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Old 10-15-2018, 12:38 PM   #40 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by teoman View Post
Redpoint5, with your setup and a fully charged lithium pack (or while actively charging it), do you observe a drop in fuel consumption?
I only have a LiFePO4 in my Prius currently, and don't observe any difference in fuel economy, though I wasn't carefully tracking it.

I haven't tried the lithium swap in the Acura yet, but it's on my list of things to do. My expectation is 5% increase in fuel economy when the alternator is "virtually" disabled, and close to normal fuel economy when in normal alternator mode.
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