This is a sobering thread. For all the conviction I hear that lithium is the only way forward, winter is when it's clear that NiMH and NiCd - maybe even lead - batteries are still far from obsolete.
I know, that's why battery thermal management exists, but still - if you can't charge your EV's battery when it's below freezing temperature - below FREEZING, not below zero F - that's kind of unsettling. In a usability sense, maybe lithium batteries aren't so different from Diesel fuel, which tends to turn to gel in extremely cold weather. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ 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)
