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Quirky Porsche Features Killed my 12V Battery

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I've left my turn signal on before, but the combination of the LED tail-lights and the deep-cycle accessory battery kept the car alive. I was able to "jump-start" the car by using my 12V fan-power transformer to activate the DC-DC converter relay. Well, today my 12V battery died. volts which is a very bad sign.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

I bought an Advanced DC X91-4001. Batteries: I will be using Absorbed Glass Mat, Deep Cycle, Sealed Lead Acid Batteries. The batteries of choice at the moment is the Werker brand from Batteries Plus, 12 Volt, 55AH, Deep Cycle. Picking a Motor: I have spent many nights deciding on motors. This is a 6.7"

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Third-Generation VW Sharan Van Will Offer Fuel Consumption As Low As 5.5 L/100km (43 mpg US); Start-Stop and Battery Regeneration

Green Car Congress

Unlike vehicles without the Start-Stop system, the BlueMotion Technology models have an extra battery data module (for acquiring momentary battery charge status); a reinforced engine starter; a DC/DC converter; and a durable deep-cycle glass mat battery on board. Battery regeneration.

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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

Green Car Congress

Pike notes that essentially all NEVs use deep cycle lead-acid batteries due to their lower cost of between $100 to $200 per kWh. Motors are either DC or three-phase AC. The US currently offers federal tax incentives of 10% of the purchase price up to $2,500. NEVs qualify for some EUropean incentives as well. Technology.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. Overnight or deep-cycle discharge damages batteries, and high C rates degrade batteries because of the temperature created. times more life expectancy for a battery versus a deep-cycle charging approach. How does that work?