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Old 07-22-2020, 01:31 AM   #98 (permalink)
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Yes, I will be taking the car to shows, I am a giant attention... lover, after all.
If only Cali wasn't on the opposite side of the country, or I'd pop in at a car show to see it!

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Lithium is neat but not very realistic for this purpose. Maybe in the future I could have lithium and even flexible solar in the roof to charge it, but for now a simple dumb lead acid battery will be much more realistic.
You can get a generic lithium 12v for $140, $200 if you get it with balancing cells, so the cost isn't much different than a standard lead acid.

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