Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

2016-10-17 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 17 Oct 2016 at 16:47, Bill Dube via EV wrote: > Edison (nickle/iron) cells have pretty much infinite cycle life: So I've read from many sources. There is lots of evidence to support this. As I understand it, the "metal" in nickel metal hydride cells is -- guess what -- iron. So if NiFe

Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

2016-10-17 Thread Bill Dube via EV
On 10/17/2016 1:22 PM, Jukka Järvinen via EV wrote: So no one would mind having infinite battery. It's something we should invent. :) -Jukka Edison (nickle/iron) cells have pretty much infinite cycle life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93iron_battery However, "eternal" cycle

Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

2016-10-17 Thread Jukka Järvinen via EV
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Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

2016-10-17 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
On 10/17/2016 8:22 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: Maybe you've noticed that as LED retrofit light bulbs have fallen in price, their rated lifetimes have gotten shorter. The early ones were rated for 50,000 average hours; many now are rated for 10,000-20,000 hours. The same thing

Re: [EVDL] New shop

2016-10-17 Thread Rick Beebe via EV
Congratulations! Sounds like you're having a lot of fun and doing it right! I'm envious. --Rick On 10/16/2016 7:04 PM, wayne alexander via EV wrote: Its been a long time since I posted here..things are going great. I will be opening a shop in California. Exactly is not sure where ast this

Re: [EVDL] 2nd life for lithium batteries

2016-10-17 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 16 Oct 2016 at 15:57, Michael Ross via EV wrote: > It is hard to knock a battery with nearly infinite cycles. Unless you're a battery manufacturer ... A battery that never needs to be replaced would be a real game changer for the business. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think any

[EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161017

2016-10-17 Thread brucedp5 via EV
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Re: [EVDL] New shop

2016-10-17 Thread Bill Dube via EV
Hi Wayne, The very best success is when you sell your business (for a pile of money) to some else. Sounds like you have a corner on the market. Congratulations! Bill Dube' On 10/16/2016 5:04 PM, wayne alexander via EV wrote: Its been a long time since I posted here..things are