[D&VsEVJeep]

What price point would you be willing to pay for Chinese cells that are sold by a US based company that is doing the import for you? I.e. for NMC cells and for LiFePO4 cells? In $ per Ah?

Some base comparisons with current prices at EV West:
2170/21700 LG Chem Cells: LG Chem 2170 21700 Battery Cell 5000mAh 14.4A INR2170 M50 LT - By The Case, EV West - Electric Vehicle Parts, Components, EVSE Charging Stations, Electric Car Conversion Kits
$6.14 per 5000mAh cell = $1.23/Ah

JH3 LG Pouch cells: LG Chem Super Cells 1.6 kWh - JH3 63Ah 7S High Power Battery Module - For Tesla Systems, EV West - Electric Vehicle Parts, Components, EVSE Charging Stations, Electric Car Conversion Kits
$499 for (7)x63Ah cells = $1.13/Ah

 

[piotrsko]

If you want: www.docanpower.com. us based in Texas, over on DIYSOLAR have a decent reputation, but everyone female in CS is apparently named AMY.

They will let you pick up, cells have a sticker that gives some certification and user reports indicate they are testing to what the label says although bit low as to the equivelant stuff on Alibaba.

 

[piotrsko]

Another place recommended Eve Fully Matched Genuine Grade A 3.2v 280ah Lifepo4 (lfp) Cells Battery With 6000cycles Large Terminals Luyuan - Buy Solar System,389a Button Cell Battery,280v Lifepo4 Battery Product on Alibaba.com

 

[John Golf]

I get tired of hearing the negative remarks about stuff that comes from china
it funny because the bulk of what you buy from places like EV west and EVTV get there stuff from China -

I just received a shipment of 72 NMC batteries I purchased on Alibaba - they are 3.65 volt 72 AH and weight is 1.3 KG - They were packed very nicely and the price was only $35USD - The company that sold them to me make and sell a lot of batteries.

OK they might not be the greatest batteries and perhaps they will crap out in a few years but the batteries that came in my Mitsubishi I - Miev have lost 20% of there charge in 30,000 Kilometers

I would say it is a lot riskier if you do not use alibaba because they at least will not release the money to the seller until the shipment is sent off and if they do you a bad deal they can get a bad name and kicked off if it is bad enough.

Yes, my experience with Mr Carl in RJ Energy has been fantastic, he was very helpful, quick response to any questions I have, eventually I bought a 51.2V 200AH Golf Cart Battery, it worked great, I am very happy with the battery and the service Carl provided.

 

[John Golf]

Hey, I'm interested in buying from RJ Energy in China and was wondering if anyone on this thread ended up buying batteries from them and if so did you end up getting quality batteries? If you didn't end up buying from them, why so? Thanks!

My experience with RJ Energy and Mr Carl was great, the battery had been working well for half year, will report later,

 

[John Golf]

Contact Mr Jordan Samuel, the American who visited the factory. Maybe he would tell you if it is for real. According to the press-release type story on their about me page:

Shenzhen RJ Energy Co.Ltd

but using google-foo i found this nearly identical story about the same American at another company:
March 30, 2018-- Today, IGSS from USA, Mr. Jordan Samuel( CEO), Mr. Don Shewchenko( Director) and Mr. Andrew Wang( Project manager) visited GSL ENERGY Shenzhen factory for ESS cooperation.
Company News | Usa Client Visits Gsl Energy For Ess Business...

And another group of features for gsl-energy:



Sorry to sound negative, but it would be worth doing some more research about these three companies. maybe one is the plant and the other does the sales and one is the scam? But i'm leary of anyone claiming Nigerian business ties after all the scam letters from Princes i have recd over the years. This is the quote in the story:

“ Thanks very much for Mr. Jim Deng to arrange a nice factory trip here in China for us “, said by Mr. Jordan Samuel, “ We are so impressed by GSL ENERGY professional solution on ESS business. We at present positively develop African market with our local partners in Nigeria . We will need GSL ENERGY to develop PAY-AS-YOU-GO system and we will need to purchase 30 K sets ESS500W and ESS3000W this year. Of course, we will pay R&D cost to GSL ENERGY engineering team."

Don S is listed as director. He is also shown as a director of Mims Motors (electric car maker)
Corporate — Mims Motors USA


Good Luck, maybe some of the guys from down under know this company and can chime in.

Didn't see what you said? It seems you are helping GSL.....

 

[kingdouglas717]

I purchased a 300 aH 14.4-volt lithium battery from them in July of 2022. Very expensive. Upon arrival after a long delay, the battery had no terminal voltage. Found a defective weld on one of the battery series interconnecting plates. Fixed the weld but the battery still had no output voltage across its terminals. I have traced the issue to something that is in series with the negative output cable but the device is down in the bottom of the battery box. To get to it, I would have to completely disassemble the innerds. I had to do all this because multiple emails to the company went unanswered and shipping it back would be cost prohibitive with no guarantee I'd see my money back. I would have to say, avoid purchasing anything from this comany. Even though there was a "QC check OK" sticker on the battery housing, obviously that was false. Very poor, if non-existant, quality control and assembly workmanship.