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Originally Posted by gpsman1
He said they would explode or catch on fire the first time I used them.
Also... a big downer is... you have to charge each cell one at a time.
You cannot charge in series... only parallel...
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The following vehicles all use series / parallel connected lithium-ion batteries:
AC-Propulsion T-Zero:
http://www.evchargernews.com/video/TZero_small.mpeg
Venturi:
http://www.evuk.co.uk/electric_car_PAL001.wmv
Wrightspeed X1:
http://pluginamerica.com/media/Wrightspeed.wmv
(All video links)
The battery pack in the Venturi is made up of 7,200 ~AA sized 18650 cells, connected as 72 series, 100 parallel.
It contains 58 kWh, can dish out 245 horsepower and does not seem to catch fire.