How are you storing your batteries? I need some peace of mind...

[Mr Man]

Don’t those use more fossil fuels than a normal car?

 

[Mr Man]

Trick question 🙃

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Unsure about high temp or low temp storage affecting battery life. 14 years on my Volt pack outside in Reno. Hot 100f, cold under 33. Not much degrading outside of the expected and anticipated losses, or at least they are so small I cant measure them. Have lost a mile or two range, maybe. Battery is much happier above 80f

If you stored them outside up here in the north you would always come out to dead batteries...Cold really affects the battery life of lipo's.

 

[bisco]

a cold battery doesn't charge well. that's why i keep them in the basement in winter. summer, i'm less sure about, but you cannot compare car batteries which have sophisticated control systems to these cheap little lipo batteries.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

a cold battery doesn't charge well. that's why i keep them in the basement in winter. summer, i'm less sure about, but you cannot compare car batteries which have sophisticated control systems to these cheap little lipo batteries.

And the ones for gasoline cars aren't lithium....At least not yet.

 

[Foamforce]

If you stored them outside up here in the north you would always come out to dead batteries...Cold really affects the battery life of lipo's.

Not sure if you were talking about lipos or Chevy Volts. My Volt lives outside in the winter in Wisconsin and does just fine. Range is reduced by a third when its very cold (<20f), but it charges and runs perfectly. I’ve never tried charging my lipos outside in the winter though. Maybe something to try in a few months.🙂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Not sure if you were talking about lipos or Chevy Volts. My Volt lives outside in the winter in Wisconsin and does just fine. Range is reduced by a third when its very cold (<20f), but it charges and runs perfectly. I’ve never tried charging my lipos outside in the winter though. Maybe something to try in a few months.🙂

I was just talking about our airplane lipos.

 

[bisco]

And the ones for gasoline cars aren't lithium....At least not yet.

almost all hybrid cars are lithium now

 

[Houndpup Rc]

almost all hybrid cars are lithium now

I mean our standard gasoline cars,

 

[bisco]

I mean our standard gasoline cars,

ah, you mean the lead/acid 12 volt battery. the fob batteries are lithium though

 

[Foamforce]

I mean our standard gasoline* cars,

*legacy

There, fixed it for you. 😉🔥

Jokes aside, I was born in the late 1900s. 😂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

ah, you mean the lead/acid 12 volt battery.

I know these are sensitive to cold too....Because the water in them will separate from the acid and the the water freezes thus breaking the lead plates.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

*legacy

There, fixed it for you. 😉🔥

Jokes aside, I was born in the late 1900s. 😂

Thanks! 😂 😂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

he fob batteries are lithium though

Huh?

 

[bisco]

Huh?

key fob

 

[Houndpup Rc]

key fob

Oooh!!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 😂 👍 👍 👍

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Oooh!!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 😂 😂 😂 👍 👍 👍

Give me a break! I don't have my vehicle yet! JK😂😂

 

[Bricks]

First a good lead acid battery will never freeze, cold is way better then heat for a battery. You can buy lithium LifePO4 batteries for starting you're car.

 

[tamuct01]

I mean our standard gasoline cars,

They're starting to show up now: https://www.amazon.com/lithium-car-battery/s?k=lithium+car+battery
The UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) vendors have been pushing Li-Ion as a replacement for Sealed Lead Acid batteries for a little while now. I think it won't be long before lead acid is phased out. I have to replace my car batteries every 3 years here in TX. The heat is hard on them. The UPS vendors warranty Li-Ion for 5 years compared to 3 years on the SLA batteries.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

First a good lead acid battery will never freeze, cold is way better then heat for a battery. You can buy lithium LifePO4 batteries for starting you're car.

You should a good charged lead acid because as it discharges the acid separates and then it can freeze....