---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:25:40 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] Did Tesla steal my battery design? > > 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
Cool! I have a -66 Bug and will convert it some day when I find money.. in 50 years or so.. But about the pack What is the capacity today of the cells? % left? have you done any discharge test lately on the pack? Graph? Did you use some kind of "protected" cells with internal "bms"? /John _______________________________________________ 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)
