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I don't see how the charge management system conserves energy. Think about the embedded energy in making a new battery every 2-3 years instead of 5-8 years.
I'd just as soon see little or no charge on cold start for a while to keep the load off the engine until the oil's flowing nicely, followed with 14v until the battery is charged, then hold the fully charged battery at 12.8-13v for the rest of the trip. I bet the increased fuel consumption over current management software in our cars would be less than a gallon per 10k miles.
Hmm, is this something that one of our aftermarket tune vendors could easily change?
I'd just as soon see little or no charge on cold start for a while to keep the load off the engine until the oil's flowing nicely, followed with 14v until the battery is charged, then hold the fully charged battery at 12.8-13v for the rest of the trip. I bet the increased fuel consumption over current management software in our cars would be less than a gallon per 10k miles.
Hmm, is this something that one of our aftermarket tune vendors could easily change?
