Jon "Sheer" Pullen wrote: > > However, there comes the question of how to haul that much > lead around - the debate goes on as to what the exact number > is, but I've always used 650 lbs of lead = 1 gallon of > gasoline. So if you've got a car that gets 22 mpg (typical > of a pickup truck), you'd need 3 x 650 = 1950 lbs of lead, > almost a ton! Plus balancing, battery heaters, racks, > charger you're looking at 2500 lbs _before you add in the car_.
That's getting pretty heavy. Thanks for the rule-of-thumb. What do you mean by "balancing"? > You might want to look into the following alternate battery > technologies (in > no particular order) And thanks for the summary. > NiZn [my personal choice.. cheap, but short lived at 500 > cycles, approx 3X > the energy density of lead but can't deal with long > high-current draws] > www.evercel.com When you say "can't deal with long high-current draws", how long is long? Are we talking seconds or minutes? > LiON [Always popular with the big-bucks crowd.. expect to pay > $50k+ for your > battery pack, but wow, will it be light. If I start saving now, I might be able to afford it in 20 years... if I'm still alive....
