I need to invest in a real battery pack for my EV.
Details (sorry to be repetitive for people who already
know my car and driving pattern).
93 Festiva 5 speed with KTA kit - 9" ADC motor, kit
battery racks that hold 16 golf cart batts (but really
only 15 because of where I put the controller),
originally a BC-20 charger, but I replaced it with 10
individual 6 A chargers (1 per battery). Curtis 72 -
120 V / 550 A controller. The car is bottomed out if
I put in even 13 golf cart size batts. No easy way to
beef up the suspension.
Driving habits - I need fast acceleration (and I have
it right now). Better than stock ICE to merge in and
out of heavy traffic. I need a real world every day
range of 8 miles at speeds of 35 - 45 MPH. I need to
be able to do that range even in cold weather in
Atlanta, GA (which really isn't that cold). I want
the batteries to last at least 2 years. I drive it
every day back and forth to work, 8 miles per day, 5
days per week, 50 weeks per year, for 2 years of use.
I can't charge at work.
In the past, the car ran on 96 V of Deka Group 24 AGM,
108 V of mixed AGM / flooded, 120 V flooded group 24
batts. Also, it used to run on 13 x 8 V of T-875's.
Right now, it has 10 Group 24, mixed AGM and flooded
(but charged individually). Some batts went bad.
That's why it is mixed.
Options:
8 x 12 V of Optima Yellow Tops (the small ones you can
get at Sam's Club for about $165 / ea).
12 X 8 V of flooded golf cart batts - Energizer. I
believe they are about $75 / ea.
10 x 12 Trojan flooded 12 V Group 24 batts. Which I
hear are the only good flooded batts in a Group 24
size. ??? on the price, but I think about $190 / ea.
Other suggestions????
I want something that will last and give good
performance without completely breaking the bank.
Thanks for the advice.
Steve
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Details (sorry to be repetitive for people who already
know my car and driving pattern).
93 Festiva 5 speed with KTA kit - 9" ADC motor, kit
battery racks that hold 16 golf cart batts (but really
only 15 because of where I put the controller),
originally a BC-20 charger, but I replaced it with 10
individual 6 A chargers (1 per battery). Curtis 72 -
120 V / 550 A controller. The car is bottomed out if
I put in even 13 golf cart size batts. No easy way to
beef up the suspension.
Driving habits - I need fast acceleration (and I have
it right now). Better than stock ICE to merge in and
out of heavy traffic. I need a real world every day
range of 8 miles at speeds of 35 - 45 MPH. I need to
be able to do that range even in cold weather in
Atlanta, GA (which really isn't that cold). I want
the batteries to last at least 2 years. I drive it
every day back and forth to work, 8 miles per day, 5
days per week, 50 weeks per year, for 2 years of use.
I can't charge at work.
In the past, the car ran on 96 V of Deka Group 24 AGM,
108 V of mixed AGM / flooded, 120 V flooded group 24
batts. Also, it used to run on 13 x 8 V of T-875's.
Right now, it has 10 Group 24, mixed AGM and flooded
(but charged individually). Some batts went bad.
That's why it is mixed.
Options:
8 x 12 V of Optima Yellow Tops (the small ones you can
get at Sam's Club for about $165 / ea).
12 X 8 V of flooded golf cart batts - Energizer. I
believe they are about $75 / ea.
10 x 12 Trojan flooded 12 V Group 24 batts. Which I
hear are the only good flooded batts in a Group 24
size. ??? on the price, but I think about $190 / ea.
Other suggestions????
I want something that will last and give good
performance without completely breaking the bank.
Thanks for the advice.
Steve
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