There are more restrictions on getting passports than any time in the history of the US. Most US citizens can no longer get passports. So if they go to...
I have not gone looking to see what e-motor kits are available to people in a few years and have only kept track of what e-motor systems that have vanished. ...
Is Tim O'Brien from Powerpack Motors still converting BMC motors to external controlled? Is that what Easy Racers is using for their assisted Javelin with a...
Me thinks Brent Bolton of Eco-Speed is using a BMC Can Motor (same animal as Tim O'Brien (e-scooters) and Scott MacGregor (e-bikes) use) People get lost...
I think from a marketing perspective - and who knows why - it seems the Bion-X has the top spot in people's heads as far as being a "Kit" solution. For some...
This is so funny, I forgot "Wilderness Energy" yet again. Must be a mental block or something that I can remember obscure products like Palmer Industries and...
Bion-X will succumb to LiFePO4, as will all the previous Lithium -Ion users (I predict). Even Tesla will fall eventually - simply because the chemistry makes...
Perhaps but I'm expecting considerable anti-Lifepo4 fallout this Summer as the crap from China starts to fail and people will assume all Lifepo4 is a mistake....
Possibly, but the cream will rise to the top. It always does. Don ... From: EVsolutions To: power-assist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 12:49...
For someone that use e-assist as backup or not everyday, but may get a more regular use eventually, NiFe sounds interesting. Does anyone know how they perform...
Sorry, Bruno - NiFe is an "alkaline" battery more in line with Ni-Cad ???? I spoke too soon and was thinking of something else. Don ... From: B D To:...
Hope this helps: Nickel Iron Batteries Characteristics This rechargeable battery was introduced in 1900 by Thomas Edison. It is a very robust battery which is...
Bruno - This may better answer your question: http://www.hawkins.info/1993 The 180v nickel-iron (NiFe) battery pack consists of 30 Eagle-Picher 6v NIF-200 ...
And people wonder why e bikes aren't more popular, this paranoic thread says it all, too many soldering fumes inhaled maybe? ... people can ... wealth or ... ...
Paranoic involves delusions or irrational suspiciousness. There was none of that in this thread, the threat is real. Do you deny that the US has the highest...
Don; One other concern I have with the lifebatt lipo4 is regen. How can this be addressed? Do you have a solution? How will regen affect the packs? The cream...
See earlier post - they suffer in low temps. (NiFe). Don ... From: bill wicksted To: power-assist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:35 PM ...
Some are usable after 60 years with a renewal of the electrolite (Potassium Hydroxide) potash. One retailer claims a life of 100 years. Perhaps too heavy for...
Read all my posts please before you reply! Don ... From: bill wicksted To: power-assist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:37 PM Subject: Re:...
Regen is not a big deal. Same problem any battery chemistry has to work with. Why would the govt. stop all imports of LiFePO4 when they haven't stopped Li-Po...
Perhaps of no use unless you are using a traction application - Good on Forklifts! Don ... From: bill wicksted To: power-assist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
So, what's your point ? They are heavy as hell, have low discharge, and even if they last 100 years how does that help their cause ???? Unless you are...
Just the fact that road taxes don't get collected with e-vehicles as Ice does at pump. Good performance battery chemistry is a threat to the tax base when used...