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Ev Archive for October 2000
1516 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:49:55 2001

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Battery Technology [Was: Re: short range hybrid product idea]



>Wow, how the heck am I going to fit 3000lbs of battery in my 1983 Honda
>Civic conversion... (scratches head). NiCd is too tempermental and h

You are not.  This just will not work.

>can I do to get 100 miles (80% dod) from my conversion without collapsing
>the frame?
>

You need better batteries, and a more energy efficient chassis.  Or
you need a secondary power plant, such as a methanol fuel cell.
Unless you have a lot of money to spend, this kind of range is
difficult.  Any silly little thing, and you will not be able to make
it.



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