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Toyota Prius Plug-in Conversion using Thundersky cells

Toyota Prius Plug-in Conversion using Thundersky cells ()

This is a photo of the Do-It-Yourself plug-in conversion kit for Toyota Prius. Tha author is Jim Fell, Peterborough, England. (Jim was using the older generiation of the ThunderSky cells - white color.)

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Toyota Prius Plug-in Conversion using Thundersky cells (Enginer.us)

This is a photo of the commercially available plug-in conversion kit for Toyota Prius. The battery pack uses ThunderSky cells. ()

Yet another commercially available plug-in conversion kit is available from

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Toyota Prius Plug-in Conversion using Thundersky cells (Czech)

This is a photo of the experimental Plug-in conversion made in Czech, EU. The battery pack uses 77 pcs of .

Real Driving Distances for VW CityStromer

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The real driving distances of VW CityStromer using the 80Ah LFP batteries and the 240Ah LFP battery pack

FAQ: 12V LP battery balancing and charging

Question: Can I charge the 12V LFP battery using a conventional auto-moto charger 12V?

Answer: With most of “cheap” car battery chargers you **cannot** charge the 12V LFP battery. Cheap chargers often end charging at 14V. As a result the LFP batteries are not charged suf

Electric Vehicle Technical Report 2009/10/09

Electric Vehicle Technical Report 2009/10/09

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VW Golf 3 CityStromer 240Ah - 218 km per charge

VW Golf 3 CityStromer 240Ah - 218 kmper charge

We continue our testrides of the VW Golf CityStromer with 24 pcs of 12V 80Ah lithium batteries. We have reached the new record of 218 km per single charge in real trafic. This distance was reached in the ordinary city trafic in t

VW Golf 3 CityStromer 240Ah installation finished

VW Golf 3 CityStromer 240Ah installationfinished

We have installed 24 pcs of 12V 80Ah lithium batteries in 8-serial 3-parallel configuration. Total power is based on 96V 240 Ah. The weight of the pack is 283 kg. This means a saving of 229 kg against the original lead-acid batteries with 512 kg (16 x 32kg).

23kWh LiFeYPO4

The 23kWh LiFeYPO4 battery pack for VW Golf CityStromer installed! (2)

The front part of the VW Golf CityStromer hosts 6 pcs of theLP 12V 80AH batteries.Thereis extra space left, that may be used by a high speed charger in the future.

The total installation is made of 24

23kWh LiFeYPO4

The 23kWh LiFeYPO4 battery pack for VW Golf CityStromer installed! (1)

This is the photo of the installation of the 18 pcs of the LP 12V 80AH batteries into the original space in the back of the VW Golf CityStromer. The 18 pcs batteries fit exactly into the space without any need for mechanica