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On 9 Jul 2020 at 14:30, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
> They altered their focus away from EV batteries and towards other
> markets that made more sense for LiFePO4 technology.
Obviously I'm not in any position to advise them, but I wonder if it might
be time for A123 to review their focus.
I
A123 Systems is still making lots of batteries.
There were a number of business decisions that were not optimal in the
early years. They declared bankruptcy and were bought by a large Chinese
auto parts conglomerate. They altered their focus away from EV batteries
and towards other markets
On 7/8/20 9:09 PM, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
A123 Systems has made high quality LiFePO4 for many years.
Does A123 survive? My recollection is that their major car customer
(can't come up with the name) lost a bunch of cars to flooding, then
went under taking A123 with them?
Set me
A123 Systems has made high quality LiFePO4 for many years.
They mostly are used in cordless tools, start-stop automotive systems,
and hybrid cars.
They make LiFePO4 cells for the Formula 1 KERS system that put out >>
20,000 W/kg. This is over 500 C discharge. They have unparalleled
specific
Where are these mythical cells? They sure aren't from CALB.
Al
On 7/8/2020 8:06 PM, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
I don't think that LiFePO4 has made any remarkable gains in specific
energy.
What LiFePO4 does have is spectacular cycle life. If manufactured with
some degree of care, you get
Ah, rural.
Got it!
- Mark
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> On Jul 8, 2020, at 2:58 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> Peter VanDerWal via EV wrote:
>> Not sure about way back then, but the average Rural postal route these days
>> is around 45 miles. I believe the mail Comuta-Vans had a
I don't think that LiFePO4 has made any remarkable gains in specific energy.
What LiFePO4 does have is spectacular cycle life. If manufactured with
some degree of care, you get 15,000+, 100% SOC, 1C cycles @ 25 Celsius
from LiFePO4 without going below 50% of the original capacity. They just
Peter VanDerWal via EV wrote:
Not sure about way back then, but the average Rural postal route these days is
around 45 miles. I believe the mail Comuta-Vans had a daily usable range of
around 25-35 miles.
Lee (and a few others) would know for sure.
Hi Peter,
25-30 miles is about right for
Mr. Sharkey via EV wrote:
Similarly, I think that the six SCT Rabbit conversions that were in
fleet service for the city of Portland, OR in the 1980's got a similar
reception from the city employees that were "forced" to drive them...
Designing ~any~ vehicle to be difficultly different from
ll battle.
Lee Hart
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Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
Short range?
I thought that USPS vehicles actually don’t go many miles.
At the time my dad worked there, the postal vans were only used for
"mounted" (rural) routes, which could be quite long in sparsely
populated areas.
Urban routes were generally done on
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Not sure about way back then, but the average Rural postal route these days is
around 45 miles. I believe the mail Comuta-Vans had a daily usable range of
around 25-35 miles.
Lee (and a few others) would know for sure.
July 8, 2020 11:45 AM, "Mark Abramowitz via EV" wrote:
> Short range?
>
Short range?
I thought that USPS vehicles actually don’t go many miles.
- Mark
Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone
> On Jul 8, 2020, at 11:20 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
>> I was around when a pilot EV program in Alameda was scrapped because the
>>
Similarly, I think that the six SCT Rabbit conversions that were in
fleet service for the city of Portland, OR in the 1980's got a
similar reception from the city employees that were "forced" to drive
them. It was part of a federally-funded study, and drivers were
expected to complete a
Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
I was around when a pilot EV program in Alameda was scrapped because the
postal workers wouldn't plug in the vehicles. They all died in a week. That's
one story. We dismantled the chargers. Vans were auctioned off. Here is the
result:
I was around when a pilot EV program in Alameda was scrapped because the
postal workers wouldn't plug in the vehicles. They all died in a week. That's
one story. We dismantled the chargers. Vans were auctioned off. Here is the
result:
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