Right you are Daox. Its Lithium-iron. And its
not ThunderSky (YAY! WOO! HAPPYDANCE!)
Interesting side note, if the pack is regularly discharged 80%, it will last 1000 cycles. At 70% discharge, it is supposed to last
1500 cycles.
The prototype I drove was equipped with an AC41 motor and a 96 volt, 16 Kw Gel-cell lead acid pack. It was adequate for the highway. I am unsure of the range because I was just a wee bit excited and drove the car like a mad man. On the upside, I passed a Santa Fe in an electric car
I figure the PbA car would have gone 10 miles on a charge at highway speeds. The city range is 30-40 miles.
However the PbA pack is 12 volts lower than the LiFe pack in addition to being half the capacity. I would imagine that the PbA car was limited to +/- 50% discharge, or 8 Kwh usable. Due to the small motor, the car pulled a metric F%&$ ton of current. The Solectria cars had an AC24 motor running at a MUCH higher voltage.
If I drive the car today, I'll try to get some watthour figures.
~Jimbo