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Old 14th Feb 2013, 12:49
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Since the discharge curve for lead-acid and Li-Ion batteries are very different Peukert's law would be much nearer to being negligible for Li-Ion, and if the batteries are allowed to rise in temperature to 131°F you get nearly as much energy no matter how hard you drive them.

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