The latest PDF version of this document is found in the Files area of this Group, and mirrored as discussed below FACT SHEET for CalCars PRIUS+ Prototype #1...
You're currently a member of the PRIUS+ PHEV Conversion Group. We've tried to keep off-topic traffic down, writing you only when it was important. We've just...
We've promised our members that we'd be disciplined in keeping this list focused and low-traffic. Much as I support the content of the past two posts (one on...
Well, we're back to the possibility of paralleling complete strings of D cells. We have not yet learned anything from Saft. I received a datasheet of nice...
You should really bring up this idea on the EVDL. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive ( see instructions to join ) There are some really bright guys...
While CalCars is getting closer to upgrading our lead-acid PRIUS+ with a nickel-metal hydride pack, EnergyCS has moved ahead with a lithium pack, using Valence...
Thanks, Felix. That was an interesting article. The only unanswered question besides cost, is how many charge/discharge cycles that lithium battery can take...
Rich in Orlando How can you do a serious article about comparing the cost of any battery chemistry and not know the total number of cycles? My guess is that...
Umm... If you noticed Felix didn't post the entire article. If you go to the Valence website: http://www.valence.com there is LOTS of information on the...
In the audio interview, one of the Valence people provides very general assurances on that subject. I have the impression that they don't yet have answers for...
Below is the latest version in text format. It's also available as a neat 3-page PDF document from links at http://www.calcars.org or http://www.priusplus.org ...
The PRIUS+ project has been moving forward since my last posting. Here are some of the things that have happened. I will pose a couple of questions for...
Thanks for the posting and update on the progress. Energy CS vehicle replaced the batteries and use their own BMS in place of Toyota's as i understand. I'm...
Ron I didn't know that the current Ford NiMH pack (designed by SANYO) used anodized alum tubes as I do, because the earlier prototype one that I saw that they...
Felix Thanks for the info. Very interesting. We figure that good e-bikes (~200 pounds bike + rider) require about 10 WHrs per mile or .050 WHr per mile per ...
At the CalCars Newsletter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news you can see complete text versions of these articles and sign up for news of key...
Below is the latest version in text format. It's also available as a neat 3-page 50K PDF document from links at http://www.priusplus.org No new sections in...
D-cell testing has been an eye-opener. Wayne at http://www.AmondoTech.com has graciously lent me a battery tester and supplied an NiMH charger. This tester...
... How about a simple C clamp, with rubber boots? Just wedge your wires between the cell and insolated clamp ends. As long as it's just for testing, it should...
Was: Re: Lessons from D-cell testing ... These are way cool. It can be fun to think of applications for them. However, the 33 lb pack you speak of would...
Hello Ron It was interesting to see your results listed in order of disappointment. My experience is that my cells never seem to achieve their rated capacity....
... I wonder if nano-caps would hold their voltage longer (overnight)? Yes, Ideally PHEV-x00 and BEV's would want cells about 50 times larger, 30Ah and...
Ryan: The battery sounds interesting but I don't really believe anything in batteries until a product evolves and high voltage packs are demonstrated. this...
Tech Group Members Things have been very busy, as you have seen if you've you've subscribed to Calcars-News (URL below). * Ron Gremban, the original PRIUS+ and...
Thanks to Ron and Felix for giving the presentation on Prius+ at the EAA Silicon Valley meeting. I attended with my dad, Mike Chan, but I was rude and didn't...
Please go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news/message/28 to get the details of this week's broadcast. Then click on the message archive for...
Updated results for the Harding HS-D9000 and Titanium D11000 cells are shown in BatteryInfo/NiMHCellTests_050418.pdf in the files section. Note that the...
As noted in my last posting, there are at least two possible battery packs that could benefit from parallel supercapacitors, and whose price might allow for...
I could provide you two papers by our organization, EVermont, discussing our work with Supercaps and batteries in parallel in a Solectria Force. Apparently too...
... Hi Ron, I'm glad you make so much needed progress! I already have monitoring electronics designed, tested and actually built. You can see what is done...
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