lithium question
Can you charge lithium batteries with a regular charger or do I need to buy a special charger?
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HMS Beagle wrote:
To be pedantic, there are almost no EVs with LFP batteries except a few homebuilts. All manufactured EVs use some other lithium chemistry, typically lithium cobalt. LFP (short for Lithium Ferris Phosphate) are less energy dense, but much more fire resistant. I'm just pointing this out because many people will say the lithium batteries are unsafe and burn, just look at the Tesla and Boeing fires, without understanding the difference.
Hmmm. Might be a misunderstanding of terms on my part. I’m not an expert. Presently all the Tesla model 3 SR plus models sold in China and Europe are using LFP batteries. The US made model 3 SR plus (now just called standard range) are available with the LFP battery. They are a little slower and heavier. Presently the LFP battery for these models come from China but the Tesla Nevada will also be building these in the new year.
This is a fairly recent development. All over the last 3 to 9 months depending on factory.
Heads up, all the long range models still use the normal Tesla batteries. They are not LFP. Lithium cobalt etc.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1133942_tesla-plans-shift-to-lfp-cells-for-model-3-and-model-y-likely-with-us-production
