I hear that "when lithium gets cheaper" banter quite a bit. I agree that the initial outlay for lithium seems quite expensive and can be hard to justify or even obtain. But, if you do the math over the entire lifetime of the battery the lithium-iron at todays prices is about the same as flooded lead and about 5 times cheaper than sealed lead. Yes, cheaper. Yeah, I'd like to see lithium get even cheaper and it is headed that way, but to buy lead while waiting for lithium to bottom out is just plain silly. Have you ever mentioned to Bill Dube' that he's not going to win races with a single gear ratio? ;-)Stay Charged!HumpIgnorance is treatable, with a good prognosis. However, if left untreated, it develops into Arrogance, which is often fatal. :-) -- Lee Hart--- On Fri 01/25, Jeffrey Blamey < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:From: Jeffrey Blamey [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:24:44 -0700Subject: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] Goldwing?Unfortunately none of us are going to win races with single gearratio. My next project (hope) will have room for a Harley 5 speed. Ournemisis is the range possible with SLA, when Lithium Iron or NiMH typebatteries get in a reasonable price range we can all switch and ourbikes will have renewed life (miles) ;-)Cheers, Jeff
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