Dennis, I have the same cells and almost identical pack size. Entering my fourth winter I would say that my range takes about a 20-25% hit in the winter. As previously mentioned by Russ it’s a combination of things: heat, wipers, road conditions, and the fact that the chemistry just isn’t as efficient in cold weather.
For comparison I also have a Tesla. Even with the thermal battery pack management and all the other fancy stuff I’ve found that in the winter it’s range is reduced by about 10-20% depending on conditions. Barry ---------------------------- > On Mon, 20/10/14, Pestka, Dennis J via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Subject: [EVDL] Lithium Batteries and Cold Weather > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>, > "ne...@yahoogroups.com" <ne...@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Monday, 20 October, 2014, 12:54 > > I'll be entering the first winter > with my new pack of Lithium Batteries and had a few > questions. > I know that the cold weather will affect my range, but need > some information on what I'll see. > > Pack is (50) Calb CA-180 AH Cells. Total @ 3.35V ~ > 30,000 Whr's. 21,000 Whr's @ 70% > Current Average for ~ 50 trips is ~ 240Whr's per mile. > > Will I see any different readings on my instruments ? > > - Higher current draws. > > - Higher Whr's per mile. > > - Larger Voltage sag. > > - ? ? ? > > > > - Or do I just need to > assume I have a smaller pack. If so > approximately what %. > > Just trying to make sure I don't drain the pack, leave > myself stranded, and possibly damage the cells. > > - > > Thanks; > Dennis > Elsberry, MO > http://www.evalbum.com/1366 > http://evalbum.com/3715 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141020/18524118/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
