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The conversion installed inc VAT is under £4500. So more than a set of lead, but probably less than two sets. A significant problem with the Gel batteries is that many users do not run them in, These need something like 10 to 20 charge cycles of charge gently discharge to nowhere near empty, and recharge. That seems to help in life no end. Not easy but really important. Even the ranger Trojans dont reach full capacity until about 50 charges in.

Hi. Im new here. I am located in the UK and have been doing Li Ion conversions on Rangers for about 7 years. These are now in a new generation of installation. to help reduce costs I have recently done a similar version for the Hisun E1 . This uses the standard DeltaQ charger with a new algorithm, the original Dc To Dc converter, and the original Sevcon Motor controller is re programmed . I have added a 16a power inlet under the front cover, where the better mains cable can also be stored. To reduce the crud getting under the seats the small floor holes at the front are covered, and the rear wheel arch is partially closed off with a new polycarbonate shields mounted under the antiroll bar mounts. It a smoky grey green and you can just see it in the photo. The battery pack is built from 6 nominally 60 V 30ah cell blocks in parallel so giving 180ah . This gives a over 10 kwh of storage . Higher current discharge than the lead, and at least 50% greater range. The big advantage is the range wont reduce for many years. These are lightly used cell blocks I get direct from a UK vehicle manufacturer, and we have reversed engineered a way of using the OEM data system built into the cell blocks (I use these on a lot of EV conversions). Most have done little or no significant use and generally no greater than 17000km of use. None are from crash tested vehicles. We confidently expect over 10 years of reliable use from these stupidly high quality parts. In tests with a number of users of the E1 they are finding the weight reduction is useful (over 150kg) the range increase very noticeable and the swifter performance (slightly higher voltage) better. I am currently doing the first batch of 5 sets of parts. And will be offering these in the next few months. All of this batch will, be installed at my workshop to iron out any more issues we may find during the installs. These cost a bit over the price of two replacement lead battery sets, but as with Rangers in constant use that could be in under 18 months/ set. So long term ovnership costs are significantly reduced. Jeremy Bloomfield EV Support.