[ausev] Neon

[evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org]

How do lead acid and Ni-mh batteries respond to constantly being  
trickle charged - or maybe more than trickle charged?  Do they prefer  
being topped up often?




Quoting BUZ DILLON <extreme2 at flash.net>:

> The type of batteries does not determine the range but the total   
> energy storage capacity does.  The zilla controller is overkill for   
> a commuter but will give better hill climbing and acceleration.  Try  
>  to get your range to 60+ miles because lead acid and Ni-mh  
> batteries  last a lot more cycles if they are not run down all the  
> way.  It  will cost you less for batteries in the long run.   
> Probably a few  hundred ycles dicharging them 80 percent and  
> probably over a  thousand discharging them 50 percent.  I killed a  
> set of Optima  Yellow top batteries with one almost 100 percent  
> discharge and not  being able to charge them until the next morning.
> Buz