First batteries arrived

I have recently spent hours of time searching for suitable batteries, chargers and battery management systems to be used in this project. I decided that the Corolla would be powered by Winston made LYP60AHA LiFeYPO4 cells. They are 3.2V 60Ah cells capable of 3C (180A) continuous discharge rate. Four of these cells will be used to make a 12V battery pack for lights and heating etc. 24 of these same cells will be used to form a 72V battery pack for moving the car.

The first four cells shown in the picture were purchased from www.ev-power.eu that is located in Czech Republic. Purchasing was easy and I was well informed at all times during the order process. After finishing up my plans for the 72V pack battery management and chargers I will most likely purchase the rest of the batteries from the same place.

www.ev-power.eu has also a very informative blog: gwl-power.tumblr.com that gives us readers interesting posts related to solar energy, batteries and everything around them.