A nice feature of the A123 cells is their longevity. According to the manufacturer, at a 1C discharge rate, cycling cells to 100% DOD, after 3,000 cycles they still have over 90% of the initial capacity.
Once all of my batteries are finished and installed, normal driving at 50 mph will pull less than 1C per cell.
I built a 1956 AC Cobra replica with electric instead of gas. It's now on the road, but with minimal battery packs, only 3 out of 8 planned. I have 3 more packs in construction and currently working to finish them and add them into the car's pack.
The primary goal for the car is to have fun. A slightly secondary goal is to make at least as much power as a 427 V8. When all of the battery packs are completed and installed it will be slightly above that level.
Details about the car build are at evalbum.com/3567.
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Originally Posted by sendler
What are you planning on building? My interest is plug in EV's where we are looking for the magic 10,000 deep cycles.
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