<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">When the sodium batteries hit our market, they go down to -40. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 16, 2025, at 6:43 PM, Foxfire Energy via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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We clutched on LFP batteries because we see temps down to -30-40F.. And avoided large panels thinking smaller panels were more robust and could stack for higher a VOC.</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Golf Cart</font>
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<div dir="ltr">I was going to agree and say going to lithium battery is actually a big boost in efficiency due to the high weight reduction. </div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Aug 16, 2025, at 5:09 PM, Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br>
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<div style="display:block">I love the Vatrer 36V battery, You can get a 48V (51.2V) version as well…</div>
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<div style="display:block">There are other brands of great batteries that drop in… especially if you have a SawzAll.</div>
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