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Replying to: tpe (Aug 14, 2006 1:54 pm) * Here's someone who has been using the Thunder Sky lithium batteries for a year (not sure if it is exactly the same product as what they are selling now): * http://www.speedace.info/lithium_ion_electric_car.htm * Another entry in the 'interesting battery technology' department is Firefly Energy. They have a new take on the old lead-acid battery that gives it NIMH-like performance at a lead-acid price: * http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/01/firefly_energy_.html * This one could turn out to be vapor, but I hope not - I like it.
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Replying to: apeweek (Aug 14, 2006 3:43 pm) That firefly article was also interesting. 170 watt hours per kilogram is better than the NiMH batteries currently being used in hybrids. In the Toyota RAV4 EV the 28 kWh battery pack weighed a little over 900 lbs. Using batteries with this technology the weight would be less than 400 lbs.
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Replying to: tpe (Aug 14, 2006 5:56 pm)
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Replying to: apeweek (Aug 14, 2006 6:14 pm) I don't currently drive an EV but have made up my mind that my next car will be electric. I also plan on having a solar charging station. It won't be cheap or cost effective but at least I'll feel like I am no longer part of the problem. Not every decision has to be justified in terms of dollars and cents. For instance, I spend thousands of dollars every year on taking a vacation. Hardly a good investment from a financial perspective but still worth every penny.
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Replying to: tpe (Aug 15, 2006 3:13 am)  Vacations, for their restorative powers, have been shown in thousands of studies to actually be more than "cost-effective" and one of the factors crucial to good work performance. That is why most major corporations require employees to take them.
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http://www.reliableplant.com/article.asp?pagetitle=LTC%20pushing%20envelope%20on- %20lithium-ion%20battery%20technology&articleid=2333 If these guys get their battery in an EV, it would be a good thing. 60 MPG and 60 miles per charge. Automotive application LTC currently offers a battery system that powers an hybrid electric vehicle up to 50 miles per gallon. The company is constantly developing new innovations enabling their technology to break into the next frontier. A leading contender in the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) race, LTC is working in conjunction with an automotive manufacturer to develop a high-power battery management system designed to run a four-passenger HEV capable of 60 MPG, with a range of 60 MPC in electrical mode with zero emissions. This will be the furthest distance traveled by standard production line vehicle. "The HEV battery will produce 12 kWh, which is about 100 percent more than what is on the market today for a comparable size battery," said Brandt. |
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Replying to: terry92270 (Aug 15, 2006 7:55 am) |
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I have been reading about the latest battery technology and was wondering if anyone knew how much the battery weighed in the last version of GM's EV1. According to the blog's http://ev1-club.power.net/archive/nimhtest/ghanssen.htm and movie Who Killed The Electric Car it seams that it was able to go over 100 miles on a charge at normal speeds. I am considering building an EV and am looking for the most practical power source. And to the writer who seams to think California wasn't ready for an EV a lot of EV1 owners would beg to differ. http://ev1-club.power.net/ Thanks;
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Replying to: gypsy_tech (Aug 15, 2006 6:42 pm) |
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Replying to: gypsy_tech (Aug 15, 2006 6:42 pm) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_electric_vehicle |
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