Jay, EV battery packs will always be less than the type we use in the RE industry. Chevy Bolt replacement battery in 2017 is $262/kWh according to this: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110881_how-much-is-a-replacement-chevy-bolt-ev-electric-car-battery
Over the last 5 years, two brands we sell have stayed the same cost, another brand we offer has lowered cost by 15%. I think the latter is due to our volume though. Our retail price is less than $700/kWh for cells and battery packs without EMS. A little more with EMS or BMS. I receive many solicitations from manufacturers that want me to sell their Li-ion product (60 to 200AH cell sizes). Prices quoted for small orders (100 pieces) are under $300/kWh, FOB China. Importing has always been a hassle and typical shipping and import cost adds about 10% more. With so many start-ups in the Li battery business, buyer beware. I hear stories from customers too often about a great deal they got and now the battery has failed and they get no response from the seller or manufacturer. Rather than cost reductions, I believe the future will show advancement in cycle life as this is the holy grail being sought by so many. Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems On Dec 20, 2018, at 6:05 PM, Jay <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, I was doing some research on the Chevy bolt, and found that it’s battery cost about $145 per kWh in 2015. All the batteries I can find for sale for offgrid small systems ( 10-100 kWh) are in the $700-1000 per kWh Does anyone have insight into this. Or maybe better put, ways to buy at closer to the $145 kWh? Thanks Jay Peltz power. _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
