HUP vs IBE Batteries [RE-wrenches]

[Rob Shappell]

Hi Jeff, and thanks for being a big fan of Hup Solar-One batteries.  I 
am new to the list but have been checking in from time to time. Many 
thanks to the Wrenches list for allowing me to state my position.

I am confused about your statement concerning "massive price increases". 
The 1690 A/H 12 volt Solar-One w/ Hup Technology has a suggested retail 
price of $2999.00.  8 years ago in 1999 that same battery sold for 
$2974.00. Since November of 2006 the price has increased $75.00 to it's 
current suggested retail price. I don’t see a “Massive Price Increase”. 
I just checked a prominent distributor that handles both the IBE and the 
Solar-One. I found a dealer price difference of $194.00 or about 7%. 
Does the IBE include free shipping? What is the warranty?

It is not my intention to degrade IBE, it is a fine product, I just want 
to know why you are being quoated a dealer price that is 10% over 
suggested retail for Hup Solar-One batteries?

What am I missing here?


Rob Shappell
Northwest Energy Storage
www.solaronebatteries.com

  



Jeff Oldham wrote:
> 
> 
> Another BIG fan of the HUP batteries, however at this moment I'm moving 
> to IBE as HUP has recently had massive price increases that IBE did not 
> seem to do. For a 1690 Ah pack the HUP is almost $1000 more. I'm not 
> convinced the HUP's are that much better than the IBE's anymore. A year 
> ago the price spread was very close.
> Anyone think the HUP is worth about 30% more than IBE?
> Personally, I prefer as few parallel strings as possible and will go to 
> great efforts to move the heavy beasts once every 15- 20 years and keep 
> 'em as big as possible. My last HUP install was in Panama on a remote 
> island, each 1690Ah pack is 1260 pounds and we moved 16 sets into a 
> basement down stairs and around a corner and up over two 12" curbs. We 
> had quite the set-up to do this from chain hoists to actual rail tracks 
> and LOT's of men! Man it takes a lot of beer to move these things.
> Have fun and use your head not your back!!!!
> -jeff o
> 
> 
> 
> From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of Jeff 
> Oldham/Regenerative SOLutions
> 
> 
> 
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