Li-ion soon to be price competitive with FLA?
I was recently browsing around in an electronics store and saw one of those portable battery packs for charging iPhones/iPads that had a 10,000 mAh capacity for $20. If I'm doing my math correctly tha...
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I've been flying electric RC planes for 10? years now and have seen Lithium
battery prices plummet (?) in that time period. I now purchase twice the Ah for 1/2 the price. The advantage of Lithium is that they can deliver enormous amounts of current (full throttle on my plane equates to 80amps @ ~18Volts) and the weight is small in comparison.
I see FLA batteries going away within the next 5 years - cars will no longer have FLA batteries and be equipped with small/light-weight Li; The RV industry will surely follow.
battery prices plummet (?) in that time period. I now purchase twice the Ah for 1/2 the price. The advantage of Lithium is that they can deliver enormous amounts of current (full throttle on my plane equates to 80amps @ ~18Volts) and the weight is small in comparison.
I see FLA batteries going away within the next 5 years - cars will no longer have FLA batteries and be equipped with small/light-weight Li; The RV industry will surely follow.
