Anyone tried lithium-ion batteries?

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

They're suppose to be awesome for power but right now you'll have to make the battery packs yourself, I think they would kick *** for SPL comps.

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

They're prohibitively expensive and cannot be charged by conventional means.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I have one in my Civic Hybrid .....

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

the price alone makes it not worth it.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

the price alone makes it not worth it.

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[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

I read about that guy who has an electric car that run a 1/4 mile in 11.5 seconds and he shed 700 pounds of weight going from lead-acid(or whatever he was using) to lithium ion. Here's his vid...

YouTube - Electric Car Drag Racing | Oregon Field Guide | OPB

They used(looks like thousands) of lithium batteries from cordless power drills, I think the Tesla roadster has something similar. You could have enough power for a 100kw system with the space that usually occupies 10 batteries or so. Charging is prob gonna have to be one of a kind but with enough budget this can be done. I'm surprised that Steve Meade haven't tried it.

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

Lithium is a horrible idea for a car environment.

 

[Kross6622 10+ year member]

Lithium is a horrible idea for a car environment.

u and a economy car is a horrible idea for a car enviorment.

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

u and a economy car is a horrible idea for a car enviorment.

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i'm keeping the truck and getting it painted in the spring

 

[JuanLopez]

I am going to power my rf bd4000 off of my laptop. Good idea homes.

 

[Dak446 10+ year member]

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[Sarthos 10+ year member]

So insanely expensive it's not worth it.

If you happen to have a few civic hybrids lying around, you could piece together some batteries and a good enough charging system to try it. Unless they're not 12v, in which case you might be screwed.

 

[chunky cumz 10+ year member]

i like it when you do that.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I do know that when you discharge the battery in many short repeated bursts they can be dangerous (combustible).

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

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