Re: BB600 NiCad Report 1

[Danny Ames <cleanair@sbcglobal.net>]

Recycling cost included?

Edward Ang wrote:

> I finished installing the 162 BB600 30Ah cells on the
> PaseoEV this past weekend.  I drove a 14.4-mile trip
> using 18 Ah today.  They performed better than I
> expect probably because the car is now 160lb lighter
> than before.  It used to have 16 YTs.  Why 162 cells
> and not 160?  Well, I made 3 rectangular battery boxes
> of different sizes to fit under the hood and under the
> trunk.  To fill in all the gaps, they hold 162 cells
> in total.  This is one big reason why I chose to use
> individual cells.  Total battery cost:
>
> NiCads $8 x 162 = $1296
> Nickel interconnect = $ $322.96
> Screws and washer = $45
> Total = $1663.96
>
> Still, cheaper than the YTs.  Let’s see how long they
> last …
>
> http://66.1.139.25/keong/EV_Journal.htm
> http://www.users.voicenet.com/~sgphoto/nicad_batteries.htm
>
> Ed Ang
>
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