You’re correct, our sales target is higher than our competitors (and you are spot on, our sales target is generally around $0.22/Wh).
There’s a few reasons for this:
- We offer free shipping (US lower 48 only), and eating the cost of shipping these very heavy modules is expensive
- eBay fees are crazy high (we are working on getting our own eCommerce platform with lower fees)
- We dont have the sales volume of those larger companies (yet!) so we pay more for each module, pay more for shipping, etc.
However, we also get a lot of batteries that BHU and BCH rarely (if ever) get. We have a strong focus on automotive (HEV, PHEV, BEV) batteries, and lots of these cells cant be found anywhere else other than digging them out of the belly of a car (which we do for you)! While those competitors tend to traffic in a lot of round cells (18650’s mostly) and packs for cell recovery, we are selling complete battery modules ready to be put to use in all kinds of DIY applications.
I do agree though, lower prices are better for everyone! We are working to grow and expand as we build out this new side of the business, get our own eCommerce platform, cut out middle men in our supply chains, get more efficient with our workflow, etc. As we are able to achieve those goals, we will hopefully be able to lower our sales target
Any tests performed/testing data is listed on each module’s product page
For the time being, we usually dont test each module other than just a cursory inspection and voltage check (to make sure it’s not at too low of a voltage). This may change as we expand this side of the business, depending on customer interest.