Hmmm...  Toyota will be wiring two packs in parallel for their first plug-in
version, so that's got to be doable.  I'm not saying that it would be easy to do
if you were using the current Prius controller, but if you were just using the
batteries and a controller capable of the task, I cannot imagine that there
would be insurmountable problems.

And, yup, you might have to use a lot of them, but you could theoretically just
keep wiring in addition 6.5Ah packs until you acheived the capacity you wanted. 
You could also wire them in series to boost the voltage.

- Forbes Black, Santa Clarita, CA

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, murdoch <murdoch@...> wrote:

From: murdoch <murdoch@...>
Subject: Re: [future-fuels-and-vehicles] Source for NiMH Batteries
To: future-fuels-and-vehicles@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 11:14 PM



















I am less technically capable than you and others. If memory serves,

something mentioned during the Calcars Prius+ project is that wiring

NiMH in parallel is problematic.



Also, the batteries used in the Prius are something like 6.5 Ah. I

think what is needed for a plug-in (I'm told) are something much

higher than that. For example, the NiMH batteries in the 62 mph

Vectrix plug-in are 30 Ah (GP) and I guess the batteries in the RAV4

EV were 95 Ah?



[Default] On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:33:18 -0000, "Forbes Bagatelle-Black"

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>Here's a thought... If an individual wanted to buy NiMH batteries to power a
BEV, couldn't he/she just march down to the local Toyota dealer and buy two or
three Prius battery packs? Wired in parallel, they would provide plenty of
current to run a BEV.

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>http://www.autoblog green.com/ 2009/01/01/ toyota-if- you-need- them-prius-
replacement- batteries- are-no-bi/

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>What am I missing?

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>Cheers,

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>Forbes

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