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i understand that but the lead acid vs lithium pricing is complicated to say the least. here is an example i got recently.

12v 4 qty 200 Ah =9600 wh with usable around half so 5kwh. it would cost me INR 100,000 almost with a 5 year warranty. this is lead acid one

lithium i got a quote for 48v 100ah = 110,000 INR for 3-5 years warranty.

the seller is pushing me to buy the lithium battery but the pricing is not competitive enough imo. they are charging me a huge markup so unless i buy from their suppliers, i dont see the benefit of paying he dealer a huge markup for no "addition" of theirs.

to put this lithium into perspective, https://okayaev.com/faast/

this scooter is selling for the same 100,000 with a 4.5 kwh battery. i know its 72v vs 48v but just saying they are giving the same battery + entire scooter so the battery should definitely not cost this much



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