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The Fixer · 08-14-2009, 01:24 PM

As far as the lithium ion battery technology itself, it's pretty sick. Example: my new cell phone. I charged it on Sunday, I think, and keep it on all day long. It's only down one bar, 6 days later. And, I have a Craftsman 19.2v LI battery for my cordless drill. That thing will run down into the red zone with nearly the same amount of power, then just shut down. And the charge lasts quite a while too. If they're using that sort of technology on the Volt, that's pretty damn cool.

And, my commute is 10 miles each way, maybe 13 if I carpool with my wife. If it could do 40 miles without using any gas, I'd be set for a couple of days. Cool!

08-14-2009, 01:24 PM	#86
The Fixer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Jersey Posts: 3,047 iTrader: (5)	As far as the lithium ion battery technology itself, it's pretty sick. Example: my new cell phone. I charged it on Sunday, I think, and keep it on all day long. It's only down one bar, 6 days later. And, I have a Craftsman 19.2v LI battery for my cordless drill. That thing will run down into the red zone with nearly the same amount of power, then just shut down. And the charge lasts quite a while too. If they're using that sort of technology on the Volt, that's pretty damn cool. And, my commute is 10 miles each way, maybe 13 if I carpool with my wife. If it could do 40 miles without using any gas, I'd be set for a couple of days. Cool! __________________ Seeya, Steve R. in North Jersey '16 Go-Mango Dodge Charger R/T. It's so good to be back in a V8-powered, RWD car! Former Toy - '88 Monte SS - had lots of mods...