But another bit of advice I read repeatedly is: "don't spend much on your first set of EV batteries, because you will murder them."
Unless you already have experience with this, it takes a while to figure out how best to charge, monitor & maintain your pack to get maximum life out of it.
Ask me how I know. I've already ruined at least one of the (admittedly sickly) used floodies we got from the forklift company. (Drew its voltage down too low and reversed a cell.)
Yeah battery pricing is a killer so does anyone know if the AltairNano batteries are available to the public? They are Li-Ion 88ah 13.8volts and are probably pretty light compared to Lead - they have a 20+ year calendar life and a very high cycle life so that will bring down the operating cost and reduce the weight significantly plus high output and 10 minute recharge times! Imagine the amps for that!
I am also looking for some good cheep lead batteries pairs of 6 volt or 12 volt batteries no more than 15 inches tall to go in a sail boat 400-500 amp hours total. Right now there are 4-12 volt 125ah batteries in one bank and room for a couple more under another seat.
I've already ruined at least one of the (admittedly sickly) used floodies we got from the forklift company. (Drew its voltage down too low and reversed a cell.)
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