After selling CALB cells for over 5 years and using them in my own conversion, I can tell you from experience the following. At least 15% of the cells will change so much in the first year the BMS will react to your disadvantage of early charging termination and early over discharging. A one year warranty that is promised is hocus. the second year will experience a 10% failure with no warning of a cell. This makes your car unusable. Further experience with other Chinese cells is no better, or worse. I now sell and use the Nissan Leaf module that is half the price and so far no failures like the CALB. I would not ever recommend a CALB cell to any customer. Those that are pushing the cells like EVTV have inventory they want to unload before their is no more demand for Chinese cells. My customers who have converted to the Volt and Leaf cells, made by the same S Korean manufacturer, are really happier with the results. No more stagnant at rest loses that you have experienced. Look at what cells are used in the popular plugin cars that are required to provide a 8 year warranty in California, no Phosphate. CALB would be out of business if required to provide a 8 year warranty. They don't even recognize their one year warranty. You wonder why you are having problems, wake up and smell the coffee.
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