evo1087 said:
Looking for LG chem or other name brand pouch cells li-ion with low miles (car packs) or low cycles.
Looking for pouch cells
Tested
Matched (similar IR and capacity) often case with cells from same packs / modules
West Coast USA preferred but anywhere else in US okay too.
$100 kwh, negotiable.
I would buy a Chevy Volt pack and pull the cells myself, but No time.
I saw the LGZ P30 on battery-clearing house but they said the cells are chosen at random and are only checked for voltage. They
100$ a kwh? No. You might find used cells at that price point. I paid about the same ( less, actually) buying form Flood Cars. But then you get teh cells that may be puffed or lost capacity. Alot of flood cars sit at 0v and puff.
I bought my first Chevy Volt module at that price, but put alot of work into it for good repeatability. Cell testing. 100$ a kWh means you are testing.
I have a brand new Chevy Volt module if you want it. 0 miles. I will do $450/kWh. It is 2.1kWh nominal. I have been offered 300$ a kWh a few times for this module. I decline: I wont be able to buy one for less. I dont want to sell for 200$ a kWh.... Too cheap and not enough profit. I could sell it today for 350$ a kWh. So if you dont have any time, .... Good luck. My labor is cheap... ( 7$ an hour or so).
Someone will pay that ( 450$ a kWh) to get their car back on the road for sure.
Given.. the car... is worth 18,000$ working, and 4000$ not working. A 900$ module will make the car worth 14,000$ more.
900$. Is my price for the module I have.
Good luck.
You best just buy a whole battery for 2000$ - 3000$. If you want OEM matched cells, right off the line, in numerical order serialized for date julian code. That IS how they come out of the modules... in numerical order ( serial) with a julian date.
I have heard good things about BCH. Good other cells, the larger ones. Like the larger LGX/Z 60Ah cells... Some have pulled 600A peak form them. However, yes, it is hard to get good cells. Those SPIM08HP were junk until this newest batch ( Tom sent me a box of them to test). The new batch is ( testing) better than the ones form a few years ago.