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Old 05-10-2011, 07:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Everyone in the Portuguese EV forum says i shouldn't use deep cycle batteries and to go for LiFePo4, but my objective is 50km on a Fiat Panda (lightweight) and I'm trying to figure if i can do it for less than 4000€.. any thoughts ?
Yes, "everyone" says you should use LiFePo4 batteries, but who really does use them? check out EV Photo Album: Our Electric Cars on the Web I would say that 98% of the electric cars on the road are using deep cycle lead acid batteries, I don't want to use lead acid batteries either in my projects but unless you have a rich uncle or someone who is willing to give you a pile of money you are out of luck.

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