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(HISTORIC) CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST JUNE 2012 No: 68454

 

Promotion of electric vehicle technologies

 

2.3 Eligibility

 

EOIs will be accepted from industry, industrial associations, small and medium sized enterprises, municipalities and municipal utilities, R&D organizations, technology developers, and not-for-profit organizations.

 

The CCEMC is interested in receiving proposals in the following areas:

 

* Wind (both utility-scale and micro generation)

* Geothermal energy

* Hydro power (both run-of-river and micro generation)

* Solar energy (thermal, photovoltaic and concentrated)

* Energy from biomass (combustion, anaerobic digestion and gasification)

* Bioenergy (biofuels, biogas, biosludge, landfill gas, etc.)

* Energy storage systems for use on renewable power sources

 

 

THE PROPOSAL: ‘ECOSTAR UNIVERSAL EV SERVICE STATION (SS) PROTOTYPE’

   

  1. To settle a Universal battery cartridge format which will be suitable for most production cars (with a suitably modified floorpan), based on (derived from) the existing battery cartridge exchange system.

  2. To design and build a battery cartridge exchange forecourt that is compatible with 1. above.

  3. To convert an existing road car to incorporate the battery cartridge exchange system to be able to demonstrate the prototype Ecostar SS.  

  4. To incorporate solar panels on the roofs of the Ecostar SS to capture a small percentage of energy directly from nature.

  5. To include in the design (for future use/locations) wind turbine structural locations.

  6. Other transitional hybrid arrangements are described in the designer’s patent GB 2253379. If motor manufacturers might be persuaded to explore the commercial applications of a unified (universally accepted) battery cartridge for their exchange systems.

  7. Hybrid vehicles may offer the technology-gap transition from petrol, to hybrid, to pure battery exchange vehicle.

  8. The logical future development of the prototype Ecostar SS is to pilot test automatic battery cartridge dispensing equipment, or service stations as a showcase for the energy industry.

 

RANGE ANXIETY - The blend of technology outlined above promises an innovative energy efficient vehicle and support infrastructure necessary that fulfills the aspirations of the Canadian authorities and member states of the European Union.

 

CLEAN MOTORING - Electric vehicles incorporating a means of instant refuelling could make road transport clean and practical by eliminating the limited ranges of fixed battery EVs, which are perceived as less practical by the at present long parked-up recharge times.

 

BATTERY CARTRIDGE CHARGING - The battery cartridge charging stations shall comply with the EU legislation and international standards, such as IEC 61000. Alternatively, battery cartridges may be recharged via a charger of the onboard type in any country within the EU and US. For road cars, a smart-card Pay As You Drive (PAYD) system may be developed for forecourt style commercial battery cartridge exchanges.

 

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) – The Ecostar Universal SS will be designed to meet with or exceed the tolerable limits set for electromagnetic disturbances as defined in EU legislation.  and shall take into account additional issues not covered totally or partially by the latter, such as those related to connections to the power grid.

 

CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLE

 

(1) Scheduled start-up date for the project: ASAP 2013 

(2) The duration of the design phase is 12 months..

(3) The duration of the prototype construction is 12 months.

 

 

 

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