Lead battery long time test in Honda Insight

Normally, the Honda insight is equipped with a 32,5 kg 144 V 6.5 Ah NiMh battery. This one with a special lead battery, also 144 V 6.5 Ah, but 56.5 kg.



 Lead battery long time test in Honda Insight Normally, the Honda insight is equipped with a 32,5 kg 144 V 6.5 Ah NiMh battery. This one with a special lead battery, also 144 V 6.5 Ah, but 56.5 kg.

But even the NiMh batteries are because of the weight not suitable for a plug-in hybrid car. To be counted as a plug-in hybrid, 10 times more batteries would be necessary, but 565 kg are much to heavy.