lithium battery from china test saves 33.5lbs - Page 2

parish8 · 12-13-2018, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by zx9rmal

China??????????

Other brands were 3x the money and were not branded as made in America.

If you know of a made in America drop in lithium battery for our car there is likely some interested people in here. You should post up what you find.

Not related to China but I did find some other smaller(less rated ah and cca) options that would likely work fine in the car and weigh even less. I wanted a bolt in unit.

NickyRacerBoy · 12-13-2018, 11:18 AM

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parish8 · 12-13-2018, 11:55 AM

I did find this battery on alibaba for $426 shipped. It seems a little more risky ordering there vs eBay/PayPal.

Lazerbrainz2k3 · 12-13-2018, 06:53 PM

How much of a pain was it getting access to the battery? When i bought mine and saw the itty bitty access panel you pull off to even see the battery, i had to roll my eyes.

parish8 · 12-13-2018, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazerbrainz2k3

How much of a pain was it getting access to the battery? When i bought mine and saw the itty bitty access panel you pull off to even see the battery, i had to roll my eyes.

That access hole is just so you can unhook the negative terminal. To change the battery you have to take that entire panel off.

DorkMissile · 12-13-2018, 10:36 PM

FYI - you cannot make lithium batteries in this country due to regulations with the toxicity of the process making the cores.

Well that is unless you are a government backed electric car company that needed to make their own batteries in Texas to be profitable - but hey, what's that matter?

waterman · 12-13-2018, 10:47 PM

Interesting. The weight savings are prodigious.

The China thing has me hesitant.

Keep us posted.

waterman · 12-13-2018, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DorkMissile

FYI - you cannot make lithium batteries in this country due to regulations with the toxicity of the process making the cores.

Well that is unless you are a government backed electric car company that needed to make their own batteries in Texas to be profitable - but hey, what's that matter?

Interesting as well.

Someone is trying to fix that (the manufacturing thing); but is meeting with great resistance. I could get into the whole EPA and Jones Act/International shipping thing... but I choose not to.

Same planet, same atmosphere, same oceans. Yet somehow it makes people feel better if it is not in their "neighborhood".

USAFS197 · 12-13-2018, 11:57 PM

I find this interesting as well but, as my car essentially sits for nearly six months out of a year, I’m not so sure this would be advantageous for me. Still, I’m interested in the long term results.

wnta1ss · 12-14-2018, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by parish8

Not sure why it would matter. it is a completely separate but smaller battery in the same case that is only activated when you push the button.

When the battery goes dead, the trunk will not open. So you'd have to open the rear seat and crawl into the trunk to release the lid, so that you can get to the 'button' to try the re-start thing.

GroundhogSS · 12-14-2018, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DorkMissile

FYI - you cannot make lithium batteries in this country due to regulations with the toxicity of the process making the cores.

Well that is unless you are a government backed electric car company that needed to make their own batteries in Texas to be profitable - but hey, what's that matter?

Texas didn't get the contract. I think it's in Nevada.

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DorkMissile Drives: 18 1SS 1LE HyperBlue Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 612	FYI - you cannot make lithium batteries in this country due to regulations with the toxicity of the process making the cores. Well that is unless you are a government backed electric car company that needed to make their own batteries in Texas to be profitable - but hey, what's that matter? __________________ 2018 1SS 1LE / HBM - ECS Novi 1500 S/C Tuned by Carl @ CJ Tunes

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waterman Drives: Grandad's C2 L89 Join Date: May 2017 Location: 2051.50N 15629.60W Posts: 1,711	Interesting. The weight savings are prodigious. The China thing has me hesitant. Keep us posted. __________________ 2018 ZL1 1LE sw/PDR

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USAFS197 Drives: 2018 Audi TT RS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 1,915	I find this interesting as well but, as my car essentially sits for nearly six months out of a year, I’m not so sure this would be advantageous for me. Still, I’m interested in the long term results. __________________ 2018 Audi TT ▊RS 2.4X 0-60, 1.6X 60', 120+mph 1/8th, 4.XX 60-130, 150+mph traps on 255/35/18 R888R tires on the street (unprepped). 2019 Audi RS3 About as fast as the TT RS 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE Sold 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Sold 2019 Corvette Z06 Sold 2021 Charger Hellcat Redeye Widebody Sold

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Lazerbrainz2k3 Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS - M6, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Delco, PA Posts: 971	How much of a pain was it getting access to the battery? When i bought mine and saw the itty bitty access panel you pull off to even see the battery, i had to roll my eyes.

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