[ausev] Cold Weather and lead acid batteries/plugging in at work

[Mark Farver]

Its interesting that Claire is having issues, since the factory Ford
Ranger EV's have internal heaters and insulation around the pack.
That should at least somewhat help with the range.

Mark



On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Roy Holder <roy at holder3.com> wrote:
> My batteries are 2 1/2 years old, and starting their third winter.
> My normal daily commute is 44 AH.  When the nite temp drops below 50, it
> seems to me that I get very low voltage under acceleration when I get to
> about 386-40 AH, that is when I switch to 1 way charging.
>
> when the temp dips below freezing and I get low voltage under acceleration
> aroung 20 AH
> I noticed the cold weather effect more on the second winter than the first.
> we shall see how the third winter effects them..
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