Re: What kind of battery upgrade?

2005-09-30 Thread Jed Rothwell
Edmund Storms wrote: The over charging is not so much of a problem here compared to complete draining of the battery when going up a modest hill. A larger capacity would allow greater efficiency and perhaps a change in the algorithm to turn off the engine completely when the battery was charg

Re: What kind of battery upgrade?

2005-09-30 Thread Edmund Storms
Jed Rothwell wrote: Edmund Storms wrote: I expect in a few years a battery upgrade will be available for a modest cost. Ed: What kind of upgrade are you expecting? Larger capacity? Plug-in capability? A Li ion battery of the same size as the present battery would allow much more effic

What kind of battery upgrade?

2005-09-30 Thread Jed Rothwell
Edmund Storms wrote: I expect in a few years a battery upgrade will be available for a modest cost. Ed: What kind of upgrade are you expecting? Larger capacity? Plug-in capability? The way the car is engineered now I do not see much point to increasing the battery capacity, unless the car