REPT, EVE or CATL?

[brum]

I'm looking for 15 or 30 kWh storage. Current offer is for REPT 280Ah, EVE 304Ah and CATL 302Ah. Can you, please, share some quick feedback on the different brands?

CATL - I've used them and so far so good. EVE - I've been reading in the past for issues with low capacity on some LF280K, but these are 304Ah cells, so this should not apply. REPT - no idea about how good they are. The information about them seems scarce.

 

[Alkaline]

I have 16 REPT 280 cells grade A. Average Joe has videos comparing both grade A and Grade B rept, both types pass capacity test. They are good but just new to the market.

Also Hithium 280 is another one to look out for.

CATL = grade B, there is no grade A CATL on the market so just keep that in mind. Here is a list of sellers that sell there grade A to the DIY / Small Market:

Cornex
Htithum
SinoPoly
Winston
Svolt
EVE
REPT
Ganfeng (only to medium-to-large OEM)
Lishen

There maybe others, but I can tell you, BYD and CATL cells on the market are all grade B. They are just too big to be fooling with the small time DIYERS

 

[Alkaline]

Forgot, add CALB to the list of vendors that sell grade A to the DIY market.

 

[brum]

If REPT cells are in general good I will go with them.

I don't look for grade A cells. Storage grade (grade B) should be more than enough.

 

[Robbert]

I have two banks with REPT cells (JK-bms) . One bank running 120 days, the other 50.
Until now very happy with these cells.

 

[profesor79]

it looks like I got fake EVE ones...

 

[Alkaline]

Yeah too bad, who was the seller?

 

[Topper]

96 grade A - EVE 280s. 100% satisfied.16 from Aimee @ Basen & 80 from Oliver @ EVE.
Only minor issues on 3 cells, all resolved without issue.

 

[profesor79]

Yeah too bad, who was the seller?

got them on Alibaba

Shenzhen Aihuan Electronic Technology Co., Ltd

 

[Alkaline]

What did they sell the cells as? They told you they were rept 280 or eve 280 or catl 280?

 

[hardtop]

it looks like I got fake EVE ones...

Newb here with EVE 304's. How are you concluding they are fake?

 

[glandpuck]

If REPT cells are in general good I will go with them.

I don't look for grade A cells. Storage grade (grade B) should be more than enough.

I believe the Pytes Ebox uses REPT cells. 10 year warranty, 6,000 cycles to 90 percent.

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

Also Envision cells - they'll likely compose my next 30kWh. Check out NKON in The Netherlands if you're in Europe.

 

[rodrick]

Newb here with EVE 304's. How are you concluding they are fake?

You can see were the old code was sanded off and a new one was added

 

[profesor79]

Newb here with EVE 304's. How are you concluding they are fake?

dont have desired capacity
the qr code is sanded and reprinted...

 

[Alkaline]

got them on Alibaba

Shenzhen Aihuan Electronic Technology Co., Ltd

What did Aihuan tell you that you were getting? Rept 280?

 

[profesor79]

What did Aihuan tell you that you were getting? Rept 280?

304...

 

[Alkaline]

Yeah sorry they faked a lot even the QR code looks like something from a CATL cell