If Siry can't find it then it must not be readily available.
Vagueness:
LEXUS - LS600hL Hybrid Luxury Sedan Quote:
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...a newly designed, large-capacity battery pack...
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...The hybrid system in the LS600hL uses a 288-volt DC Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) compact battery pack installed behind the rear seat....
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...The battery's power is directed through a 'boost converter' that efficiently raises voltage to a maximum 650V DC. An inverter changes this to AC, providing it elevated power to a 165-kW electric motor Lexus engineers devised a higher output inverter that both increases output by 10 percent and makes it compact in size and weight for easy mounting in the engine compartment...
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This document describes some details (and similarities) of the Highlander pack:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r4/iail/Iowa...2007-09-18.pdf Quote:
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...288V NiMH 6.5 Ah {~1.8kWh} Inverter -> 650V...
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Aren't they still limited by the Chevron/Texaco/Ovonic/
Cobasys patents so all of their vehicles will use small capacity packs? There is a size/weight/cost issue too, so it seems to me that they would wait for Li-Ion before doing any meaningful plug-in capability.
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