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redpoint5 · 03-11-2020, 06:43 PM

It might make sense to run NiMH for hybrids and maybe even plug-in hybrids. You don't need active heating/cooling systems for that chemistry, but the trade-off is energy density. Not sure what the cost per kWh is.

03-11-2020, 06:43 PM	#42 (permalink)
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