Article No. 03-8-6 Cont’d.
Battery Capacity:
Testing Mileage Range:
Mileage range of the neighbor is determined by
The Th!nk Neighbor achieved 31 miles on the
customer driving cycle and battery capacity, and is
Federal Urban Driving Standard test. This drive
not directly related to voltage. A neighbor battery
cycle is complex and probably cannot be
may test above 12 volts yet still have poor capacity.
reproduced in a dealership environment. However,
Capacity is analogous to the size of the fuel tank in
the following guidelines will help establish a driving
an internal combustion vehicle. Battery capacity is
course to determine if a customer is experiencing
affected by temperature (see Figure 5) and changes
poor range, or if the battery pack is performing as
as batteries age. It is also affected by the rate of
expected.
discharge. The faster the batteries are discharged,
• Choose driving surfaces that are paved, and
the less battery capacity is available (and the faster
relatively flat
the batteries will be recharged). The more slowly
• Some moderate hills are acceptable, as long as
the batteries are discharged, the more pack
they are not more than 1/2 mile and less than
capacity is used, and the longer it will take to
5% grade
recharge the batteries. Battery capacity increases
• Try to find a route that has five or less stops and
for about the first 75 to 150 cycles of a flooded
starts (i.e. stoplights)
battery, and the first 25 to 75 cycles of a gel
battery. After the capacity peak is reached, the
• Try to spend at least 55% of the drive cycle time
battery pack stabilizes, and then capacity begins to
at 70% max speed, or around 18 mph
decline. Battery maintenance and charging habits
• Drive vehicle from a full charge (12-18 hr charge
directly impact peak capacity and the point in time
cycle), and until one bar is showing on the
when peak capacity is reached. Proper maintenance
gauge.
and regular charging will increase time to peak as
NOTE
well as peak capacity. After battery capacity has
stopped increasing, which is estimated to take
VEHICLE RANGE DOES VARY FROM VEHICLE
approximately 90 days. The manufacturer’s rated
TO VEHICLE, IT IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE
capacity of the flooded battery is 130 amp-hours,
TO ACHIEVE 20 MILES OR GREATER ON A
and the gel battery is 97 amp-hours. The state of
FULL DRIVE CYCLE, USING THE ABOVE DRIVE
charge (the amount of energy available from the
CYCLE CONDITIONS.
battery at any particular time) of the individual
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: 02-25-9
modules within the pack must be similar or
WARRANTY STATUS: INFORMATION ONLY
balanced for the pack to function correctly.
OASIS CODES: 203000, 203100, 203200, 204000,
NOTE
204100, 206000, 601300, 602300,
603300, 607000, 607500, 610700,
IT IS NORMAL THAT, OVER TIME, THE
611000, 614000, 622000
BATTERY PACK CAPACITY WILL DECREASE
RESULTING IN DECREASED MILEAGE RANGE.
WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF A BATTERY
PACK DOES NOT COVER A BATTERY PACK
THAT HAS BEEN CYCLED THROUGH A
NORMAL LIFE EXPECTANCY. REFER TO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED WHEN
ASSESSING IF BATTERIES SHOULD BE
REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
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