--- On Sun, 6/28/09, Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Might this be an advantage for colder
> climates too?� I understand lithium
> batteries don't freeze.� Is that true?� Since I
> don't drive the Vanagon when
> salt is near, I'm usually attached my lead acid to a
> charger to keep it
> alive over the winter.
 
In theory the Li battery can need fewer maintenance charges. 
In practice it is difficult to say since the Battery Management System
(BMS) uses a little bit of current all the time, and it would depend on
if this is designed with long storage periods in mind.

Martin

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