Not all. Jakiper, SOK are bolted.Because the cells are welded at the terminals to the bus bars. So you ca't take one out easily, nor replace a cell.
Long term bolts may cause more harm... heating/cooling probably loosens them up...
onky when not fixated.Mild cyclical temp changes causing properly torqued nuts to loosen? Maybe.
And of course Northvolt building a huge EV battery production plant up in Skellefteå, which should in years to come affect the prices for European produced BEVs, and possibly with spin-off benefits to us solar hobbyists.As or EV prices, we'll see. One thing that will get the price lower is the increased competition. We've got some great EVs coming up here in Europe (and keep an eye on the Asian markets as well).
I kind of hedged my bets.This is a recalculation based on the situation today, of what I did last year.
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Let's start again with leveling the playing field. The EG4 is a 5kWh battery pack, and still pretty much the cheapest - I can find a price on Signature Solar for $1424 on sale right now. I know this is excluding shipping, but I'm assuming you're either picking it up or it's included.
The most common and popular cells available right now are arguably still the 304Ah EVE cells. So if we compare 3x the EG4 (15kWh) to 16x EVE 304 cells (15kWh) we're pretty much comparing apples to apples. At a cost of $4272 for the three EG4 systems we now have a price target to compare against.
For the cells, I'm using Luyuan as a reference this time. I asked for a quote for 16 cells, delivered to Finland. These go for $163 ('Grade A' with test report from EVE) per cell excluding shipping. As mentioned we need 16 and we include shipping, and this brings the cost to $2942. This includes the bus bars, etc.
I'm sticking to the JK BMS. The 200A with 2A balancing would set me back $208 with free shipping based on current prices at Hankzor.
Since class T fuses are still almost impossible to get, I'm going to go with BS88 fuses, 125LET Eaton Bussman. Conrad.com lists them at around $26. Just like last time, I'm adding a Schneider 250A 160V DC breaker at a cost of $110 at Signature Solar.
Adding this all together, we get to: $3286, so around $280 more expensive compared to last year. And of course, you have to add a housing of some kind.
You can once again decide for yourself if it's worth it for you or not.
I Have SOKs also and can attest to that..Not all. Jakiper, SOK are bolted.
And of course Northvolt building a huge EV battery production plant up in Skellefteå, which should in years to come affect the prices for European produced BEVs, and possibly with spin-off benefits to us solar hobbyists.
while i certainly like all these factories and initiatives, it remains to be seen how of those products will actually become available to the consumer (diy) market.Same with FREYR building one in the area here in Finland. They'll be focusing on LiFePO4 (in Finnish) cathode material; they aim for 60 000 tons per year. Another company that is in the planning stages in the same area is an anode material factory (in Finnish).
Interesting, I didn’t know Finland was also strong in this business, but I suppose the level of automation which goes into battery building these days means the higher labour costs in these Nordic countries are not prohibitive. Good to see our economies positioning themselves well for these growth industries.Same with FREYR building one in the area here in Finland. They'll be focusing on LiFePO4 (in Finnish) cathode material; they aim for 60 000 tons per year. Another company that is in the planning stages in the same area is an anode material factory (in Finnish).
Interesting, I didn’t know Finland was also strong in this business, but I suppose the level of automation which goes into battery building these days means the higher labour costs in these Nordic countries are not prohibitive. Good to see our economies positioning themselves well for these growth industries.
while i certainly like all these factories and initiatives, it remains to be seen how of those products will actually become available to the consumer (diy) market.
from what i have been reading , car man. already claimed 100% of future products of those