E-Ride Lithium Batteries
Li Ion Battery Options
E-Ride Lithium Battery Packs
The lithium batteries are the best battery option to date. They are essentially maintenance free, can last up to 4 times longer than flooded lead acid batteries, provide consistent performance throughout its full state of charge and temperatures while being competitively priced.
Although Lithium Ion Battery Pack option is more money up front, it is easy to see that the life cycle cost analysis proves it to be a smart investment in the long run. Li has the ability to be doubled up in the same battery compartment which will double the range totaling 60+ miles per charge. Also either size Li pack can be upgraded to a 5KW charger cutting charge time in half.
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BATTERY OPTIONS:
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100 ah Lithium Battery Pack with 3.3 kw Charger
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200 ah Lithium Battery Pack with 3.3 kw Charger
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8 KW - 100 ah Lithium Battery Pack with 6.6 kw Charger
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8 KW - 200 ah Lithium Battery Pack with 6.6 kw Charger
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At 80% depth of discharge the Li batteries last up to 2000 cycles vs the flooded lead acid (FLA) at 675 cycles. Resulting in 3 times the life expectancy. At an average of 30 miles per 80% discharge Li can reach 40K miles before replaced vs 13.5K with FLA.
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Li have a max age life expectancy of 20 years vs FLA at 5 years. Resulting in a maximum of 4 times the life expectancy.
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Li weighs 375lbs less than FLA. Which increases payload or lowers overall stress.
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Li comes standard with a 2.5KW charger vs FLA with a 1.5 KW charger. Li charges faster as well. 0-100% SOC in 3.5 hours. (Optional 5KW charger 0-100% in 1.75 hours)
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Li has an extremely advanced battery management system (BMS). The BMS is integrated into the vehicle providing full double redundancy protection along with advanced diagnostics. Some of which can be viewed by the digital dash display.
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Dual voltage battery warmer is included. In climates down to –30 deg. F Li cells are kept at 50 deg. F. Making the Li have very little reduction in range in colder climates.
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Li operate safely without any significant life reduction up to 140 deg. F vs FLA which can see life reduction at temps above 100 deg. F.
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Li Batteries are Maintenance Free!
E-Ride Lithium Battery Features & Information
BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: The lithium cells are balanced and protected by a extremely well built sophisticated battery management system (BMS). The BMS monitors every cell making sure none of them become overcharged or under discharged at the same time equally balancing them. The BMS has full control of the battery charger and speed controller making sure they operating within the limits of the battery pack. In the event something is not operating within its designed limits first cutbacks will be made and as a last resort complete system will be shutdown with its double redundancy protection system. Basically the system is designed in a way that the operator doesn't need worry it. The system will take care of itself and not allow anything out of its designed limits. In the event that the vehicle reaches 10% SOC it will slow its top speed down to about 17 MPH. At 0% SOC vehicle will completely shutdown.
BATTERY WARMING: Under all the cells is a durable built flexible silicone heating element. The BMS controls this warmer so the cells maintain an operating temperature no less than 50 deg. F. This warmer is a dual element so it operates either off the AC charging cord when plugged in or off the battery pack when unplugged. The main reason for the warming system is under no circumstance should any lithium cells be charged below freezing temperatures. In the event that the cells would be freezing the BMS will warm the batteries first then allow them to charge when at the correct temperature. Keeping the cells at 50 deg. allows consistent performance and range in most typical operating temperatures. For an example it requires 100 watts to maintain the cells at 50 deg. F when ambient temp is 0 deg. F. The pack capacity is 7600 watts. So for every hour of warmer operation you would loose 1.3% SOC. In a typical 10 hour operation period 13%. Which is minimal when compared to flooded lead acid batteries. But in cold climates the vehicle should be plugged in on a daily basis.
LIFE EXPECTANCY: Basically there are two ways a battery normally fails. It either fails due to age which typically happens at 20 years or it fails due to cycles which can typically happen between 5-20 years.
DIAGNOSTICS: Vehicle is equipped with a second diagnostics port were a computer can be hooked up allowing a broad range of diagnostic capabilities. The main digital dash display also has a diagnostic screen providing general information.
*All specs are subject to change.