Electric Vehicle Conversion Donor Car Analysis Chris Jones, Electric Auto Association www.nbeaa.org October 7, 2009 This presentation is posted at http://www.nbeaa.org/presentations/donor_cars.pdf. See http://www.nbeaa.org/osev/sota/aaa-srjc-eaa_donor_car_analysis.doc for report with text. All data sources from www.autotrader.com and www.kbb.com except as noted.
NBEAA 2009 Technical Series. EV Drive Systems 2. EV Batteries 3. EV Charging Systems TODAY >> 4. EV Donor Vehicles
Agenda Distance to Dealer Age of Vehicle Body Style Transmission Curb Weight Safety Color Tire Rolling Resistance Model Selection Blue Book Values Dealer Asking Prices Pictures
Distance to Dealer Used and Certified Preowned Cars for Sale vs. Distance from 95404 on www.autotrader.com 200000 50000 number of used cars for sale 00000 50000 0 0 50 00 50 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 miles from zip code 95404
Age of Vehicle Used Cars for Sale Within 50 Miles of 95404 on www.autotrader.com 2500 00% 90% 2000 80% 70% cars for sale 500 000 60% 50% 40% cumulative percent per model year cumulative 30% 500 0 98 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 990 99 992 993 994 995 model year 996 997 998 999 2000 200 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20% 0% 0%
Body Style Used Car Body Styles and Transmissions Since 2000 Within 50 Miles of 95404 on www.autrader.com 3500 3000 2500 number for sale 2000 500 automatic manual 000 500 0 sedan SUV truck coupe hatchback convertible van wagon body style
Transmission Average new MPG change in 2007 sedans going from manual to automatic transmissions 5% 0% 5% average MPG change 0% -5% -0% -5% 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 curb weight, lb
Curb Weight Curb Weight vs. Model Year 2900 2800 curb weight of base model sedan, lb 2700 2600 2500 2400 Ford Focus Nissan Sentra Toyota Corolla Honda Civic Mitsubishi Lancer Mazda 3 2300 2200 990 992 994 996 998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 200 model year
Curb Weight Average MPG vs. Curb Weight for 2007 sedans with manual transmissions 35 30 average MPG 25 20 5 0 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 curb weight, lb
Curb Weight Used Manual Transmission Sedan Curb Weight vs. Make Cars less than 3000 lb with enough tail for rear battery box that are still in production highlighted in green 4500 GS450h 4000 M5 S4 BMW Chrysler Ford curb weight, pounds 3500 3000 2500 5 PT Cruiser 3 Series X- Caliber S40 Fusion Focus CTS Cobalt Ion TL G35 TS Accord Civic Sonata Elantr 6 3 C230 Lance Maxima Altima Sentra Vers 9-3 IS250 Passat Imprez Corolla A4 Jetta GM Honda Hyundai Kia Mazda Mercedes Benz Mitsubishi Nissan Saab Subaru Toyota Volkswagen Rio Yaris 2000 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 make
Curb Weight Weight vs. Quantity for Sale for Manual Transmission Sedans within 50 miles of 95404 on www.autotrader.com 00 90 quantity for sale / cumulative percent 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 models cumulative 0 0 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 curb weight, pounds
Safety Source: An Analysis of Traffic Deaths by Vehicle Type and Model, www.aceee.org.
Color Sedan Exterior Colors 43% are light 20000 00000 80000 quantity 60000 light dark 40000 20000 0 silver black white gray blue red tan other green gold burgundy off white brown charcoal beige orange purple turquoise yellow pink color
Tire Rolling Resistance Source: http://www.greenseal.org/resources/reports/cgr_tire_rollingresistance.pdf.
Model Selection No 2293 Yaris Toyota 3 3405 C230 Mercedes Benz 3 3509 CTS Cadillac 3 3990 S4 Audi 3 2007 2003 2752 Ion Saturn 4 388 Accord Honda 4 3230 9-3 Saab 5 3055 Altima Nissan 5 402 M5 BMW 5 n/a 982 2853 Sentra Nissan 6 n/a 2000 262 Focus Ford 6 366 6 Mazda 7 3428 5 series BMW 8 n/a 973 2745 Lancer Mitsubishi 0 n/a 2004 2780 3 Mazda n/a 972 2628 Civic Honda 306 Impreza Subaru 3 n/a 966 2530 Corolla Toyota 4 3340 3 series BMW 7 3230 Jetta Volkswagen 26 big enough? end date start date 2007 base model curb weight model make number for sale Manual Transmission Sedans
Model Selection Total 87 3234 S40 Volvo 3344 Passat Volkswagen No 2749 Versa Nissan 434 GS450h Lexus No 2365 Rio Kia 356 X-Type Jaguar 3266 Sonata Hyundai 2747 Elantra Hyundai 35 Fusion Ford 3072 PT Cruiser Chrysler 326 Cobalt Chevrolet 3428 A4 Audi 3623 TL Acura 359 Maxima Nissan 2 3435 IS 250 Lexus 2 3497 G35 Infiniti 2 n/a 2007 2966 Caliber Dodge 2 3345 TSX Acura 2 big enough? end date start date 2007 base model curb weight model make number for sale
Model Selection Make and Model Ford Focus Nissan Sentra Toyota Corolla Honda Civic Mitsubishi Lancer Mazda 3 Total Lowest Price $4,688 $5,995 $4,995 $5,995 $6,500 $7,995 Quantity for sale within 50 miles 4 3 2 8 9 4 40
Blue Book Values Kelley Blue Book Private Party Value for Base Model Compact Manual Transmission Sedans $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $0,000.00 price $8,000.00 $6,000.00 Corolla Lancer Civic Focus Mazda 3 Sentra $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 2000 200 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 model year
Dealer Asking Prices Asking Prices for Dealer Ads within 50 miles of 95404 $30,000 $25,000 price $20,000 $5,000 $0,000 Corolla Lancer Civic Focus Mazda 3 Sentra $5,000 $0 2000 200 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 model year
Pictures Ford Focus Toyota Corolla Generation, 2000-2007 Generation 8, 998-2002 Generation 2, 2008-present Generation 9, 2003-2008
Pictures Honda Civic Generation 6, 996-2000 Generation 7, 200-2005 Mazda 3 Generation 8, 2006-present Generation, 2004-2008
Pictures Nissan Sentra Mitsubishi Lancer Generation 5, 2000-2006 Generation 7, 2002-2006 Generation 6, 2007-present Generation 8, 2007-present