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Battery Charging and Electronic Technology => Li-Ion => Topic started by: ted.lowe on October 17, 2008, 02:40:20 PM

Title: Insights into car-sized Li-Ion pack thermal management
Post by: ted.lowe on October 17, 2008, 02:40:20 PM

The two links below get me thinking that we're only getting part of the information about thermal-managing a car-sized Li-Ion battery pack.  Note that both articles deal with thermal-management issues (NOT chemistry, energy density, lifecycle, cost, etc.):

Eberhard's Tesla wastes some electrons when it's parked
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/16/eberhards-tesla-wastes-some-electrons/ (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/16/eberhards-tesla-wastes-some-electrons/)

NREL, A123 Join Forces on Improve Electric Car Battery
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=18503 (http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=18503)