Large(r) for format NiMH are available from Nilar to the general public (see my earlier post with the link to their west coast distributor). They are about the size of two red house bricks setting side by side. I believe that they offer capacity just below Lithium and at a pack weight greater than Lithium. In a motorcycle EV the biggest drawbacks are cost and pack size. Has anyone tried using the Nilar NiMH bricks in any vehicle application (and if so what were the results)?
Mike B DEVC -----Original Message----- From: damon henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ElectricMotorcycles <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 7:48 am Subject: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] NiMH NIMHs are totally off my radar, because as you said, the right size cells are unobtainable.? They are also tough to charge correctly especially when you have to parallel them all together to get the correct size pack.? If you want expensive lightweight batteries the clear choice is lithium, especially for a motorcycle.? Lugging around a bunch of lead is still the easiest solution with the lowest up front costs. ? damon > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:39:01 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] NiMH > > Pondering batteries for the EM conversion and looking at NiMHs. It's a > shame that the bigger sizes are being held off the market, but some > decent D cells seem to be available with tabs. Price isn't too awful. > > I looked thru the EV album and it seems NiMH show up in scooters/bikes > and jumps up in size to the cars (Prii, etc) that use unobtainable cells. > So, what's the take on NiMH for a real street-sized EM ? > > - SteveS > (still working on the BMW conversion) > Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. Search Now!=
