Hey guys, thanks for mentioning my batteries in this discussion! I'm happy to read and hear the discussions back and forth on the technology! We (BattMobile) are within a week or two of getting our first production batch of batteries into customers hands, we are also working on an installation guide with visual aids and a full installation video (of the tough ones, not the simple D models). For our awesome reservation holders who are now getting their batteries we are putting together a neat little local gift-set from Phoenix area vendors for their patience! I'm super excited about how things are turning out.
Sorka; we have discussed a bit about the technology and chemistry before but where are you finding information to suggest that LiFePO4 chemistry should be cheaper per Wh than Lead Acid? Lead Acid is an extremely mature technology with massive production using cheap and common materials, this isn't the case with Lithium batteries of any chemistry, especially not the Iron Phosphate type that we are utilizing. If you can find cheaper sources I'd be all ears but I know that industry relatively well and have to say it isn't realistic. Anyways, I would love to see a source. My gut tells me you are referring to a different number though, the number being the cost per stored/retrieved Wh; here is a chart I made for an example battery that should make what I'm referring to obvious:
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Anyways, I really appreciate the discussion guys and I'm super excited to ramp this thing up and get a lot of batteries out there that perform better than any of us expect! I know the data and I know the chemistry and the technology but until we have hundreds of batteries in cars for a few years I know it will be tough to convince a lot of folks.
