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Old 06-16-2009, 12:34 AM   #1713 (permalink)
wjdennis
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
Putting electricity into and out of a SLA battery is about %75-%85 efficient (more current is less efficient), and that does not include any charging equipment. Using a battery to charge a battery doubles those losses.
'Cept, see, these babies are them there lithium-ion cells. Coulombically efficient. Hardly any losses when not shunting (which I wouldn't be during driving).

So I asks ya agin, where are all them losses I keep hearing so much about.

Bill
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