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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
As the technology rolls out and gains usage: pricing usually drops. 
What you can tell me about higher capacity alternators that would bolt on to my V-10?
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Bob, I read the saga of the LiIon Travolta or whatever it is called and I would be embarrassed if i was the designer of that LiIon system. The reviewer excused the LiIon generator from working properly because they used a different alternator in their vehicle, a last minute change. If the battery was being charged properly, the load on the engine should have been only moderate and not enough to have the belt break or slip, remember, the alternator should only have to make up for the additional load placed on the battery...something sounds fishy. I think the reviewers were way too soft on the LiIon system. I would say, based on this article that they are far away from a production vehicle that I would purchase. Their testing is woefully incomplete at this point. Maybe this is why RVs have such a poor reliability issue in general...not enough testing to work out the long term problems before introducing them to the public.
Just say'in.
No comment on you as I enjoy your posts and videos.
Steve
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