[Yaesu] Battery Powered Vehicles

[Darrell Drake]

Hi All.........

Just thought I'd change the thread's subject line.
That way I don't have to open and read a message which
has nothing to do with Yaesu radios!
Hope nobody really minds!! ha ha

Cheers....
DG


--- Robert Nickels <w9ran at oneradio.net> wrote:

> rbethman wrote:
> > The electric car batteries are NOT NiMH.  They are
> Lithium Ion 
> > batteries.  A wholly different animal than the
> others being discussed.
> >
> Actually, various battery types have been used in
> true production BEV 
> (battery electric vehicles) - The first generation
> EV1s used lead-acid 
> batteries in 1996 (as model year 1997) and a second
> generation batch 
> with nickel metal hydride batteries.  If we include
> hybrid electric 
> vehicles, then both the Toyota Prius and the Honda
> Insight use 
> rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride cells.   1.2 volt
> NiMH cells similar 
> to "D" size are connected to form a 273 volt battery
> in the Prius and a 
> 144 volt battery in the Insight.
> 
> Since the powertrain in a hybrid always includes an
> electric motor, I 
> think it's fair to say that Andy's statement is
> correct, although 
> electric vehicles  are certain to move to new
> battery technologies as 
> they become available.  It's not well known, but the
> batteries in the 
> Prius are only charged to 40-60% of capacity to
> maximize life and allow 
> a reserve for regenerative braking.
> 
> The secret to getting good life out of any battery
> is to understand how 
> to care for it in the intended application.  You
> would not want to 
> manage your radio battery the same way the Prius
> does.  There are many 
> good resources on the web on NiMH care -  here's one
> aimed at law 
> enforcement users, who like most hams, just need
> their radio batteries 
> to work when needed:
> http://www.copquest.com/battery_care.htm
> > I'd suggest some Web searching on your own to get
> the info that you 
> > need.  It usually works out for the better.  
> Indeed it does.
> > Not because you are offending anyone NOR because
> you are embarrassing 
> > yourself!  Sometimes folks "mean" well, BUT do not
> necessarily have 
> > the full set of facts!
> QED.
> 
> 73, Bob W9RAN