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NiMH works fine in cars - Toyota has been using NiMH in many many generations of their hybrid cars like the Prius and they have held up very well. The problem i
by kalleboo 4y ago
NiMH works fine in cars - Toyota has been using NiMH in many many generations of their hybrid cars like the Prius and they have held up very well. The problem is just the energy density once you need to maximize range.
- Aloha 4y agoI stand corrected, thank you!
- kalleboo 4y agoIt's really counter-intuitive to those of us who grew up with the NiMH->Li-ion transition in consumer electronics! When I learned that Toyota used NiMH in the Prius it was kind of a "mind blown" moment.
- Aloha 4y agoI could swear that the Prius was Lead Acid AGM batteries. But like, most of the issues I had with NiMH was because the devices that had the batteries in them had no charge controllers, so all the effects I spoke about were true for those - NiMH with a battery controller, and without might as well be completely different beasts.
- kalleboo 4y agoYeah proper battery controllers, and modern chemistries (see eneloops on the consumer end - they're also a bit of a game changer)