Do you know Fisker solar cars

September 8, China Wanxiang Group's US Karma car's first extended-range hybrid car Revero in Southern California LagunaBeach officially unveiled to the world.

Karma is a car brand established by Wanxiang Group following the acquisition of Fisker. Fisker Motors was founded in 2007, when the goal is to create environmentally friendly high-end models to Maserati, Aston Martin to compete. But Fisker due to financial disruption in 2013 announced the closure. In 2014, Universal to the price of $ 149.2 million acquisition of US electric car maker Fisker, and in September 30, 2015 changed its name to Karma.

The Revero debut, which means that this year and Tesla Fisker par with the delays in delivery, recall, bankruptcy, auctions and other twists and turns in the Chinese capital to help return to the automotive market, the global participation of new energy vehicles And competitors.

After nearly two years of research and development, hybrid car Revero became Karma's first listed models. Revero's appearance, but also help its parent company universal from a Chinese auto parts supplier turned into a vehicle and parts manufacturing enterprises.

According to official information, Revero price of 130,000 US dollars, positioning closer to Tesla's first roadster Roadster. This is the first US sales of electric power, gasoline and solar power source of the three cars. Solar power is an important part for solar powered portable generator. Karma is currently in California, the factory is ready to begin small batch production, before the end of mass production for the United States and Canada.

Revero in the appearance of the continuation of the Fisker era most of the design, but added the Revero logo. Revero powertrain in advance to continue to use the motor + universal 2.0T four-cylinder engine, BMW will use the late new energy powertrain. In pure electric mode, this new car's life up to 80 km, plus gasoline generators provide additional mileage, the total mileage of up to 480 km. In sports mode, 100 km acceleration is 5.4 seconds.

Revero in the car using a large screen in the control and full LCD instrumentation, will support Apple CarPlay and Google AndroidAuto, car infotainment system and firmware can be upgraded through the OTA, the system supports 4G networks, navigation support real-time traffic.

Fisker has been sought after by many stars

According to the universal plan, in 2018 will launch a new platform, the platform will be the first in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, China began production, and the introduction of pure electric version and extended version of Revero, as well as pure electric version and extended version of Atalantic.

2019 Karma will also launch a SationWagon station wagon, a medium-sized SUV, a small SUV and a convertible, and then start the construction of Mexico.

According to KarmaCEOTomCorcoran said, Karma team of about 400 people, the end of this year will reach 700 people.

At present, Wanxiang Karma has signed 10 auto dealerships in the US and Canada, all of which have experience in luxury car sales. In addition, the universal Karma follow the practice of Tesla, set up in the United States to establish a number of Direct 'experience center', the first will soon open in Los Angeles.

Whether Tesla can take solar car out of trouble?

Tesla as a leader in energy vehicles, has been the development of electric vane. The concept of solar cars has long been popular for many years, but the return to a specific practical level of operation, there is no real mass production of solar cars, most still remain in the concept of product form, and September 23, when Tesla announced will launch a new car solar panel in next month, the news quickly swept the entire energy vehicles and PV circle.

Indeed, with the solar PV market is gradually hot, Tesla certainly can not miss this excellent opportunity. Solar power and the perfect combination of electric vehicles, not only can reduce the cost of Tesla, and improve the corporate image. This thing is called kill two bird with one stone,  so let’s see what efforts of Tesla to do this?

First, the solar photovoltaic charging pile

In 2014, Tesla set his sights to solar photovoltaic power generation. As a result, the original Tesla electric cars rely mainly on fossil energy in operation. Therefore, although the Tesla car exhaust emissions are clean, but still have a carbon footprint.

Tesla electric car is the first idea to promote environmental protection, energy saving. In order to do this, the perfect combination of solar photovoltaic and charging pile is essential. Tesla car charging through the roof of the charging station or the surrounding building roof photovoltaic power plant to complete. At present, Tesla has begun to build a global photovoltaic super charging station, through the "PV - energy storage - charging" approach to solar energy conversion from storage, and is expected to Tesla 24-hour non-stop Of the solar charge.

Although the ideal is very full, but the reality is very cruel, solar photovoltaic pile there are still many questions. For example, only relying on the pile roof area of the construction of photovoltaic power plants, the total power generation is far enough to support a car driving 300 km; PV modules with the use of decay will directly affect the photovoltaic power generation. Solar powered portable generator is also a kind of PV power. So this road is still a long way to go.

Second, Tesla acquired Solarcity

August 1, 2016, SolarCity issued a statement that has agreed to accept the Tesla Automobile's $ 2.6 billion acquisition deal, the news led to the two companies fell. In a boast, the Tesla this behavior is for the future development of clean energy laid an important hint. With the installation of home energy storage battery growth, while the United States each year 5 million new homes, these are the focus of new solar energy products market. Tesla doubles the bets on clean energy and wants to drive household electricity to solar power through electric cars. At the same time, it also doubles the betting on autopilot, which will open a new chapter in the automotive industry.

Third, solar panels

September 23, 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (ElonMusck) announced plans to launch next month, a battery and Tesla integrated car charger new solar panels. This is the Tesla acquisition of Solarcity after the first product.

Maske said he wanted to create a "seamless, beautiful and solar-powered roof with batteries, the batteries can include LiFePO4 battery pack, just like a power plant designed for individuals, and then spread to the rest of the world." This behavior not only to better occupy the home solar market, Hoping to better promote the popularity of Tesla electric vehicles and development.

Tesla as the automotive industry innovators, the continuous development of energy vehicles to improve. Will be electric vehicles and solar power combined with the strategic thinking, laid the Tesla in the future of the dominant position of energy vehicles. Good start is a successful general, hope Tesla in the future development of clean energy to achieve better performance.

Dubai launched a trading platform for clean energy

(DEWA) last year launched the Shams Dubai rooftop solar program, the goal is to continue to expand the scale of solar energy utilization in residential and commercial buildings in Dubai,  but due to the implementation of a single project consulting (DEWA), the United Arab Emirates, Fees, equipment installation fee is high, plan to promote is not as smooth as expected. The portable solar power generator also need to use solar energy to charge.

Recently, the Dubai government said it would launch a clean energy "crowdsourcing" platform, in this electronic business platform, a solar power plan residents or businesses can form a buyer team, the best cost to find the right equipment And service providers, and sellers can also be driven by economies of scale to improve revenue.

It is reported that the official name of the project may be "Dubai Green Economic Partnership Program", and will be the next month's global green economy summit officially announced.

India's PV module import prices plummeted to 36 cents / watt

Bridgeto India's analysis found that the average cost of solar PV modules imported to India fell by nearly 15% over the past three months, it’s also an important part of solar powered portable generator. and the current price is only $ 0.36 per watt peak, triggering serious concerns from local manufacturers.

The sharp drop in prices was mainly due to oversupply in the Chinese market, prompting component manufacturers to turn to neighboring countries. Analysts believe that this may lead to oversupply in the coming months, and then to the component manufacturers to bring "serious financial pressure."

For project developers operating in India, the current price is a "depression" because they can profit from it. But the local component manufacturers will face increased competition and price pressures of the dual pressures.

Polysilicon prices have dropped by 30%, wafers in a month also fell by about 20%. Since September component manufacturing capacity will exceed 100 GW, and this year's global demand is expected to not exceed 70 MW, the price decline is likely to continue.

Early September, Mercom Capital reported that imports from China to India, the average price of 

solar modules for the world's lowest 0.39 US dollars / watt. Bridgeto India's report confirms this 

general downward trend. 

Tesla will publish the brand-new solar roof products on October 28

According to Bloomberg News, Tesla Motors will be held in San Francisco on October 28 press conference, to be introduced a new combination of solar technology, battery storage technology and electric vehicle charging system of new products. Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday through his personal Twitter account expressed, it is to be on October 28 launch a solar roofing products of Tesla, SolarCity after the merger, the solar technology also can be used in solar powered portable generator.

The solar roof combines Powerwall 2.0 battery storage technology and Tesla charging technology, is the nation's largest solar energy service provider SolarCity in August 1st agreed to accept the Tesla M & a after the first new energy products.

The product is also in line with Musk's long-term grand plan to use more green energy to power for home and use battery storage technology to maintain the power system even after the night.

Masco said in August this year, SolarCity is currently developing a new solar roof products. The product combines solar technology, but did not use the traditional photovoltaic panels.

Where does the revenue from home PV systems?

· Electricity savings: self-consumption electricity * residential electricity prices

· Subsidy for photovoltaic power generation: the amount of electricity generated * (0.42 yuan per state subsidy + local subsidy)

* Selling degree * Desulfurization coal price

What the factors to influence the benefits of the PV system?

Light conditions: photovoltaic power generation system using solar power, the more light resources the greater income, it is also benefit for portable solar power generator.

Component quality: good quality, high conversion rate of PV modules, the income will be better.

Subsidies: The subsidy to the PV power system is 0.42 yuan / kWh. In some areas, there are local subsidies, some areas the subsidies more than one yuan, so the benefits are more.

Price: the higher price areas, the more solar power generation, the better income.

Post-maintenance: professional maintenance can protect the life of the power station, to extend the yield period, the CLP cloud business to provide users with 25-year after-sale warranty.

Scale: The size of household PV power plants not only affect the generation of electricity, there may be related to 

tax issues, will also affect earnings.　

Italy Eni S.P.A develops 10MW solar power station in Algeria

Italian oil and gas giant Eni Group (ENI) and the Algerian government-supported Sonatrach companies to develop solar photovoltaic power generation projects.

Eni Group since 1981 has been committed to the development of energy projects in Algeria, the North African countries have invested more than 11.5 billion US dollars to develop oil and gas projects.

Eni Group's investment in Algeria accounted for 26% of all foreign direct investment in the country, a large investment in fossil fuel power generation project development.

Eni will work with government-backed energy company Sonatrach. Solar plant production is expected to begin in late 2016, based on the agreement between Eni Group and Sonatrach to develop renewable energy projects in Algeria. The solar powered portable generator is a part of renewable energy.

According to Claudio Descalzi, chief executive of Eni Group, Eni is eager to realize the integration of traditional business with traditional renewable energy, which can be seen as a pivot for energy structure transformation.

In the early 1970s, Eni was the first foreign company to sign an agreement with Algeria to build a Transmed gas project. In 1987, it was the first oil and gas company to sign an upstream contract with Algeria and a strategic cooperation agreement with the Algerian solar industry Of the first oil and gas companies.

The company will set up by 2030 13.5GW solar installed target in 2015, Algeria added about 260MW solar energy projects.

Consumers denied bombing "had an external heating"

For Samsung's statement that consumers are not accepting. Consumers are denied the two had a heated outside that the phone is not the explosion occurred in the case of charging.

"Samsung's approach will not only undermine their image, but also damage to our personal image. They are in defamation consumers, that we FIG claims extortion. In fact I have reason to prosecute them." The first accident Posted Yao, also a friend of the owner Beiqing Bao told reporters that "all Chinese consumers are already aware of the facts. the only Samsung should do it is to withdraw the announcement as soon as possible, presented to the China version of the solution, the right solution program or should recall, with the same treatment as abroad. "he also suggested that" Samsung should apologize to Chinese consumers, it is a statement issued after the apology. "

Mr. Yao said that starting with the second owner, he hoped the quality inspection departments to intervene in two cases for mobile phone consumers to detect. Beiqing Bao told reporters, "In our group of friends, the Samsung's credibility has dropped to the bottom. We bought Note7 phone has a large group, are thinking about how to return the phone. Some can not afford to retire, have thinking about how to operate, and that the only way is to let Samsung recall the phone. the only way to safeguard the interests of those of us who took the security risks of mobile phone customers. "

Second explosion phone's owner, Ms. Shen in an video interview Beiqing Bao reporter to show her cell phone, said the phone still in his hand, Samsung did not take testing, "Samsung released this (refer to statement ) unfair the fact that we are very angry. I'm still in the hands of mobile phones, Samsung has said that two mobile phones were detected before. I definitely want to use legal weapons. "she said she has no children, only she and husband at home , the phone in the bedroom, the white smoke suddenly emerge, there is no child with a microwave oven and so on.

Ms. Shen said that Samsung had staff in their homes to take pictures and want to take away the phone on the spot, but Ms. Shen insisted at a third-party witness to the phone to the state quality supervision departments for testing. Eventually, the phone does not take by the staff of Samsung.

In addition to consumers, the Consumer Protection Board also does not buy it. Shenzhen Consumer Council sent a letter to publicly condemn question Samsung, Samsung believes the recall of the Chinese market and Chinese consumers are double standards, he expressed strong condemnation and said that Samsung should be published on the Chinese consumer occurs the real cause of the explosion.

China version of Samsung Note7 occurred two successive explosion

When Samsung implies that the China version Note7 explosion does not occur, two explosion followed. September 18 morning, the screen name "Chihuahua ni" friends posted it in Note7 publication called "blue explosion of China version happened", the post said, "sitting on the bed playing phone suddenly black screen for no reason, and shaking the phone felt amiss immediately throw it away.

Sure enough, really burst. "photo shows the middle of this blue screen phone Note7 significantly raised and charred traces back there are traces of projections and melted. Later, according to friends Jingdong posted purchase invoice confirmed that the phone really Samsung Note7 China version of the phone.

Coincidentally, that night, another one "meow Star Maruko" Post said their golden Note7 China version also explode. She calls herself on August 26 in Jingdong purchased the gold version Note7 phone, and there is an invoice as evidence. Phone is suddenly explode when playing the game, and even a piece of mat also charred. 

In response, Samsung immediately responded that has passed Samsung Electronics Research Institute, product quality inspection center of the department carried out a detailed analysis, concluded that the product is damaged due to external heating results. Its battery supplier, ATL also said the first accident in the samples were studied to determine which Note7 combustion and production company not directly related to the battery. It is lithium battery, it also can be used in portable solar power generator. According to the sample burn marks, the company speculated that the heat source from outside the cell, there may be a lot of other external factors cause fever problems.

Samsung Note7 China edition happened a series of explosions

Second explosion phone owner, Ms. Shen in an video interview Beiqing Bao reporter to show her cell phone, said the phone still in his hand, Samsung did not take it to testing, "the phone still in my hand, Samsung unexpectedly said two mobile phones were detected over. "she said. She has no children, when incident occured only my husband and me at home, the phone on the bed, the white smoke suddenly emerge, there isn’t a child in a microwave heating. Ms. Shen said that Samsung had staff in their homes to take pictures and want to take away the phone on the spot, but in the end, the phone did not take by the staff Samsung ......

Based on Samsung's new flagship phone Galaxy battery defect Note7 of September 2, Samsung announced the worldwide recall of 2.5 million units of the phone, but just not China, Samsung interpreted as different battery manufacturers. The cell phone battery is lithium battery, which is including LifePO4 battery pack, it also can be used in solar powered portable generator.Consumer Policy in China for this "discrimination" is fair to discuss when the China version of the Samsung Note7 occurred 2 consecutive explosions, Samsung once again pushed the cusp of public opinion. Currently, Samsung is represented along which the heat caused by an external; but consumers are denied. In addition, there is the view for Samsung event that Huawei behind the bombing were fueled, which Huawei has made solemn denied. Samsung China Edition Note7 bombing into Rashomon.

Samsung's global recall list hasn’t China

Samsung's latest mobile phone Note7 just released a month later, it announced the recall. September 2, the Samsung headquarters in Korea announced that the decision to recall Note7 worldwide, which is due to Note7 received 35 bombing in the global report, and some even lead to serious fires, which Samsung diagnosed as defective battery problems caused. The recall involves 2.5 million mobile phones worldwide, it is estimated that the recall would cost the company about 1 trillion won (about $ 1 billion).

However, this exception is not included in the recall plan in China. Samsung said because "Galaxy Note7 China version using a different battery supplier in the Chinese market for sale ." But specifically which supplier, Samsung has to "protect the supplier" refused to show on public.

According to Nomura Securities analyst Chris Chang estimated that Samsung SDI Galaxy Note7 supplied about 65% of mobile phone batteries, the remaining battery supply from Chinese manufacturers ATL, the company only sold to China Galaxy Note 7 battery supply, so the China version of the Galaxy Note7 not recall.

However, more consumers worried about "China and the world by different vendors, why would be treated differently," so worried state line version of the Galaxy Note7 with global standards differ.

September 14, Samsung announced that the decision to recall before September 1 officially sold through Samsung's official website Gaylord world community channels such as provided by trade and other means to test experience with digital mobile phone, a total of 1858 units, the reason for battery problem. AQSIQ said that the case of digital mobile phone batteries within the scope of this recall in the anode and the cathode locally thinned barrier film, and insulating tape does not completely cover the plate coating, short-circuit, leading to battery abnormal heat, burning may occur in extreme cases, there are security risks.