Looking forward to your next install video, i ordered the new salty battery from jack and got the 50 percent off, great deal. Thanks for a great presentation.
This had made me want to get a prius again. Ive even heard that with these batteries you get a little more power out of the vehicle as it has a slightyl higher pack voltage making the car think its above 70 SOT
Individual battery cells need cell balancing. Nexpower keeps trying to use the car BMS, which only manages groups of 5 cells at a time. Within every group of 5, individual cells become unbalanced, which is why nexpower batteries fail after a couple years. Please tell me I'm wrong this time. I'd buy a nexpower battery with a proper bms.
@@scottsloan4115 I’m not sure if I’m allowed to share this, but since the lithium project is in the past, I think it’s fine. NexPower has tried different circuit board designs. One was for active balancing, and another used individual cell monitoring with MOSFET current control. Both failed in extreme temperatures due to uneven lithium-ion cell degradation. We're talking about temperatures over 100°F for over three months in Arizona, with daily 10 hours of Uber driving. I know there are UA-camrs claiming to be experts (they’re not) who promote individual cell monitoring. But the truth is, if the battery cells can’t handle extreme temperatures, the battery will fail and show error codes, no matter what. This is why NexPower moved away from lithium-ion batteries and switched to sodium-ion, which are much more durable. Sodium-ion batteries have a voltage curve very similar to the stock NiMH batteries, so any issues (mostly voltage discrepancy) can easily be detected by the stock ECU.
I'd love to know what you're getting paid to promote this, because your answer literally did not address anything I said. Yes, keeping batteries within certain temperatures is important, BUT equalizing voltages with a BMS is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Unequal voltages mean some of the cells get overcharged accidentally. That's why some of the lithium modules he sold started fires. Just because sodium batteries are less likely to start fires when abused by overcharging doesn't mean it's healthy to do so as you claim. The battery will still have an early failure, which I know you're smart enough to understand when you don't have dollar signs in your eyes. @@TheHybridGuy
So far its a little bit lighter than nickel probably by at least 20lbs and power on the unit shown feels nearly identical to an OEM nickel battery. so far so good.
Looking forward to your next install video, i ordered the new salty battery from jack and got the 50 percent off, great deal. Thanks for a great presentation.
I also have Jack's V2 Lithium and look forward to 50 percent off the "salty" version
Good presentation, very educational 👍
Thank you! More to come!
Looking forward to it being available. Hanging on to my original 09 gen2 battery until it becomes available.
Gen 2 is the best! Keep it as long as you can.
You are one smart guy!!!
Thank you auntie!! 😊
hi, can I get this kind of battery technology for my 2010 Lexus RX 450h?
@@robraw101 yes! Look for them in October this year
This had made me want to get a prius again. Ive even heard that with these batteries you get a little more power out of the vehicle as it has a slightyl higher pack voltage making the car think its above 70 SOT
Some stress testing and data would be nice to see.
Doing that now! Will have more data and test results here in a couple months when I get more time to drive and gather needed PIDs.
Individual battery cells need cell balancing. Nexpower keeps trying to use the car BMS, which only manages groups of 5 cells at a time. Within every group of 5, individual cells become unbalanced, which is why nexpower batteries fail after a couple years. Please tell me I'm wrong this time. I'd buy a nexpower battery with a proper bms.
@@scottsloan4115 I’m not sure if I’m allowed to share this, but since the lithium project is in the past, I think it’s fine.
NexPower has tried different circuit board designs. One was for active balancing, and another used individual cell monitoring with MOSFET current control. Both failed in extreme temperatures due to uneven lithium-ion cell degradation. We're talking about temperatures over 100°F for over three months in Arizona, with daily 10 hours of Uber driving.
I know there are UA-camrs claiming to be experts (they’re not) who promote individual cell monitoring. But the truth is, if the battery cells can’t handle extreme temperatures, the battery will fail and show error codes, no matter what. This is why NexPower moved away from lithium-ion batteries and switched to sodium-ion, which are much more durable.
Sodium-ion batteries have a voltage curve very similar to the stock NiMH batteries, so any issues (mostly voltage discrepancy) can easily be detected by the stock ECU.
I'd love to know what you're getting paid to promote this, because your answer literally did not address anything I said. Yes, keeping batteries within certain temperatures is important, BUT equalizing voltages with a BMS is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Unequal voltages mean some of the cells get overcharged accidentally. That's why some of the lithium modules he sold started fires. Just because sodium batteries are less likely to start fires when abused by overcharging doesn't mean it's healthy to do so as you claim. The battery will still have an early failure, which I know you're smart enough to understand when you don't have dollar signs in your eyes. @@TheHybridGuy
do you have an % of power and MPG improvement ?? was it a 10% or better MPG ??
weight & power comparison please
Coming in follow-up video!
So far its a little bit lighter than nickel probably by at least 20lbs and power on the unit shown feels nearly identical to an OEM nickel battery. so far so good.
what kind of MPG can I expect with this salty battery?
@@daniele5620 it does depend on your driving habits BUT I will say I’ve seen 52mpg average in mine at speeds of 65-80 mph