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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

ah...you are looking at it for other applications and I was just looking at EV’s.

Takes more power to move weight.

In an ICE, automakers reduced weight by having smaller gas tanks, no spare tires, converting fluids to electronics (steering etc) ableing it to power heavy cars squeezing 4-cyl engines to give ridiculous HP and better MPGs.

I’m guessing someone will get there finding the right matches to give EV’s a decent niche.

I have an electric remote control golf trolley. It originally came with a 26 lbs led acid battery.
I was able to swap that out for a Lithium-ion weighing 6 lbs and swapped that out for one that weighs 3 lbs. I do not notice a change in performance.


21 posted on 11/22/2023 12:18:48 PM PST by stylin19a (Back when men cursed & beat the ground with sticks, it was named witchcraft. Today it's named golf.)
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To: stylin19a
I have an electric remote control golf trolley. It originally came with a 26 lbs led acid battery.

I was able to swap that out for a Lithium-ion weighing 6 lbs and swapped that out for one that weighs 3 lbs. I do not notice a change in performance.

I’m not familiar with the term "remote golf trolley.” Is that a kind of electrical caddy, so that you walk the course but don’t carry your bag of clubs?

I tried golf back (way back) in my early 20’s, but I was terrible at it and gave it up pretty quickly.

What percentage of the gross weight of the trolley did the 26-pound lead acid battery constitute? That would suggest how much difference a 3-pound lithium ion battery would make to the acceleration/hill climbing ability of the trolley. Probably less percentage effect on top speed.


22 posted on 11/28/2023 6:41:26 AM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (A jury represents society. It presumes the innocence of anyone the government undertakes to punish)
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