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Today we'd like to discuss the incredible performance and lifespan of the industry leading Lithionics Battery lithium-ion battery systems. Lithionics only uses the highest grade A+ large capacity cells so typically there will be only 4 large cells inside our 12 Volt batteries. Many low cost competitors use hundreds of Grade B or Grade C tiny cells which not only introduces hundreds of possible connection failure points but the lower grade cells cannot be used for engine cranking - they are only good for deep cycle and have restrictive limits on the number of Amps they can offer that severely limits their use for high power systems. Compare that with the high quality Lithionics Batteries which are true dual-use deep cycle and engine cranking batteries with the highest ratings for Amp capabilities - both for discharging and charging. I'd like to refer you to the attached graphic: the Lithionics Battery Cycle Life Chart. Here, you will see that if you drain our battery 50% each cycle you will get a minimum of 5,800 cycles. If you drain the battery to the maximum allowed by Lithionics, 90% discharged (this is regulated by our BMS), you will get a minimum of 2,300 cycles. What's important to note is that at the end of these cycles, the battery still works fine and can last many more years but it may have lost up to 20% of the original capacity.

Two more important points:
1. Lithionics tests all of their batteries at a very aggressive "1C rate" which is 2-4 times higher Amps than many of the lower cost competitors batteries are tested at. This gives us a much more true/ real world understanding of the actual cycles that Clients will achieve.
2. Lithionics lithium-ion batteries can be drained up to 90% each cycle. Compare that with most competitors where you can use only 70% or 80% of the battery capacity. This means that with the Lithionics batteries you get more usable electricity/ power. At Lithionics, we want all of our Clients to get all of the power and the lifespan that we say that you will receive. Most of our Clients will see a 10 to 20 year service life.