Monday, August 10, 2015

[Electric Boats] Re: Chevy volt battery pack in a boat

 

I decided against the Volt because of the liquid cooling. I would be hesitant about running lake water through them. It would be better to add a heat exchanger between the lake and the coolant. Also, keep in mind that the Volts are lithium cobalt and the coolant may also by a fire extinguisher! The Leaf were much more appealing to me but in the end I went with prismatic LiFePO4, 160 Ah for my increase in capacity. If I were starting from scratch, I would definitely get a Leaf module, about $4k plus shipping for 20 kwh. I have a friend who used Leaf cells and was quite happy with them in his boat.

Ned

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