Shorai Lithium Iron Phosphate battery

Has anybody tried a Shorai lithium iron phosphate
battery? The technology is not new and works pretty
well in electric vehicle applications.

The manufacturer website is:
http://www.shoraipower.com/

LiFePO4 batteries are clearly much lighter than
lead acid, but they also have a much smaller
tolerance of mischarging, either over or under.

If they play nicely with existing regulator/rectifier
systems there might be substantial benefit from using
them.

Thanks for reading,

bob prohaska

 

Hey bob! No it isn't that good...power goes down as the number of
charge cycles goes up. Also...contrary to advertising they to will
catch fire like a Lipoly will if you cycle them frequently. No
thanks...the vehicles are kick ass. The problem is EVERY single
battery tech out there currently sucks ass for real world use in autos
or motorcycles.

That's it in a nut shell and pared down to the bare bones. Until
those battery packs will consistently provide the same amp/volts at
10,000 cycles as they did when new AND and can be charged in less than
10min. Forget it, electric vehicles except for a very few urban areas
will not be worth owning. Race vehicles, toys for those few who can
still afford an idiotic toy like a boat sure.

 

[big snip]
Anybody got personal experience with Shorai Power?

bob