They say it's "lithium ion ferrous phosphate" in this Fortune article
reproduced on their site:
http://www.byd.com/buzz/media-reproduced/warren-buffett-takes-charge/
BYD LiPO4 batteries equip OLPC (one laptop per child) laptops, see:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Laptop_Batteries#BYD_LiFePO4
so the
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:44:30 -0800:
Hi,
[snip]
>The specs state or imply the e6 uses about 18 kWh per 100 km, has a
>range of 400 km, and can "quick charge" to 50 percent of capacity in
>10 minutes.
>
>The e6 thus requires 72 kWh for a complete fill up. At
In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:19:30 +0200:
Hi Michel,
[snip]
>Hi Robin, see here:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery#Table_of_rechargeable_battery_technologies
>
Thanks, that's very useful. :) However how do you know that the Fe ion
technology menti
On Sep 13, 2009, at 3:08 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
While browsing the net looking for info on their battery technology
I noticed
that they plan to build a network of quick charging stations.
Otherwise one is
obviously stuck with a slow charge using normal household power.
However IMO t
Hi Robin, see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery#Table_of_rechargeable_battery_technologies
Energy density of LiFePO4 is not as good as Li ion (0.1 kWh/Kg vs 0.16
kWh/Kg), which means their 72 kWh battery must weigh 720Kg --which may
not be much of a problem since EVs have re
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:43:11 -0800:
Hi,
[snip]
>Yes. That's bad news and good news. It means some kind of permanent
>home energy storage system is needed if quick charging is a
>necessity. Wide use of such a system, combined with smart meters,
>could pr
On Sep 13, 2009, at 3:29 AM, Michel Jullian wrote:
Horace and Terry, if you read carefully, they say:
""- Normal charge: Household electric power socket
- Quick charge: 50% capacity in 10mins "
It's the normal charge which can be done through a 220V outlet, not
the quick charge.
The typical
Horace and Terry, if you read carefully, they say:
""- Normal charge: Household electric power socket
- Quick charge: 50% capacity in 10mins "
It's the normal charge which can be done through a 220V outlet, not
the quick charge.
However Horace's calculations made me realize that the kind of grid
On 9/12/09, Horace Heffner wrote:
>
> On Sep 12, 2009, at 6:34 AM, Terry Blanton wrote:
>
>
> > Here are the E6 specs:
> >
> > http://www.byd.com/showroom.php?car=e6&index=2
> >
>
> The specifications in the above look totally bogus!
Yes, there seems to be something "lost in translation".
You mi
On Sep 12, 2009, at 6:34 AM, Terry Blanton wrote:
Here are the E6 specs:
http://www.byd.com/showroom.php?car=e6&index=2
The specifications in the above look totally bogus!
The fact they don't use proper capitalization in the physical units
might be expected, but either the specs were "de
On Sep 12, 2009, at 6:34 AM, Terry Blanton wrote:
Here are the E6 specs:
http://www.byd.com/showroom.php?car=e6&index=2
The specifications look totally bogus! The fact they don't use proper
capitalization in the physical units might be expected, but either
the specs were "developed" by
-Original Message-
From: Terry Blanton
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE57U1NI20090831
China's BYD says Buffett wants to raise stake
This car is essentially the Chinese version of the Chevy "Volt" and because
it is improved in many ways over the volt - they (with Buff
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE57U1NI20090831
China's BYD says Buffett wants to raise stake
By Joanne Chiu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett intends to raise
his stake in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd
(1211.HK), BYD's chairman said on M
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