> >Then there are *really* long life lead-acids, as used in forklifts and >other industrial vehicles. Oldham tubular plate flooded lead-acid cells >are rated at 6500 cycles to 10% DOD, 2400 cycles to 50%, and 1350 cycles >to 75% DOD. Best life is at 50% DOD, where the pack will last 2400 >cycles x 50% x 100 miles = 120,000 miles! (To satisfy the skeptics, Eric >Sandell of Sweden put a set of *used* Oldhams in his Nissan Micra EV >conversion. Last I heard, he has over 50,000 miles on them and they are >still going!) >
Exactly how heavy would a pack of Oldham batteries with a 100 mile range be?
