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Berlin’s autobahn will be getting a charge from the “e-mobility Berlin” program Daimler AG officially unveiled today. The automaker is working with German utility RWE to put more than 100 electric cars on the city’s roads by 2010. Under terms of the joint venture, Daimler will provide electric vehicles from its Smart and Mercedes-Benz lines while RWE will install some 500 charging points around the city.
The announcement gives no legs to the rumors circulating about Daimler’s possible partnerships with a slew of cleantech startups. Last week, the Financial Times reported that electric car poster child Tesla Motors would be supplying the batteries for the Smart cars, but the release doesn’t say whose batteries will be in them.
... or nudeling the nudel.
I agree. I tend to think Tesla's expertise is in the drivetrain and other mechanics, not the battery IMO. Why wouldn't Daimler go with someone safe like A123 or Enerdel? I think it's dangerous for Tesla to try to master all aspects because they're almost going to have to outsource to a third party if they are truly going to compete. Just consider the expense of the Volt's battery pack...no way does Tesla have those type of resources. Are we off base?
This is true. As I said.Fact is:
The original Mercedes / Daimler press release mentions nothing in this respect - not even a hint.
They would be crazy to use Teslas trick "mobile phone battery technology".
We also have pictures of Smart Cars at Tesla motors without tailpipes.
Which is why we did a comparison between the claimed picture of the electric smart car at Tesla headquarters and a standard one:Due to the arrangement of the Smart's pipe its pretty much hidden from onlookers view
This logic doesn't make sense. It says that Daimler had a bad experience in the US, therefore, they will never deal with the US again. Those folks have to be smarter than that..!!!
I don't want to delve into some discussion about conspiracy theories, but it is interesting how Cobasys is coming up again as a barrier to EVs.
So Chevron is not simply sitting on battery technology, they are actively toying with customers with a NiMH battery cell on a rubberband.
Then, Edmunds is saying,
"The electrically powered Smart Fortwo has been delayed because of issues with the battery supplier, Cobasys of southeastern Michigan. Development had progressed to the point that Inside Line has taken the electric-drive Smart out for test-drives"
Recent reports have pegged San Carlos, Calif.-based Tesla Motors, maker of the high-speed electric Tesla Roadster, as a battery supplier for Daimler, but the Germany automaker is keeping tight-lipped about its power plans.
"We have been in talks with various companies, but I cannot confirm anything," said Wiese.
Daimler did say it plans to use lithium-ion batteries in the new cars