1. Auto 480
Ryan Walkington
4/27/14

2. o Infrastructure Improvements
o Grid Demand
o “Smart Grid”
o Benefits
o Fuel Costs
o Lower Maintenance
o Cleaner
o Current Vehicles
o Tesla Model S
o Nissan Leaf
o Advancements
o Gigafactory
o New Li-ion

3. Grid Demand
• 96,000 Electric Vehicles in
2013
• Up 84% from 2012
• Level 2 Charger alone is equal
to energy requirement for
normal house.

4. “Smart” Grid
• Decentralized Device
• “Automaton” Algorithm
• Urgent or Non-Urgent
Charging Modes

5. Fuel Costs
• At least 20-40% reduction
• Much more predictable than oil prices
• Won’t be affected by fluctuations in oil prices

6. Lower Maintenance
• Many normal service items not required on
electric vehicles
• 35% cheaper maintenance- Institute of
Automobile Economincs.
• Study performed by University of Economics and
the Environment in Germany.

7. Cleaner
• No direct vehicle emissions.
• No greenhouse gases (GHG).
• More efficient.

8. Tesla Model S
• 85 kWh performance
model.
• 300 miles per charge.
• 416 hp electric motor.
• 4.2s 0-60

9. Nissan Leaf
• $28,000
• 107 hp
• 75 miles per charge
• 62,000 sold
• 4 hour 0 to 80% time

10. Tesla Gigafactory
• More lithium ion batteries
than entire world in 2013.
• Lower per kWh cost by
more than 30%.
• Large enough to produce
batteries for 500,000 Teslas
by 2020.

11. New Li-Ion Battery
• University of Illinois.
• 2,000 times more powerful.
• 1,000 times faster recharge.
• 3D anode and cathode.
• 30 times smaller than
currrent batteries.