Quote:
Originally Posted by CFECO
FLA batteries have a fairly intensive maintenance routine,
|
Having grown up in an off grid how with lead acid batteries, having two electric cars with lead acid batteries and working at a job where I take care of the electric fork lift with lead acid batteries, it's a few minutes per year of topping off the water and looking at the connections, same thing you have to do with the battery on a gas vehicle, more so with a gas vehicle that tends to sit for weeks or months at a time.
I also checked with my parents, who's truck is one of two that I barrow when I need to haul heavy stuff, they spend a total of $275 a year just on licensing and insuring and another $100-200 (documented by my accountant mother) on home oil changes, exhaust repairs and other basic up keep on a vehicle that gets less then 2,000 miles of use per year and is used by 5 of us, plus the folks we help out with moving and other tasks.
Quote:
|
Might be a good application for Super-capacitors, charge up quick when you need to go to Home Depot, regen brake assist, light weight.
|
Super Capacitors would be nice, but plugging in to a 220v 40amp plug for half an hour or more, running at full draw would be required to charge.
But keeping the batteries topped off and happy is a requirement, this could be done either with a small solar panel or by leaving it plugged in to a maintenance charger.