The Dec 26, 2011 edition of Barron’s carried chart concerning Consumers gasoline costs in 2011 derived from a mid-December study by The Oil Price Information Service
Consumers Gasoline Energy Costs in 2011
$481 Billion = Est. Consumer Expenditures on Gasoline for 2011
$3.5223 = Average cost for a gallon of Gas this year
$4,155 = Est. Average yearly cost for Gasoline for each American Household in 2011
8.4% = Percentage of an average family’s annual income spent on gasoline this year
The KleenSpeed KAR approach:
If electric vehicles, such as the KAR, were used by all families for all their transportation needs, the cost of energy to charge the batteries would be only $75 Billion rather than $481 Billion for energy from gasoline.
A family with two electric cars would spend $2400 leasing batteries and approximately $600 for charging the batteries annually – thus freezing their relative price of gasoline effectively at $3.25 per gallon forever, and saving about $1,155 per year in energy costs while decreasing pollution from travel by about 75%.
Thus a family’s cost for leasing and buying electric energy would drop to about 6% of their annual income. The savings and redeployment of dollars away from imported oil would act as an economic stimulus to the US economy while improving our balance of payments and the world’s environment.
KleenSpeed KAR Economics : Projected Energy Costs
$75 Billion = Est. Consumer Expenditures on Electric Energy Equivalent to Gasoline Consumed in 2011
$2400 = Est. Annual Cost to Lease KleenSpeed ESS EV Battery Packs for 2 EVs
$ 600 = Est. Average yearly cost for EV Charging energy per 2-car household
6. 0% = Percentage of an average family’s annual income spent on EV Energy
Timothy Collins, president of Kleenspeed technologies
UC Berkeley- Cal Alumni Association Visits KleenSpeed. Special thanks to Azmat Malik, president of UC Berkeley- Cal Alumni Association.
KleenSpeed CTO, Dante Zeviar, explained the electric vehicle technology under EV-X11 Race Car.
KleenSpeed president, Tim Collins and CTO, Dante Zeviar, showed the Core Competencies Video to the members of Cal Alumni Association.
2012 CODA EV
Timothy Collins President of KleenSpeed technologies tests the 2012 CODA EV at the LA Auto Show Press Day.
Coda has a marvelous display at the show revealing the secrets of the Coda surrounded by excellent graphics and all the information one needs to buy an Electric Car.The LA Auto Show at the convention center runs through Turkey day and the 27th.
The 3660 pound Coda has a plain vanilla look, but closer examination yields a pleasing quiet 21st Century modern vehicle. The finish work is equivalent to any comparably priced car. Just close your eyes and travel 10 years forward and you will see millions of these cars, the Coda becoming becoming the Camry, Malibu or Fiesta.
Electric buyers are eliminating the nightmare of gasoline at $4, $5 and soon $6 a gallon.
Lets look at the price – $39,900 before $10,000 in rebates in California. Sounds high, but really it is not at all – as it comes with 10 years of gasoline equivalence which means your Chevron bill will be like mine at $0 for ten years with a tiny uptick in your electric bill.
OK, lets drive the Coda. Slide in amongst the six air bags, buckle up, turn the KEY and lights twinkle. The GPS lights up with with Bluetooth; I phone and Alpine system at the ready. Turn the dial from Park to Reverse, press the throttle and it quietly backs up with no exhaust noise or smell. Turn the dial to Drive and it smoothly moves forward with quiet assurance.
Out on the road it accelerates quickly to traffic speed with four wheel independent suspension avoiding any bumps. I punched it at a Red turned Green and the Coda leaped to 55 MPH and then – to my horror I saw the police on my bumper – oh dear. Well, no harm – no foul and no ticket as I guess they were out there policing the children with their new toys – me.
I drove the car within reason the rest of the trip slamming on the brakes and turning in hard to corners at the speed limit. The Coda responded beautifully.
Let’s examine the the Coda’s winning factors. The motor and drive is a UQM permanent magnet motor which KleenSpeed uses in our EV-X11 Worlds Fastest Racecar. That means more torque than the competitors at a lower RPM, which equates to real get up and go. The 36kWh Battery pack will give the driver 150 MILES of travel – more than twice the Leaf or I-Miev. The 10 year battery guarantee will give the owner the smug superior feeling as he or she passes service stations or travels down the commuter lane during rush hour in California. Time is money and gas is a lot of money and pollution.The Coda solves all the problems that the gasoline cars cause.
Timothy Collins President KleenSpeed Technologies Inc., I test drove Fisker at a conference in Rohnert Park courtesy of Tom Price and Price Family Dealerships. I came away thinking that the Fisker is the “Bentley ” of the Hybrid Group at less than half the price of a Bentley.
Unlike the Volt, the Fisker is a true series hybrid with the motor turning a generator and the generator driving the electric motors. It is substantial at 7 feet wide 16 feet long and 5300 pounds and it feels solid on the road. It gurgles nicely when he turn on button is pushed and is very quiet even at full throttle when the 262 horsepower motor is running at full RPM.
Stealth Mode works nicely and features 50 miles range battery power from a 20.1 Kwh battery pack. Sport Mode using the paddle shift is the performance and the preferable mode for any aggressive driving. Aggressive is what did and the Fisker responded well stopping quickly and accelerating rapidly. It turns in nicely and over steers as the rear of the car has the most weight. You can hang it out a little which gives you a good feel in the turn. The two rear mounted electric motors ignore the weight of the car and send it out of the corner with that wonderful 100% or 959 ft-lbs of torque available immediately which make the electric car such a dream to drive.
The Fisker is the highest of quality in all regards especially the interior and thus the Bentley comparison is earned. The Fisker is undoubtedly the best hybrid transition to a battery only powered electric vehicle and has achieved the “Brand ” look. When you see a Fisker from any angle you know it is a Fisker. More great cars should be coming from Fisker.
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