Molicel P50B - The New King?
The Ultimate Battery Cell Comparison Test
For Surron, Electric Motorcycle, E-moto, E-bike,and eSkate PEVs
Link to the Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/116Y2LD4nhOn-HZfcL-Qrzr6gI9L-lALuV4nL28Zw8PM/edit?usp=sharing
Link to all graphs:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hjeP84s-HKDRQnA55PkwuTUbkQJXDIL6/view?usp=sharing
0:00 - Introduction
1:36 - Why 2.5 months making this video?
4:20 - Why should I care about the cells?
5:09 - Surron / E-moto point of view
6:16 - Assumptions going into this testing
12:43 - 3 Secrets - voltage drop
28:03 - 3 Secrets - 50% is not 50%
36:20 - 3 Secrets - capacity less than advertised
45:28 - How many kW is 10A? 20A? 30A?
51:27 - Finally, the tests!
54:50 - Mixed load tests
1:12:59 - Constant 55mph/90kph tests
1:33:28 - 23A tests
1:38:33 - 30A tests
1:53:33 - 35A tests
2:08:32 - 40A tests
2:18:43 - Samsung 50S video preview
2:19:29 - Can skip - First 4 cell results, sped up
2:28:42 - Molicel P50B tests
2:56:24 - P50B revelations - the real deal
3:12:29 - Lishen LR2170LA tests
3:46:36 - Tenpower 40TG tests
3:52:50 - Price comparison list
4:05:26 - Summary - pros & cons of each cell
4:28:18 - Support my work
4:32:09 - Conclusion
First: Sorry this video is (just a bit) long! Tried to make it as brief as possible, but it covers a very involved 2.5-month / 200+ hour testing process. I shot over 600 video clips and 14 hours of tests. Tried to walk the tightrope between showing you all the tests, and conserving time. I sped up the testing videos where it was practical.
P50B and the Lishen arrived right at the end of my testing. They both produced some very unexpected results, so I provide more detailed info and test results for those two cells. Be sure to check out the price comparison chart I made also.
If you want a quick summary, you can skip to that chapter near the end.
This is probably the ultimate battery cell comparison test that's ever been done, focusing especially on use in high performance Surron/E-moto, e-bike, electric motorcycle, EUC, and e-skate PEVs.
And, I wanted to answer the big question:
is the much-hyped new Molicel P50B the new king of the hill? And is it worth the very steep price?
Over two and a half months, I extensively tested all the current popular high power cells:
Molicel P50B
Molicel P45B
Molicel P42A
Samsung 50S
Samsung 40T
Lishen LR2170LA
Tenpower 40TG
(EVE 40PL and Ampace JP40 tabless coming soon, will be in a separate video)
This video - and the test results - are not sponsored by Molicel, Lishen, or anyone. I paid for all batteries, and all the test equipment, out of my own pocket. Plus investing hundreds of hours of my time into the testing. The results are genuine and unbiased.
I devised tests that simuate real-world riding conditions.
My testing revealed some big surprises and some very exciting results. And soon, new tabless cells will be hitting the market that promise up to 140A peaks! I'll also be testing those.
Feel free to leave comments and questions; I'll try to answer any questions.
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