"I wonder if a good quality LiFePO4 battery would outlast the (LiCo, I think) battery in the Leaf."
Ford seems to have come to that conclusion and are switching to LiFePO4. Of course, if they use that increased reliability to downsize the pack and increase the stress on it, then all bets are off. On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 3:28 PM, EVDL Administrator <[email protected]> wrote: > On 26 Jan 2013 at 14:16, Ben Jarrett wrote: > > > I've been considering a leaf... > > The Leaf is a nice car. However, "I wonder if a good quality LiFePO4 > battery > would outlast the (LiCo, I think) battery in the Leaf". When experience > has > really built up 5 or 10 years from now, it will be interesting to compare > the cost per mile (or km) for battery amortization. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Marcus Reddish *North Valley Systems LLC* Stevensville, Montana 406-360-8628 northvalleyev.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130126/3157d22c/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
