You were probably one of the first but AC-propulsion converted their t-zero to laptop cells in Aug 2003. Considering where Tesla got their first drive-trains I'd say they probably got the ideas for the battery from the same place.
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Cruisin <[email protected]> wrote: > In 2004 I converted a 1970 VW, designed a 32kw battery pack using 8k > Panasonic 18650 Li-ion cells, with a range of almost 200 miles. You can see > a U Tube interview listed below. Tesla later adopted the same cell to use > in > their roaster and now the Tesla S and Tesla X. I am sure their design is > much superior than mine was, but I guess I can say that I was the first to > use Li-ion to power a EV on the city streets. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVlsSAZPvU8 > < > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/file/n4663646/DSCF0003_%282%29.jpg > > > < > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/file/n4663646/DSCF0001_%284%29.jpg > > > < > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/file/n4663646/DSCF0024.jpg > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Did-Tesla-steal-my-battery-design-tp4663646.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -- www.electric-lemon.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130618/49a02948/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)
