NOAH'S ARK: Index of LiFePO4 cell manufacturers

[PeSCaLo]

can you point to the updated list?

 

[MattSolar]

White case, green terminal covers? The manufacturer name was in Chinese, and I sold them shortly after making that video unfortunately. I was never able to figure out who manufactured them to this day.

I bought them from a guy on craigslist, who bought them from a guy in Murrieta, CA. I tried googling the numbers on the cells and found nothing.

If you have something in Chinese that is difficult to be googled out, maybe i could help you guys.

 

[JacoSpeedyRoos]

Anybody ever buy from Dongguan 158 Technology on Alibaba?

Grade A Lifepo4 Cell 50ah 100ah 150ah 200ah 250ah 280ah 3.2v Lithium Ion Battery Lifepo4 Ev Battery - Buy Lithium Ion Battery 3.2v,Eve 50ah 100ah 150ah 200ah 250ah 280ah Battery Cell,Eve Lifepo4 Battery 3.2v 50ah 100ah 150ah 200ah 250ah 280ah Product

Grade A Lifepo4 Cell 50ah 100ah 150ah 200ah 250ah 280ah 3.2v Lithium Ion Battery Lifepo4 Ev Battery - Buy Lithium Ion Battery 3.2v,Eve 50ah 100ah 150ah 200ah 250ah 280ah Battery Cell,Eve Lifepo4 Battery 3.2v 50ah 100ah 150ah 200ah 250ah 280ah Product on Alibaba.com

www.alibaba.com

 

[MattSolar]

It's a new company, trading in recycling of lithium battery.

 

[LifeWAT]

Is there an up-to-date trusted suppliers list for Alibaba anywhere on this forum?

 

[undercrust]

@Dzl Do you have an recommendations for Canadian options? It would be fantastic to have a resource like you've created for the US-onshore options for your Northern neighbours (who are still struggling with Alibaba, etc.). Thanks!

 

[Brain]

@Dzl Do you have an recommendations for Canadian options? It would be fantastic to have a resource like you've created for the US-onshore options for your Northern neighbours (who are still struggling with Alibaba, etc.). Thanks!

I recently found Taranis Energy here in Canada and was impressed enough i ordered 8 230AH Eve cells for $1,898.00 to my door. The cells were delivered 2 weeks ago in good condition,after unpacking & voltage check i'm happy with them as they appear to be perfect & new.

 

[clogger]

Appreciate the response.

You’ve helped solve one mystery for me - I saw the EVE LF280 price on Alibaba and it was over $200. For low-volume sales I could understand - to discourage sales to end-users.

But the price for MOQ of 500 was also over $200 - 2.5 to 3x the price from these ‘Grey Market Sellers’ as you call them.

So yeah, if that’s truly the market price for new Grade-A 280Ah cells sold in full-palette+ volumes, these $70-80 cells must be excess stock, outdated stock (I see EVE launched the LF280N last December) or defective in some way...

In a situation like this, the reputation of the (grey-market) vendor is paramount, so I suppose I’ll monitor the board for a while to see a bit longer of a track record of happy customers (and hopefully no horror stories) before pulling the trigger.

$200 for one 280AH cell would translate to $3200 for a 16-cell, 48v nominal battery . That is not a good deal. You can buy a 48v, 100AH lithium golf cart battery for max $900. Multiply by 2.8 and you get $2520 for the same capacity. So to build your own battery with single cells, given the cost of intercell straps too, you need to be looking for sub $150 cells. That $70 grey market price is probably more than they actually cost in China.

 

[Skinny76]

$200 for one 280AH cell would translate to $3200 for a 16-cell, 48v nominal battery . That is not a good deal. You can buy a 48v, 100AH lithium golf cart battery for max $900. Multiply by 2.8 and you get $2520 for the same capacity. So to build your own battery with single cells, given the cost of intercell straps too, you need to be looking for sub $150 cells. That $70 grey market price is probably more than they actually cost in China.

I agree. I just ordered another 4x280AH as spares from where i have already bought 56 cells over the last 2 years or so and paid $570 that includes $90 in shipping.

 

[Nonlin]

Eve proper website url?

EVE

EVE Energy Co., Ltd.

www.evebattery.com

Also anyone know of Apexium?

 

[gotbeans]

@Will Prowse you used some white plastic prismatic cells in a video a while back. I've never seen cells like that before, do you recall the manufacturer?

White case, green terminal covers? The manufacturer name was in Chinese, and I sold them shortly after making that video unfortunately. I was never able to figure out who manufactured them to this day.

I bought them from a guy on craigslist, who bought them from a guy in Murrieta, CA. I tried googling the numbers on the cells and found nothing.

I know it has been 4 years.. but are they these cells?

Hipower LiFePO4 Battery Cells

Hipower LiFePO4 Battery Cells only from Evlithium

www.evlithium.com

assuming this is the video

I guess they're "hipower" the main website that comes up seems like it is unrelated: https://hi-powerbatteries.com/


There's some guy who has a bunch too:

21 HiPower 200AH LiFePO4 cells with BMS included...

I have 21 of these 200AH HiPower LiFePO4 cells. I had bought them several years ago to use in an EV conversion, and used them only once. That project fell through, and the battery has been setting ever since. I tried to take good care of them while in storage, maintaining a partial charge, not...

www.diyelectriccar.com