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Thousands of cycles at what depth-of-discharge at what power? This use-case is pretty much the most aggressive, worst-case for batteries: ramp up to max power f
by floatrock 3y ago
Thousands of cycles at what depth-of-discharge at what power? This use-case is pretty much the most aggressive, worst-case for batteries: ramp up to max power from a cold start, and then drain the whole thing.
The FAQ is also full of subtle weasel language:
> Our battery is designed to last beyond the average lifetime of standard appliances, and if a replacement is needed, the battery is modular and can be replaced upon request.
It talks about the battery being rated beyond some ambiguously-defined category lifetime. What is the "lifetime of standard appliances"? 3-5 years, going by average consumer dishwashers these days? That's not a lot for a $5k stovetop. Note though how they don't talk about THEIR appliance, and they don't talk about the battery being operated under THEIR usage.
My EV has a "10-year / 100,000mile" warranty, including battery, and they define battery performance as dropping below 70%. Unambiguous and straightforward. That the battery is the main justification of the price tag, they don't offer any specifics about the warranty, and they use ambiguous weasel language make for a huge red flag.
Best case: they're a startup and haven't figured this out yet. Worst case: the real-world performance will be a replacement money sink and this is vaporware. If you want to convince your early-adopters and instill confidence that this isn't expensive e-waste, offer a de-risking sweetheart warranty deal to your first batch of pre-order customers.