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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

EVTV Friday Show - April 5, 2013

- Elon's "big" Tesla surprise
- Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Cell Overcharge Fire description
- LiFePo4 long cycle life testing - some surprising results.




News

Anne Kloppenborg from New Electric in Amsterdam did an electric boat conversion in one week end !


Another even more detailed LiFePO4 chemistry lesson with professor Jack


Li-ion battery fire: Mostly caused by overcharge, and the release of Oxygen from the cathod at different temperature depending on the its chemistry 

I you respect the 2 basic rules - No Over-Charge and No Over-Discharge - , the LiFePO4 cells should last 20 years - ! - charged and discharged everyday ... very promising :-)




Plug Share in the USA




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