Get your cells ASAP
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DestroyFX
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Indeed
I expect USD to go down by an order of magnitude in the next 5-10 years as USA is "soft defaulting"
That stuff gonna be very expensive as many country are pushing more and more for EV.
We simply can't mine enough of the stuff.
newbostonconst
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Good thing the batteries don't have that much Lithium....
pellicle
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One of my friends is an exploration geologist, we've been laughing about cheaper EV's for about a year now.
newbostonconst
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Yes, years ago they kept saying battery prices will go down....I bought my 280ah cells at $85 a piece and now they are over $150 each.....
Panel prices are going up also....the only thing going down is inverters.
pellicle
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It will all turn around with "economies of scale"
meetyg
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I would if I could...
I placed two orders with different Chinese suppliers (for EVE 280ah cells), but both of them rejected because of sky high shipping rates (to the Middle-East) !
I really wanted to get more Lifepo4 cells, even though I don't have a need for them now, because I predicted prices would go up. But currently shipping costs even more than the cells!
I placed two orders with different Chinese suppliers (for EVE 280ah cells), but both of them rejected because of sky high shipping rates (to the Middle-East) !
I really wanted to get more Lifepo4 cells, even though I don't have a need for them now, because I predicted prices would go up. But currently shipping costs even more than the cells!
wattmatters
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There's about 200g/kWh in a LiFePO4 battery.
So that's $4.40/kWh for the Lithium component of a battery based on the $22,000/tonne price quoted above. I don't think Lithium commodity prices are going to be a driver of battery prices.
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Yep, just like oil and gas....
DestroyFX
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Yeah, It's why I got mine from the local market (Used server batteries).
When I tried to order cells from the vendors here, The shipping price was like the same price than the cells.
I also get my panels, new from local market. IUSA brand, 400W, did not increase price since about a year and a half. Have to get a few more soon as I kinda switched full off-grid a little earlier than expected.
