Can someone explain to me about battery only mode of prius - 2004. Does this work only on battery or gas-battery. Does battery only work at certain milages...
Hello, Thanks to Felix, some new informations have been found on the Renault Kangoo Serial Hybrid utility vehicle. A picture has been loaded in the Photos of...
In case anyone else is wondering about the size of this vehicle, here is a comparison with a 2001 Prius: Overall length: 4035 mm (Prius 4307) Overall width:...
... From where did you get that number?! With such a small battery, the Kangoo could never drive 50-75 miles (or even more, TBD) in electric mode alone! The...
... here ... the ... (52mpg). But ... Consumption is < 25 kWh/100 km in pure electric mode (charger losses included). This is equivalent to < 2.5l/100km of...
From: "Jens Schacherl" <Jens.Schacherl@...> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:43:31 -0000 Consumption is < 25 kWh/100 km in pure electric mode (charger losses...
... losses ... km? I do not know this, Mr Holinger mentioned this consumption at http://www.cleaner-drive.ch/users/testimonial.cfm?id=9&catID=1 My own...
The 2.9 KWh figure comes from 22 Ah at 132 V. But indeed this is not corresponding to the expected EV autonomy. I think your 100 Ah value must be correct. In...
From: "Jens Schacherl" <Jens.Schacherl@...> Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 10:24:17 -0000 According to http://www.emobil-info.de/kangoo/kangoo_hybrid.pdf, the...
... [...] ... batteries. ... rather ... In principle, range is only limited by the size of the fuel tank (rather small, 9l only) because the Kangoo can drive...
Hello, You seems to know a lot more about the Kangoo hybrid. I would like to ask a few questions like why was Ni-Cd batteries chosen. Also, is Renault planing...
... All the different battery chemistries have their strengths and weaknesses. NiCd have some advantages of their own, but at this point Lithium polymer or...
From: "fredwhitridge" <fredwhitridge@...> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:52:22 -0000 Any hints on removing the lower part of the dash to get a peek at the...
... Problem is that you might need a Japan or Europe version of the manual to see which wires are actually hooked up to the electric mode button. If the U.S....
... All EVs from Renault, Peugeot and Citroen have the Saft NiCd batteries. Not only because Saft is a french company ;-) , but those STM blocks are simply the...
... Hardly unproven, Li Ion batteries have been used in consumer electronics for more than 10 years with very good results. They are currently the most...
For those who are interested, I just received a flyer that offers courses to automotive engineers. One of the courses is on designing hybrid vehicles. The...
... BMS ... Consumer electronics batteries are a lot easier to make because they work in a much more "controlled environment". EV cells must take high...
Those two links of AC propulsion are very interesting. In their pages they are talking about a complete EV propulsion. To us, this mean that those small...
... Fair enough; the automotive environment is probably more challenging than consumer electronics. ... The technology to charge Li Ion batteries is pretty...
... Hi Patrick, I agree with your general view of things. The numbers probably scale down reasonably well and a smaller pack probably could be used to get 20...
If the Tzero team have tested the car with bundles of Lithium Ion cells and where able to break records; I wonder what they could achieve if they made the same...
Just got the price per D cell at 35.96 Euro. If it takes 70 cells to make the 4.8 KWh needed, this comes to a total of 2517.2 Euro. Roughtly the same price as...
I recently had dinner with an Aunt, and she was inquiring about a Jeep Hybrid. I found an old article (Dec. 01) that claimed production in 2003. Anybody have...
Unfortunently those cells don't look like they are rechargable. Even if they are, they only support a discharge rate of 200mA. That's just 3.6v*70= 252v*0.2A =...
Yes the Prius motor is arround 50 KW. But power is not important because it can be buffered by a capacitor. The main element is energy. We need to have 4.8 KWh...
Can you explain what you mean by "buffered by a capacitor"? I agree that we first need the 4.8 KWh total (usable!) energy capacity, but it seems like we also...
I don't mean to disapoint you again, but a buffer is only usefull if the source can provide enough continuous power. The batteries you mentioned still wouldn't...
