourhood chaos and the Influencer banned from Flying Cathay.

Ready for a party in your ears from those wacky Nerds again? This week we are celebrating, scratching our chins in suspicion, and looking at upcoming events that we can use to make money. But first, grab a cup of Earl Grey, hot, get a comfy seat and get ready because we have a party. It’s here, that marvellous time of year when we find out who has won a noble prize! It’s awesome, kind of like a Nerds holiday celebrating knowledge and learning, yay! For those wondering Buck is bouncing around the office with excitement. Speaking of which, his topic this week is the Nobel prize winners in Chemistry, and it is for the Lithium Ion battery. A long time coming we know, but still, it is definitely worthy. Buck is still reading the lists and articles about this, and the Professor is enjoying this to.Next up we have DJ telling us about the latest with him doing little, erm, um, oh, sorry. Apparently it is about the new Dolittle movie, not him being lazy. Now there are some interesting points in this section so make sure you listen carefully. We won’t give away all the details here, no, listen in and see what is happening. We can tell you there is a name change, and no, it isn’t DJ being rebranded to some funny name such as Purveyance Slave Droid. Mainly because he still hasn’t learned how to make the perfect cup of Earl Grey.Next we hear how someone has had an epically lucky coincidence when naming their crowd funding campaign. We are told it is completely unintentional though. Although Buck thinks that this is the next generation of Citizen Con, sorry, Star Con, no, what is it, star rippoff? Oh you know what we mean. Anyway, this bloke was trying to raise capital for a game he was developing and listen in to hear the rest of this fantastic story.As usual we have the shout outs, with special mention to Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the first all female spacewalk crew. Then we have the usual remembrances, birthdays and special events. We are going to be appearing at Supanova Brisbane so stop by and say hello, we will be happy to see you, also we have a special announcement this next week. Until then, take care of yourselves, look out for each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 winners - https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/science-technology/chemistry-nobel-for-development-of-lithium-ion-batteries-67159Dolittle movie update - https://deadline.com/video/universal-dolittle-robert-downey-jr-trailer/Day of Dragons confusion - https://twitter.com/icotom/status/1182291839027761152?s=20Games currently playingDJ– MK 11 - https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/mortal-kombat-11-ps4/Rating – 4/5Buck– World of Warships - https://worldofwarships.com/Rating – 4.5/5Professor– Creeper World 3 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/280220/Creeper_World_3_Arc_Eternal/Rating – 9/10Other topics discussedKryten (Red Dwarf character)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KrytenJohn Goodenough (Oldest Nobel Prize winner at the age of 97)- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-09/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-for-lithium-ion-battery-development/11588298More facts about the Lithium-ion battery- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery1970s energy crisis (Major industrial countries of the world, particularly the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, faced substantial petroleum shortages, real and perceived, as well as elevated prices.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_energy_crisisElectroBOOM (Iranian Canadian comedian, electrical engineer and YouTube personality.)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIvUbOhcKERoast Rabbit (from the Warner Brothers show : Wackiki Wabbit)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6feJ7k36BPkEnergizer lithium ion batteries- https://www.energizer.com/batteries/energizer-ultimate-lithium-batteriesMemory effect (also known as battery effect, lazy battery effect, or battery memory, is an effect observed in nickel-cadmium and nickel–metal hydride rechargeable batteries that causes them to hold less charge.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_effectNickel Cadmium batteries (type of rechargeable battery using nickel oxide hydroxide and metallic cadmium as electrodes.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel–cadmium_batteryHow to prolong lithium batteries- https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteriesBaghdad battery (also known as Parthian Battery is a set of three artefacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_BatteryOxford Electric Bell (also known as Clarendon Dry Pile is an experimental electric bell that was set up in 1840 and which has run nearly continuously ever since. It was one of the first pieces purchased for a collection of apparatus by clergyman and physicist Robert Walker)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Electric_BellBetter battery management- https://hackaday.com/2019/10/07/better-battery-management-through-chemistry/Sonic the Hedgehog movie redesign- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sonic-the-hedgehog-redesign-delays-movie-to-2020/1100-6467149/Day of Dragons (Kickstarter project by Beawesome Games)- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beawesomegames/day-of-dragonsDay of Dragons (Magic the Gathering card)- https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=438615100% science-based dragon MMO- https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/1ks6iu/100_science_based_dragon_mmo/- https://www.reddit.com/r/AfterTheLoop/comments/aerhih/what_happened_with_the_science_based_dragon_mmo/Time of Dragons (2016 MMO dragons’ game)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/353130/Time_of_Dragons/Dragonheart (1996 British-American fantasyaction-adventure film)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonheartDragon Rider (original title: Drachenreiter is a 1997 German children's novel)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Rider_(novel)Smaug (The Hobbit character)- https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/SmaugThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_SkyrimAre we making new tags for duplicate game names harder to use- https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/11584/are-we-making-new-tags-for-duplicate-game-names-harder-to-useName Collision (the nomenclature problem that occurs in computer programs when the same variable name is used for different things in two separate areas that are joined, merged, or otherwise go from occupying separate namespaces to sharing one.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_collisionHow to name things: the hardest problem in programming- https://www.slideshare.net/pirhilton/how-to-name-things-the-hardest-problem-in-programmingDay of Dragons raise $500k on Kickstarter- https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattpaprocki/2019/10/14/day-of-dragons-raises-500k/#69be3d4730c5Two hard things- https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.htmlTerminator joins Mortal Kombat 11- https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/arnold-schwarzeneggers-terminator-has-joined-the-cast-of-mortal-kombat-11-and-its-just-as-wild-as-youd-imagine/articleshow/71587956.cmsCastology (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/castologypodcastShoutouts3 Oct 2019 - Boyan Slat’s floating boom in capturing plastics along with microplastics finally works after some setback in its initial stage - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/03/ocean-cleanup-device-successfully-collects-plastic-for-first-time8 Oct 1582 - Between Oct. 4 and Oct. 15, 1582, because the 10 intervening days have simply been declared out of existence by the pope. (This offer may not apply outside Italy, Spain and Portugal.) All this happened because the Earth year is about 11 minutes short of the 365¼ days set by Julius Caesar. It's really 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds. If the drift kept up, Easter would eventually have been observed in the summer, and Christmas in the spring. - https://www.wired.com/2010/10/1008gregorian-calendar-skips-days/14 Oct 2019 - Nobel Prize winners announced in the fields of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Literature, Economic Sciences and Peace - https://time.com/5694094/nobel-prize-winners-2019/16 Oct 2019 - Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir from expedition 61 will venture to the far side of the station on the Port 6 truss structure. The duo will set their suits to battery power on Friday at 7:50 a.m. when the spacewalk officially starts and exit the Quest airlock. NASA TV begins its live coverage beginning at 6:30 a.m. Once there, the spacewalkers will take about five-and-a-half hours to replace the failed power regulator with a spare BCDU. - https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/10/16/koch-meir-spacewalk-moves-to-friday-as-crew-adjusts-schedule/?fbclid=IwAR2ZuRsNHtKz9ec5c5ZoddN7ecV8juLAgi_lzKzkZubtDjdpDTbgWYL2doISpecial mention: 17 Oct 2019 - The leading solar car competing in the World Solar Challenge has burst into flames, forcing the team out of the race for the first time in 20 years. The solar car — from the Vattenfall Solar Team — caught alight on the Stuart Highway, just south of Port Augusta this morning, just 263 kilometres from the Adelaide finish line. - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/solar-challenge-leading-vehicle-bursts-into-flames/11611112?sf221644014=1&fbclid=IwAR3qWK_7BtjmI0QrWAn8e1BR5-QUN-jXhpNjBD-lopYDeEjBwVrkdVSSQeMRemembrances11 Oct 2019 - Alexei Leonov, Soviet Russian cosmonaut,Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first human to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. He was connected to the craft by a 4.8-metre (16 ft) tether. At the end of the spacewalk, Leonov's spacesuit had inflated in the vacuum of space to the point where he could not re-enter the airlock. He opened a valve to allow some of the suit's pressure to bleed off and was barely able to get back inside the capsule. Leonov had spent eighteen months undergoing weightlessness training for the mission. In July 1975, Leonov commanded the Soyuz capsule in the Soyuz–Apollo mission, which docked in space for two days with an American Apollo capsule. Leonov was an accomplished artist whose published books include albums of his artistic works and works he did in collaboration with his friend Andrei Sokolov. Leonov took coloured pencils and paper into space, where he sketched the Earth and drew portraits of the Apollo astronauts who flew with him during the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project. Arthur C. Clarke wrote in his notes to 2010: Odyssey Two that, after a 1968 screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Leonov pointed out to him that the alignment of the Moon, Earth, and Sun shown in the opening is essentially the same as that in Leonov's 1967 painting Near the Moon, although the painting's diagonal framing of the scene was not replicated in the film. Clarke kept an autographed sketch of this painting—which Leonov made after the screening—hanging on his office wall. Clarke dedicated 2010: Odyssey Two to Leonov and Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov; and the fictional spaceship in the book is named Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. He was the last living member of the five cosmonauts in the Voskhod programme. He died from a long illness at the age of 85 in Moscow. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov11 Oct 2019 - Robert Forster , American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool, Lebanese terrorist Abdul Rafai in The Delta Force, and Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Forster's varied filmography further includes titles such as Me, Myself & Irene, Mulholland Drive, The Descendants, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, and What They Had. He also had prominent roles in television series such as Banyon, Heroes, and Twin Peaks (2017). He won the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television for his performance as Ed Galbraith also referred to as the Disappearer in the Breaking Bad episode "Granite State", reprising his role in the series' sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which premiered the day of his death. He died from brain cancer at the age of 78 in Los Angeles, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Forster14 Oct 1984 – Sir Martin Ryle, Englishradio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources. In 1946 Ryle and Derek Vonberg were the first people to publish interferometric astronomical measurements at radio wavelengths. With improved equipment, Ryle observed the most distant known galaxies in the universe at that time. He was the first Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, and founding director of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory. He was Astronomer Royal from 1972 to 1982. Ryle and Antony Hewish shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974, the first Nobel prize awarded in recognition of astronomical research.[6] In the 1970s, Ryle turned the greater part of his attention from astronomy to social and political issues which he considered to be more urgent. He died from a long illness at the age of 66 in Cambridge. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_RyleFamous Birthdays14 Oct 1801 - Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and mathematician. He was one of the first people to demonstrate the illusion of a moving image. To do this, he used counterrotating disks with repeating drawn images in small increments of motion on one and regularly spaced slits in the other. He called this device of 1832 the phenakistiscope. The projection of stroboscopic photographs, creating the illusion of motion, eventually led to the development of cinema. Plateau also studied the phenomena of capillary action and surface tension. The mathematical problem of existence of a minimal surface with a given boundary is named after him. He conducted extensive studies of soap films and formulated Plateau's laws which describe the structures formed by such films in foams. He was born in Brussels - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plateau14 Oct 1927 – Sir Roger Moore, English actor best known for playing British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985, beginning with Live and Let Die. His most notable television role was playing the main character, Simon Templar, in the British television series The Saint from 1962 to 1969. He also had roles in some American television shows and films in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including replacing James Garner and portraying Beau Maverick in the Maverick series in 1960 to 61. Moore starred with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders television series in 1971 to 1972, and had roles in several theatrical films in the 1970s and 1980s. Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television and film. In 2008, the French government appointed him a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He was born in Stockwell, London - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Moore14 Oct 1946 - Katy Manning, English-Australian actress best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. She has also made many theatre appearances, and is now an Australian citizen. In 2009, Manning moved back to the UK to pursue new acting work and currently lives in London. While she played the part of Jo Grant alongside Jon Pertwee's incarnation of the Doctor, Manning struck up an immediate rapport with her co-stars Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), John Levene (Sergeant Benton), Richard Franklin (Captain Mike Yates) and Roger Delgado (the Master). Fans of Doctor Who often refer to these characters as the UNIT family — UNIT, the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, being the fictional United Nations organisation that the Doctor worked for. Manning is the only surviving Doctor Who companion from Jon Pertwee's era. She was born in Guildford, Surrey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_ManningEvents of Interest14 Oct 1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film. Eastman's invention revolutionized photography by using coated paper and rollers, rather than heavy glass dry plates, to reproduce images. Eastman began looking for ways to "make the camera as convenient as the pencil," after amassing the heavy, complicated, and expensive equipment he needed to keep a picture record of his vacation. This invention allowed him to mass produce a small hand-held box camera filled with rolls of film with 100 exposures. Millions of Americans recorded the first snap shots of their everyday lives using the Kodak camera, which was introduced in 1888.- https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/kodak-film-patent-issued-october-14-1884- https://patents.google.com/patent/US306594A/en14 Oct 1892 - Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine". The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes14 Oct 1926 - Winnie the Pooh was published, written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The book focuses on the adventures of a teddy bear called Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, a small toy pig; Eeyore, a toy donkey; Owl, a live owl; and Rabbit, a live rabbit. The characters of Kanga, a toy kangaroo, and her son Roo are introduced later in the book, in the chapter entitled "In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet has a Bath". The bouncy toy-tiger character of Tigger is not introduced until the sequel, The House at Pooh Corner. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh_(book)14 Oct 1947 - Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound, Yeager flew the X-1 rocket over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. The X-1 was lifted to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 aircraft and then released through the bomb bay, rocketing to 40,000 feet and exceeding 662 miles per hour (the sound barrier at that altitude). The rocket plane nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis” (after Yeager's wife), was designed with thin, unswept wings and a streamlined fuselage modeled after a .50-caliber bullet. Because of the secrecy of the project, Bell and Yeager’s achievement was not announced until June 1948. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yeager-breaks-sound-barrierIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssGeneral EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com

Telco loyalty and why you should be looking around, Bowen visits Darwin for the World Solar Challenge and we call Shane Jacobson to see how much of a pest Bowen was. Bowen's car wash gripes and car parking issues. How old are Historic cars, and how old do Historic Cars make you feel? We call a random listener, Bowen's fancy speaker review, the Bin Night Fails causing Neighbourhood chaos and the Influencer banned from Flying Cathay.

Rachel Morssink deed verslag van de Bridgestone World Solar Challenge voor diverse Nederlandse media. Als een echte 'embedded' journalist was zij erbij toen het allemaal misliep voor twee van de sterkste deelnemers van de zonnerace.

Als je alle bezwaren wegdenkt, zou je dan apparaten met spraak willen bedienen? Het is een van de vele prikkelende discussiepunten in deze Tweakers Podcast. Je kunt, zo blijkt, prima praten over praten.  De aanleiding is natuurlijk het Google-event van afgelopen dinsdag. Want Google stopt zijn Assistant in al zijn apparaten en voorziet ze allemaal van microfoontjes en speakertjes, maar wil je dat wel en gebruik je het ook? Hardwaredacteur Julian Huijbregts en Wout onthullen hoe zij hun Google Home-speaker gebruiken, terwijl Arnoud hen een Assistant-vaardigheid uitlegt die zij nog niet kenden. Uiteraard nemen we ook alle nieuwe Google-hardware kort door. Ook discussiëren we over de recente ontwikkelingen rond Apple en de Chinese overheid. Waren Apples statement over mensenrechten en privacy alleen maar voor de bühne? Is het logisch dat bedrijven uiteindelijk tóch kiezen voor het geld? Wout begint met een disclaimer 'we zijn geen politieke podcast', waarna we het uitgebreid hebben over hoe techbedrijven omgaan met politiek, economie en cultuur. Wout wil bovendien nog even een 'in memoriam' houden voor Windows Phone, het ooit veelbelovende derde besturingssysteem van de smartphonemarkt. Maar als het besturingssysteem een weg is, hoe belangrijk is het nog om wegen te bouwen of moet je vooral auto's gaan verkopen? Kortom: hoe belangrijk is een besturingssysteem in een wereld van diensten? Over wegen en auto's gesproken: de zonne-auto's in de World Solar Challenge staan op het punt van finishen. De Nederlandse koploper viel uit na een harde windvlaag, maar ondanks de concurrentie van een Belgisch team komt er vermoedelijk toch een Nederlandse winnaar in het 'allround schaatsen van de techsector'. 01:18 Zijwind in de World Solar Challenge 5:36 Apple in China en het verschil in cultuur 17:16 En nog even over Windows Phone 23:58 Googles verwarrende verkoopstrategie 32:08 De line-up van Google in vogelvlucht 39:50 Assistent in alles 52:45 Sneakpeek Support the show.

Show #509   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 25th June 2019. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story to save you time.             Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   BMW VOWS TO REV UP ELECTRIC CAR ROLLOUT "German high-end carmaker BMW said Tuesday it would accelerate its plans to build new electric models, as the whole industry comes under pressure to meet strict emissions regulations.: said Yahoo News today: "The Munich-based manufacturer will offer 25 electrified vehicles in 2023, "two years earlier than originally planned," chief executive Harald Krueger said in a statement. Of those, more than half will be all-electric while the remainder will be hybrids, BMW said."   Meanwhile Motor1.com says: "It’s a big day at BMW. Today the company is hosting the NextGen Conference at its headquarters in Germany. There, the Vision M Next concept (which could make it to production), 5 Series experimental electric vehicle, and E-Box electric motorcycle debuted. But there's still more news coming out of Munich. BMW Chief of Engineering, Klaus Frohlich, in a roundtable interview with journalists, including Senior Editor Jeff Perez, says BMW's M division is betting big on battery power. The company will introduce plug-in hybrid M performance vehicles in the near future."   "The BMW M Next concept is unquestionably the highlight of the company's big "Next" conference. It looks like a modern M1 and has a 600 horsepower plug-in hybrid powertrain, so how could it not? Yet BMW also revealed something with an even more powerful and potentially more interesting powertrain, and it was wrapped up in a current BMW 5 Series body." writes Autoblog: "There are a couple other interesting tidbits about Project BEV, such as the fact that BMW got everything packaged into the 5 Series without taking up passenger space. That's seriously impressive that BMW could get three motors and their accompanying batteries, cooling equipment and more stuffed into a production car that was never designed for it in the first place."   And finally via Automotive News Europe: This year, the automaker will start production of the electric Mini at its plant in Oxford, England. This will be followed in 2020 by the electric BMW iX3 midsize SUV, to be built in Shenyang, China, for global markets. Following in 2021 will be the iNEXT crossover, which will be made in Dingolfing, Germany, and the i4 midsize sedan, set to be assembled in Munich. BMW currently offers plug-in hybrid versions of the 3- and 7-series sedans and X3 and X5 crossovers. This summer, the company will release plug-in hybrid versions of the 5 series and 2-series Active Tourer with next-generation technology and a longer electric range. These will be followed next year by the X1 and 3-series Touring plug-in hybrids."   https://news.yahoo.com/bmw-vows-rev-electric-car-rollout-083048012.html   https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/25/bmw-5-series-711-horsepower-electric-monster/   https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/bmw-plug-hybrids-automatically-switch-ev-mode-2020   THE LIGHTYEAR ONE IS A SOLAR-POWERED CAR WITH AN EYE-WATERING PRICE "Dutch clean mobility company Lightyear today debuted its long-range prototype, the Lightyear One, with a range of 725 km (450 miles) and a small battery that can be charged directly via sunlight, or from conventional charging stations." reports Engadget: "The idea is that you could take the car on long roadtrips because it isn't dependent on charging infrastructure the way that traditional electric vehicles like Teslas are. The solar panels add an additional charge of up to 12 km/hour (7.5 miles/hour)."   "The reservation fee for one of the first 500 cars is a hefty €119,000, equivalent to $135,000, and delivery isn't expected until 2021. This makes the Lightyear more of a purchasable concept than a production vehicle. But if you've got a spare few hundred thousand dollars lying around and you want to help Lightyear publicly test their first production car, now you have another option for environmentally friendly transport."   the Verge says: "It will support up to 60kW of fast charging, giving it 507 km of range per hour of charge. The car has a total of four electric motors, which will allow it to accelerate from 0 to 100 kmh in 10 seconds. Lightyear was founded by a group of former University of Eindhoven students who won the World Solar Challenge race with their “Stella” solar cars."   Lightyear Says: "“Unlike conventional solar panels, our cells function independently. This means that even if part of the roof or hood is in shadow, the other cells continue to efficiently collect solar energy. In fact, our solar cells provide about 20% more energy than traditional ones.”   https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/25/solar-powered-car-lightyear-one/   https://newdawn.lightyear.one/   TESLA TO OFFER COLLISION REPAIR AT SERVICE CENTERS AND THROUGH MOBILE SERVICE "Tesla’s Mobile Service and Service Centers are now performing on-site and in-house collision repairs to include paint scuffs, scratches, minor dents, and bolt-on replacements such as bumpers, fenders, doors, and side mirrors. Moving to expand repairs done directly by Tesla ensures quality work, quick service, and transparent pricing for owners of its all-electric vehicles." according to Teslarati: "These latest options can be scheduled using the Tesla app via the “Collision Repair” option under the Service menu."   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-collision-repair-bodyshop-mobile-service-centers/   THE NEW LOTUS ELECTRIC HYPERCAR COULD BE CALLED 'EVIJA' "When Lotus first unveiled its plans for an all-new, all-electric hypercar back in April, code named Type 130, a good number of you balked at the name. Don’t expect that to stick around, though. The car will almost certainly bear a name-name, and it could very well be the Lotus Evija." says Jalopnik: "The Lotus Evija makes sense, too, as all of Lotus’s cars have begun with the letter “E” since 1956, according to Auto Express. Examples include the Esprit, Evora, Elise, Exige and Elan. 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Aiko Letschert belt met Maxime Croft. Zij rijdt mee in het Vattenval Solar Team voor de World Solar Challenge.

Martijn Lammers is one of the founders of Lightyear, he is currently responsible for strategy. After having won the World Solar Challenge with a team of students, and gradating his masters in industrial design from Eindhoven University of Technology, he founded Lightyear with a team of 5 aiming to accelerate the adoption of electric cars. More specifically, Lightyears mission is to provide clean mobility for everyone. Their first car, Lightyear One, is an ultra-efficient car with solar cells integrated in the hood and roof of the car. Due to its efficiency, Lightyear One is partly self-sufficient, and can be charged by normal outlet at any other time ensuring it can independent of charging infrastructure. Lightyear One is in an exclusive segment costing €119.000 before taxes, enabling Lightyear to deliver a truly ground breaking product and developing the necessary technology to match Lightyear is working with a team of 130 people based in Helmond, the Netherlands combining young and experienced A-players to form a strong team capable of achieving Lightyear's mission. Lightyear is currently in the process of building its first full prototype, to be completed in the second half of this year. The launch of this prototype will also be Lightyears launch to the public. Since the inception of Lightyear, there has also been a focus on the commercial validation of the concept as well resulting in over 80 Lightyear One's to be reserved and paid for. This group of ambassadors forms a strong backbone of Lightyears success so far. Martijn Lammers on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijn-lammers-70131b18/ Lightyear on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightyear.one/ Lightyear Cars on Twitter https://twitter.com/lightyear_cars Lightyear website https://lightyear.one/ Lightyear on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lightyear_cars/ Lightyear on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/lightyear.cars/ Introduction to Lightyear on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_QAWVUoZFg The Lean Start-up- Eric Ries https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0670921602/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Design driven innovation – Roberto Verganti https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1422124827/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

How the World Solar Challenge led to a solar-powered trip around the world and the development of light-weight solar taxis that will save lives in Africa.

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a very special event that is held every two years in the Australian Outback. The World Solar Challenge invites cars – many designed at universities – to complete a 3,000 km route driving cars that are propelled by solar power! The 2017 edition has 95 teams from more than 30 countries. What happens in the race? What type of cars are used? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Kohei SAGAWA, Hideki KIMURA via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a very special event that is held every two years in the Australian Outback. The World Solar Challenge invites cars – many designed at universities – to complete a 3,000 km route driving cars that are propelled by solar power! The 2017 edition has 95 teams from more than 30 countries. What happens in the race? What type of cars are used? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Kohei SAGAWA, Hideki KIMURA via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

The USC Solar Car team is one of Viterbi's student-run design teams, and their goal is to create a fully functional solar car to enter into the 2017 World Solar Challenge. Listen to learn more about the design process, industry connections, and their plan for the week long cross-continental solar car race. http://www.uscsolarcar.com/

Gaat de TU Delft als eerste studententeam de ruimte in? Serious games die helpen tegen het ontwikkelen van trauma's en winnen we dit jaar de World Solar Challenge? Maandag, 19:00 uur. Presentatie: Meindert Schut.

For FrequencyCast Show 92, Pete and Kelly are asked to look at the new iPhones and iOS 7 (reluctantly). We also look at the new Dave Gorman TV show, lend our support to Cambridge Uni in the World Solar Challenge, and head off to the Hitchhikers Guide Radio Show Live. In the news, the end of the line for Top Up TV, plus Yahoo security worries. Also, your comments on printer ink, Raspberry Pi video and accessibility. Links and transcripts at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast92.html

This week, the latest innovations in solar power technology including a Cambridge team racing from Darwin to Adelaide in a solar car, community co-operatives empowered by solar panels, and how algae harvest the Sun's energy. In the news, how wobbles in the Earth's core are affecting time, how nerves control prostate cancer growth and the turmeric-thalidomide combo being used to combat cancer. Plus, can you produce power from poo? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

This week, the latest innovations in solar power technology including a Cambridge team racing from Darwin to Adelaide in a solar car, community co-operatives empowered by solar panels, and how algae harvest the Sun's energy. In the news, how wobbles in the Earth's core are affecting time, how nerves control prostate cancer growth and the turmeric-thalidomide combo being used to combat cancer. Plus, can you produce power from poo? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists