In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:02:19 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] >Here is a typical anti-lithium battery rag - from an insider - a former exec >of a NiMH company. Most of the negative press wrt lithium, and there are many >outspoken critics of lithium batteries, come from "insiders" - or competitors >in the industry, which can mean one of two things: they know better, or they >are very jealous. Take your pick. > >http://seekingalpha.com/article/95552-energy-storage-opportunities-vs-irrational-expectations > >Only problem for this blogger is: in actual testing in a Honda Insight last >year - which has NiMH, and which many people hated to see go the way of the >dinosaur -- the advanced SLA (from EFFPower) has already exceeded anything and >everything which NiMH can offer- and without the need for nickel (much more >costly than lead). > >http://www.effpower.com/
From the website:- Battery: Capacity: 6 Ah Voltage: 150 V Weight: 37.5 kg If I am not mistaken this works out to 24 Wh/kg, which is nothing to write home about. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
