T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Li batteries

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Li batteries

Hi Eric

- Sorry if the attachment didn't make it, I cut'n'paste their quote below.

- 32 volt/200 AH cells are USD$290 a piece.

- I had asked about a 48 volt bank, that's why it shows 16 cells totaling USD$4,640 FOB China.

- The two figures at the end are freight options.

- This makes them around 4 times dearer then decent AGM batteries, and as my application is a boat where weight isn't a consideration, and as I have worked out I will need 1000-1500 AH to "run free" from shore power top ups and be able to make decent distance on the batteries between charges and just to be a cheapskate with the Diesel genset, I won't be buying the Forzatec Lithiums.

- If weight and number of batteries was both to be low then I think they'd look pretty good.

Cheers, Julan

QUOTATION LIST To: Attn: Julian Webb Date: 05/08/2012 Number: F12Q0508C

Item Product name Battery Description Quantities pcs Price Amount

No.

USD USD

2 3

LifePO4 battery FB-LFP-200

Express cost Sea shippment freight

3.2V200Ah

Express to Dowding UK Warehouse, 4 days arrive

To UK port, 25 days on the sea

$290.00

$4,640.00

$795.00 $310.00

On 16 May 2012 17:43, Eric <ewdysar@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Julian,

So that's $1300 for 2400Wh or $0.54/Wh before shipping and import duties.

Compare that to local US vendors like Evolve Electric that sell Sinopoly or CALB 180Ah cells (540Wh) for $234 or $0.44/Wh from shipped from their warehouse in Colorado. The GBS 100Ah cells are the same price per Wh from Evolve. This is just one vendor with US inventory, there are other local vendors, like CALB in California, that have been recommended by members here.

Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Julian Webb <julian.proto@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> - If anyones interested, this company on the surface at least looks ok and
> price is US$1300 for 12volt 200 AH ex China (what isn't).
>
> Cheers
>