Regarding batteries, the latest EAA mag has an article on simulation of battery chemistry at atomic level and how it closely follows real world (join EAA if you love EV's)
------------------------------ On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 8:42 AM EDT EVDL Administrator wrote: >On 19 Sep 2013 at 23:18, rayfellow wrote: > >> I am baffled as to why Tesla's model of battery construction is not copied by >> the rest of the industry. > >This has been discussed here previously, so you might find a look in the >EVDL archive enlightening. > >Briefly, though, there are a LOT of connections in that battery. Each one >is a potential problem. Ask yourself why a Boeing 747 doesn't have 8000 8- >gallon fuel tanks. Making it reliable would be a real challenge. > >My hat's off to Tesla for their ability to make that battery work - but with >no offense meant, IMO it's a hack to allow the use of commodity cells. It's >a bloody good one, mind you, but still a hack. > >I fully expect that as the EV battery business matures, they'll revisit the >design. I could be wrong, of course. > >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) > _______________________________________________ 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)
