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Old 09-28-2018, 12:30 PM   #119 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
A lot of reasons. The computers don’t like when you change battery chemistries. The BMS freaks out. And, normal off the shelf 18650’s don’t handle 100 amp charging rates very well. You end up needing a battery with 5x the capacity with high current rated cells so they don’t pop when you hit the brakes.

People are working on it, but it’s not remotely simple.
Well if its 100a thats only 0.83 amps per cell so that wouldn't be a big deal but I do see what you're saying. The system would need a lot of alteration as 120 1.2V cells in series is just not going to work at all for 3.6V lithium cells.
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