Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 I thought this may provide a smile or two, i have just gone to replace my battery on my vx220 as it died in the cold, its a whizzy light weight one, without searching google, how much do you reckon? Quote
Stutopia Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Oooooh, alright my loves. How much for the light weight battery? £120 you say. Higher? Higher? Lower? I'm going with £130 Bruce. Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 Audience is shouting higher...... 1 Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 Keep going, or if your bored will just say Quote
Stutopia Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 54 million Ugandan dollars or £349.50 Quote
rabbitstew Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 I paid £140 for my mega light weight lithium battery for my Ducati the other year vs £30 a standard one would have cost me. Weight saving was astounding though as the light weight one was made out of carbon etc. Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 https://www.braillebattery.co.uk/index.php/braille/product_batteries/ml14c Quote
brillomaster Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 hmmm, since you're clearly made of money, please can I have £140 for some new tyres for my track car. thanks Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 ^^^ If you think i would spend that on battery, of course the answer is yes i will buy you some new tyres Quote
Aashenfox Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) I paid 190e for a very swish lightweight battery for my S2000, I can't imagine it being more than 300 quid, and if it is, WHY?? edit: Just saw the link, and question remains...WHY?? (yes, I realise it's li-ion, I know all about these kinds of batteries, I use the most advanced kind for my hobby, this doesn't justify a grand!!) Edited January 20, 2017 by Aashenfox Quote
GMballistic Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Ridiculous money for a battery imo. Don't care if it saves you a 100kg (which it won't) it's not worth paying that much for a car battery. 1 Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 I have spoken to the guy at Braille, really helpful guy who said sent it to him and he will see if he can revive it, so will give it a whirl before i get something else in its place. Quote
GMballistic Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Really hope he can revive it for you. Fingers & toes crossed. Quote
coldel Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Its a plastic box with water in it...a grand, walk away, fast, at pace! Quote
gangzoom Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) My maths may be way off (haven't done proper battery power calculations since A-Level), but if Tesla was charging the same amount of £ per kWh, than the cost of the batteries in the Tesla we have on order alone will be £150,000-£370,000 (depending which amp rating you take as the real capacity from the website)!! Given we're are paying less than half that for the whole car I reckon we're getting a bargain . Edited January 20, 2017 by gangzoom Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 But if Tesla could get their batteries down to under 2kg which this is, maybe they would be onto a winner Quote
Aashenfox Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 I know you're not serious, but the pedant in me cannot help pointing out that it takes a LOT more power density to get 1.5 tons of metal to 100mph than it does to turn over a cold engine. Quote
Jetpilot Posted January 20, 2017 Author Posted January 20, 2017 ^^^ Of course, just gets very tiresome hearing Tesla as soon as battery or electric mentioned 1 Quote
gangzoom Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 ^^^ Of course, just gets very tiresome hearing Tesla as soon as battery or electric mentioned Don't worry your be hearing plenty about all of that stuff soon ... Quote
GMballistic Posted January 21, 2017 Posted January 21, 2017 ^^^ Of course, just gets very tiresome hearing Tesla as soon as battery or electric mentioned Don't worry your be hearing plenty about all of that stuff soon ... Enjoy your Ford Focus... ...sorry I meant Tesla, ...but they do look alike. 3 Quote
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