I'm using these from Electric Car Parts Company:
https://www.electriccarpartscompany.com/Fortune-100Ah-Aluminum-Encased-Battery
Currently using a set of their Li-ion balancer modules but have an Orion BMS that I'll be
connecting when I get time.
The truck's using only 0.75 Ah/mi (230 Wh/mi), which, considering its weight and
brick-like aerodynamics, is pretty darn good. I'm estimating over 100 miles range,
assuming 80% DoD on the 100Ah battery modules. VASTLY better than the approximately 35-40
miles of range it was getting with the Group 24 lead-acids it originally had. I imaging
being several hundred pounds lighter can't hurt.
Our 1997 Solectria Force, incidentally, bowed out at just about the right time (July 2018,
when our Tesla Model 3 showed up) -- I'm salvaging all the EV components out of it right
now and the unibody rust is so bad, trying to jack it up and set it on a couple of
jackstands resulted in the jackstand on the driver's side front punching right through the
reinforced area -- And the lower passenger-side A-arm support area is mostly gone. If we
had driven it much more, we would have had a serious structural failure. But its EV
components are living on....
-Tom
On 8/27/2019 11:33 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 27 Aug 2019 at 15:49, Tom Hudson via EV wrote:
it's fixed!
Great news! Glad to hear you're back in business.
With its new lithium-ion battery pack, it's got exceptional range and a
new lease on life.
Do you mind if I ask what kind of lithium battery you used? Just curious.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Administrator
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