Recommended HV battery

Development and discussion of fast charging systems eg Chademo , CCS etc
Post Reply
zippy500
Posts: 247
Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:42 am
Location: United Kingdom
Has thanked: 100 times
Been thanked: 7 times

Recommended HV battery

Post by zippy500 »

.....some years ago (in a galaxy far away....que music..(showing my age now)) :D I purchased a Kia Soul battery pack. with the intention of "making it fit", to my conversion

I have realised now that due the size and weight of the individual batteries that its not practical for me.

Looking on eBay I am shocked on how affordable Hv battery packs are now.

The car conversion is a 1973 BMW 2002 for those for know this car it is a saloon with a boot lid, the Kia packs are just too big to play Tetris in the space of the boot. Hoping to get a few packs in upfront too. Plus the limited access space in my garage, I will have to build the battery compartment in situ .

installed is leaf/ Zombie setup

So my criteria is each battery packs have to be a manageable size ( smaller that the kia batteries) happy to go with a 20+ KWh pack, and a BMS is usable that would be good too, as the car will just for local use.

the BMW X5 looks like a good match,
Are the Mini Cooper pack usable ?

any suggestions ? would be welcome

Thanks in advance
Post Reply