tomjasz said:
Likely most have never heard of Molicel. next, they're overpriced for the eBike market from the pricing I find.
See this ES thread posted in April of 2022 for price comparisons ...
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=115915
Molicel P42A 21700 4200mAh 45A favored for both performance and price ...
IMR - Molicel P42A 21700 4200mAh 45A - $6.99 ($5.75/100)
IMR - Samsung 70T 21700 4000mAh 35A - $7.99 ($6.25/100)
IMR - Sony|Murata VTC6A 21700 4000mAh 40A - $9.99 ($8.50 (/100)
IMR - Sony|Murata VTC6 18650 3000mAh 15A - $9.99 ($9.00/100) ... cost more than 2170
BATTERYJunction - Sony|Murata VTC6A 21700 4000mAh 40A - $10.25 ($8.25/100)
NKON - Sony|Murata VTC6A 21700 4000mAh 40A - €8.45=$9.00 (€7.75/100)
Pricewise the Molicel P28A 18650 2800mAh 35A Battery ($6.99) The
18650BATTERYSTORE rated the P28A as the best all around high energy dense Lion cell in 2022 ...
https://www.18650batterystore.com/pages/best-18650-battery-guide
There are so many ES posts about Molicel (e.g. P26A & P42A cells) and Molicel DIY builds one can't begin to count them all.
Has
jomjasz so quickly forget about the 107mpg GoKart with a DIY 28S18P build powered by Molicel P26A cells ...
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=116133
Is it possible that
EM3ev decided it wasn't cost effective for the bottomline to use Molicel cells in their battery packs? The
Molicel P26A is one of the best cells on the market. The Molicel P26A 35A outperforms even the all-time great VTC5A 2600mAh 25A, and priced $1 less than VTC5A ($7.99 vs $6.99) at IMR.
Alibaba lists Chinese manufactured Molicel P26A from $1.99 - $2.66 (depending on quantity) so it's not that they are all that expensive ... though 99.9% likely Chinese knock-offs ...
alicdn.com/@sc04/kf/He89d2d270be646f7b97f80679b3767e0e/239253576/He89d2d270be646f7b97f80679b3767e0e.jpg?quality=close ... notice "quality=close" at end perhaps impiyng a Chinese knock-off ...
https://s.alicdn.com/@sc04/kf/He89d2d270be646f7b97f80679b3767e0e/239253576/He89d2d270be646f7b97f80679b3767e0e.jpg?quality=close
Just because the Chinese shrink wrap label says Molicel P26A doesn't make it so. However, it's an indication how popular Molicel P26A, P28A, and P42A cells are that China considers it worth their effort to produce knock-offs for newbies. Noobs (even others that should know better) that think they're getting such a great deal ...
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-selling-battery-Rechargeable-LI-ION_1600309383922.html?spm=a2700.details.0.0.74a61a77o3H0B4