Since a lead/acid car batery weighs .... lead and LiPo tech becoming ever more accessible I have been looking into possible replacement of the former by the latter.
Since LiIon has a higher cold crank amperage, it is possible to fit a smaller capacity battery depending on the number of electric users the car has.
Mine have very little, basically just the lighting.
Looks rather attractive; longer life, WAY lower weight. It looks like I can loose 10 kilo just by a battery swap and the COG of that sits well ahead of the front wheels!!
Two aspects have me doubting the wisdom:
I crashed a model airplane crash and the battery(liPo) went up into rather spectacular fashion.
That battery needed a special charger, so how would this be in combination with the car´s charging system?
Does any of you have first hand experience, like on the motorcycle wher the weight gain is more noticeable?
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