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Very interesting. Thanks for that. Wonder if INEOS is doing anything to maintain the batteries of vehicles that are sitting waiting for quality tests and then spending 2-3 months on a boat to Australia. I have uad a couple of new cars have batteries fail fairly soon after delivery and the time sitting pre delivery has been blamed for this by some.Interesting comparison between AGM and EFB batteries
EFB vs. AGM: What Will Power our Cars in the Future?
While AGM batteries have handled the demands of modern automobiles, EFB technology surpasses AGM in critical areas such as battery life and heat tolerance.
Good read. Compared well to AGM. For me it will be about how the aux battery is isolated so the starter isn’t compromised by a fridge or use of an inverter. If the system can manage that then all good, and I’ll either put another lithium in the system somewhere or wait till the EFB dies and replace it with a bigger lithium in due course. A 105a is big enough on a long trip as it gets charged during the daily drive, it’s just the 4-5 days in one spot where you need more oomph. A solar blanket is a reasonable fix but not as good as having another 105 in case the weather turns shit.Interesting comparison between AGM and EFB batteries
EFB vs. AGM: What Will Power our Cars in the Future?
While AGM batteries have handled the demands of modern automobiles, EFB technology surpasses AGM in critical areas such as battery life and heat tolerance.
The aux. battery as supplied also provides redundancy to the starter battery in the event of a fail of the main battery. A LiFePO4 won't necessarily provide that redundancy because they're not designed as a starter battery... unless there's some compromise using the Lithium to partly charge the starter battery e.g. jumper leads and let them sit for and hour or so in the hope that enough juice will flow to the EFB. In the illustrated "Smartpass" setup Globalgregors has provided, one could connect the fridge to the aux. direct so that there was no dual current draw from both batteries. In fact, I'll be bypassing the second battery altogether and powering the fridge from a portable Li setup...
I’ve been concerned about possible water ingress into the battery bays since I saw the PTO2. I.e Child drops large coke onto seat and the liquid entered from above.
Dave,
I'm pretty sure every person here that has had children or grandchildren knows what you mean.
It isn't, but on the other hand, the seat (if used) will absorb easily quite some liquid if a child spills a bottle of water.
Nice article, thanks for posting.Interesting comparison between AGM and EFB batteries
EFB vs. AGM: What Will Power our Cars in the Future?
While AGM batteries have handled the demands of modern automobiles, EFB technology surpasses AGM in critical areas such as battery life and heat tolerance.
Good question. I don’t know as I can’t find any info on EFB Plus. Are they made solely for Ineos ? Would like to find out more myselfNice article, thanks for posting.
"While AGM is still the battery of choice for powering deep cycle needs, which is a niche use of automotive batteries" ~ seems to be exactly where the Grenadier auxiliary battery lands?
Also, Moll seem to have moved on from EFB to AFB:
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Where exactly does EFBplus fit into this; or is some of it just marketing at it's best?
Dont forget the 5 year guarantee with the factory set up
Except in the US where there’s a mileage cap of 5 year/60,000 miles. That sort of setup is pretty standard here though.
