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2820	Once United, Toyota Dealerships Now Divided Over Plug-in Kits for Priuses By Scott Doggett, Contributor July 4, 2008, 2:07 AM ...	Felix Kramer fkramer@...	Jul 5, 2008 6:02 am
2821	Hi Felix, My name is George Daunis and I am from Albuquerque New Mexico. I met you briefly two weeks ago in Carolyn's Garage when you left your car there. I ...	George Daunis eaa-phev@...	Jul 5, 2008 4:57 pm
2822	Hi PHEVers, I've been followings the progress of this technology via this group and other sources. I think George has made some astute observations and I like...	Gerry Gaydos gerry.gaydos@...	Jul 7, 2008 1:23 am
2823	Well guys I unfortunately have to post that my pack of 20 Best Battery EVP20's is DEAD! Each battery has bulging on each side. You can easily see the...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 7, 2008 1:55 pm
2824	Excellent information. Thanks for including this. RichC ... The EAA-PHEV website is at http://www.eaa-phev.org The list archive...	richc@... eaa-phev@...	Jul 7, 2008 2:19 pm
2825	Hi James, Something must have happened to cause the batteries to bulge like that. I doesn't sound like anything that would occur during normal charging and...	Jerry Pohorsky Pohorsky@...	Jul 7, 2008 3:18 pm
2826	... I'm sure a lot of us have questions similar to the ones you posted. Mark On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Jerry Pohorsky <pohorsky@...> ... The...	Mark Bayern plcmark@...	Jul 7, 2008 3:29 pm
2827	Hey Gerry, I met a guy who does general Hybrid Training around the country, email him for a schedule. Jack Rosebro(can't read his writing on back of card, I...	George Daunis eaa-phev@...	Jul 7, 2008 4:23 pm
2828	Jerry, Let me be clear the PHEV battery pack is Dead. My Prius is fine and it was not damaged in any way. What are you doing to detect the battery state of...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 7, 2008 4:34 pm
2829	"I was using the same charger for that pack " Sorry if it was clear in some other message, but what "same charger"? Daryl ... From: "Philippi, James"...	D. Howland howlands@...	Jul 7, 2008 4:46 pm
2830	Daryl, I meant I was using the same charger since I got my pack. It is an engineering model not for sale so, I don't believe it is fair to say the company's...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 7, 2008 5:07 pm
2831	I'm lost. Did the battery fail while it was being charged? What was the ambient temperature? Is it possible the battery got so hot that the ABS started to...	Mark Bayern plcmark@...	Jul 7, 2008 6:39 pm
2832	I do not know as I only noticed the pack problem last night. Last time I charged was Thursday night. ________________________________ From: Mark Bayern...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 7, 2008 6:42 pm
2833	James, I just don't think you can wiggle out of this one, even though you were clever enough to run the batteries through 50% more cycles than expected! I...	dean_jennings@...	Jul 7, 2008 6:50 pm
2834	Dean, I don't want to wiggle out of anything. When I get a chance, I will post photos and readings on these batteries. A battery biopsy sounds great to me....	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 7, 2008 7:30 pm
2835	I am no expert at all on Pba batteries. I too have tried to research and comprehend how to get the most from Pba. I certainly admire your success. Correct me...	dean_jennings@...	Jul 7, 2008 8:06 pm
2836	I can answer a few of these questions (see several messages below). First, the charger algorithm James has been putting up with for the whole life of his...	Ron Gremban at CalCars rgremban@...	Jul 7, 2008 9:39 pm
2837	Thanks for the details. (Although I never did find out what the charge rate or max charge rate was in use. ) Has any thought been given to monitoring some...	Mark Bayern plcmark@...	Jul 7, 2008 9:57 pm
2838	Thank you, John. However, though your re-emphasized caution to keep batteries fully charged is extremely valuable for owners of PbA EVs and PbA PHEV...	Ron Gremban at CalCars rgremban@...	Jul 8, 2008 12:20 am
2839	My simple rule-of-thumb for PHEV value: 0.15 gallons of gasoline displaced per charge per kWh of battery capacity, independent of vehicle size or type (0.1...	Ron Gremban at CalCars rgremban@...	Jul 8, 2008 7:29 am
2840	Ron, You wrote: "At $1000, 3 usable kWh, and 400 cycles per pack, the lifetime throughput is 1200 kWh, for $0.83/kWh. At 5 EV miles per kWh (200 Wh/mi from...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 8, 2008 1:57 pm
2841	To all, I am currently doing a PHEV conversion with Lithium ion packs that are very similar to thundersky batterys. It is a 9600wh pack (240V 40ah LiFePO4)...	Dylanss@...	Jul 8, 2008 4:07 pm
2842	Dylan, I really think you are on the right path! Make sure you put in a good BMS, one that reads each cell. Jim ________________________________ From:...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 8, 2008 4:11 pm
2843	Hello. I have resisted chiming in on this because I am not that knowledgable about batteries and charging programs etc. But I feel compelled to point out...	Jim M jimcmorr@...	Jul 8, 2008 5:13 pm
2844	I know my reason for the selection of the BB EVP 20-12's was based on Ron's recommendation. I did search for other batteries and at the time Li-ion were way...	Philippi, James james.philippi@...	Jul 8, 2008 6:42 pm
2845	http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7253584/claims.html I came across this searching for something else. I'm no legal expert and there is a LOT of reading here...	James R. Parish JRP@...	Jul 8, 2008 9:11 pm
2846	That would mean it's not open source unless the patent holder grants free access. ... The EAA-PHEV website is at http://www.eaa-phev.org The list archive...	jskier jskier@...	Jul 8, 2008 9:16 pm
2847	Would Calcars not have enough material for a prior art claim? -brandon ... The EAA-PHEV website is at http://www.eaa-phev.org The list archive...	Brandon Galbraith brandon.galbraith@...	Jul 8, 2008 9:20 pm
2848	Well, if I read CLAIM 22 correct, activating a contactor to connect the PHEV pack to the OEM pack when NOT connected to SHORE POWER is covered by this patent. ...	James R. Parish JRP@...	Jul 8, 2008 9:22 pm
2849	Would think they would. ... The EAA-PHEV website is at http://www.eaa-phev.org The list archive http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaa-phev If you wish to...	jskier jskier@...	Jul 8, 2008 9:23 pm

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