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Yes, but even better would be to have a full BMS that maintained module balance when recharging the pack. The BMS allows some current to bypass...
I have actually taught an engineering course called "Green Power Generation" :) I find the Prius to be as green as the full EVs at a lower cost...
That is how Toyota can rely on most batteries surviving for 10 years or 150k miles and fail well beyond the warrant period without a true BMS that...
But where does your electricity come from? That process isn't pristine either. JeffD
You keep talking about "weak" cells. The OE modules were tested when new to have the same high capacity and low effective resistance. Their cells...
Percentage of battery (cell in this discussion) capacity. JeffD
The imbalance problem is usually not cells with lower capacity, it is cells at a lower State of Charge (SOC) than the other cells in each module....
Where does the excess current go? The continued low level charging current will be dissipated as heat in the fully charged cells and in the...
My present cost is about $3.50 per gallon. JeffD
I hate telemarketers! A fraudulent caller called me five times today (the same computer voice using different phone numbers) and represented...
Yes, it's hell to be in the elderly databases. JeffD
There is no such thing as a "lifetime" fluid unless you define a car's lifetime as 150,000 miles (as Toyota does). Back in the early days of the...
Solid state is Toyota's longer term plan. Their interim plan is similar to Tesla's. JeffD
The only mineral that is relevant is that LiFeSo4 batteries do not contain cobalt. JeffD
Yes, but they're not alone. Toyota's EV plans for 2006 are similar. JeffD
Its safer to use a battery powered tool in the rain than one that runs on AC power. Either one can be damaged by getting wet. JeffD
It is interesting to note that EV makers are using LiFeSo4 Batteries as the lower cost (lower range) option. The battery packs with a higher KWH...
My 2016 had the LiOn battery pack. It performed well until 2020 when a kamikaze deer totaled it. My 2020 AWDe has the older NiMh battery pack and...
In 1990 the Ford dealer had a $1000 discount for "First time Car Buyer" financing. The Ford Probe We were buying was $9000. So I asked the sales...
They go with your flannel plaid shirts. JeffD
