Now we're talking, so the original: "100 W/kg and 33 Wh/kg" is now up to 400 W/kg and still a lousy 33 Wh/kg from lead-acid. So then wouldn't it be possible...
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:56:06 -0000 ... My understanding is that different batteries require different charging regimens. So unless Cal-cars can also ship the...
Nope, that is entirely up to the person doing the conversion, no batteries, no charger, no regulators, no BMS. You install whatever you can afford to install....
I think you have a very good point. One very painful lesson in automotive technology over the past several decades has been that "safety" (in quotes, to denote...
I came upon http://www.uqm.com/products/specsheet.html UQM Technologies Current Product Specifications. They use the acronym SMG. What does that mean? Starter...
Please confirm that I'm not mis-stating facts. Would it be accurate to say: In an emergency, each Prius (or PRIUS+) equipped with the necessary high-voltage...
That seems right, but please post any more elaborate explanations. With 10 gallons, or 336kWh and aproximately 33% conversion effeciency it should produce...
Well, the prius would also want to keep itself warm and so on... Without any external energy consumer, it runs with about 0,3 l/h (compared with 1,2-2,0 l/h...
http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=9d9c33fd-62b6-46d5-8b5f-b6a879261845 A bit long but still not saying much. Failure is just...
The first warning signal in this article is that Kerr-McGee bought control, it seems. Why would an oil company put itself out of business? More likely, they...
Thanks Ryan for great info and Richard for inspired additional idea....Ron and I tossed it back and forth a few times, and I also browsed some of the long...
... Does the EV-Mode button defeat this behaviour? Once it reached 2 bars and kicks out of that mode it probably reverts back into normal non-ev-mode mode. ......
You should look into Vehicle-to-Grid or V2G at ACP's site, it's pretty amazing (yet simple really) stuff! http://www.acpropulsion.com This should get you...
I have a 2001 Prius (with a 2001 prius parts car) and a 2004 Prius. I am wondering if I can add the battery I have in my parts car to my 2001? If so, how much...
... Electric motors and electric generators are pretty much the same. In fact a permanet magnet type motor is a motor when you apply current to the leads and...
Felix, I can't answer your question on price but there is definitely a market. I live in south Florida. Katrina was barely a hurricane when it passed through...
The "1 or 2 minutes" guestimate was purely my own. I figured if they were talking about their best-effort being a 20 second (low power driveaway) then maybe...
... This excerpt from the article says it all: "There was one big problem: The battery alone was the price of an average car. Still, Avestor believed that this...
Andy Frank is correct, the plug-in Prius can be done for $3K...IF IT'S DONE BY TOYOTA! Toyota can use its proprietary NiMH batteries, which we know retail for...
Should run fine on hydrogen, lpg, ng, gas, diesel, wood, sunlight... And since they use external combustion there are less "exotic" exaust gasses to deal with,...
Thanks for the clarifications and spelling correction on this technology. I like to practice good spelling, but for some reason on this technology I have had...
Thanks for help from members of this list in getting the information and advice correct! Below is a piece of it. Missing are the links, inverter info, comments...
"My personal desire is to put the hybrid to all the models. But it cannot be done overnight, only step by step." "And a Toyota pickup truck plant is to open...
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0509/03/autos-302244.htm Saturday, September 3, 2005 Subaru maker teams with power company on electric cars Associated...
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103034 Fuji Heavy touting new hybrid battery, says it will last for 15 years or 150,000 miles YUZO YAMAGUCHI |...
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=22188 Solar cars race at Istanbul Formula 1 track -- silent and slow Wednesday, August 31, 2005 Did ESPN...
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2005-09-07-bmw-hybrid_x.htm BMW joins DaimlerChrysler, GM in hybrid car project FRANKFURT (Reuters) — German luxury...
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl? ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-07-2005/0004102386&EDATE= Subaru Announces Development of Turbo Parallel Hybrid and...
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