1 Lithium Polymer batteries Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:29 am
phil_mars
Life time member
I know batteries are a big topic and I have a work colleague who has an interest in electric vehicles and raised the question why don't we use LiPo batteries in our bikes?
So I thought I would throw the question out there aimed at the engineers amongst us. On the surface they are smaller, lighter and have huge capacities and the price of the smaller ones appears comparable to traditional batteries. I believe they need a specific charger with a regulated output but it appears that could be wired in series between the alternator and battery.
So why don't we??
So I thought I would throw the question out there aimed at the engineers amongst us. On the surface they are smaller, lighter and have huge capacities and the price of the smaller ones appears comparable to traditional batteries. I believe they need a specific charger with a regulated output but it appears that could be wired in series between the alternator and battery.
So why don't we??
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Regards,
Phil