48V 105Ah Narrow Lithium Golf Cart Battery, Built-in Smart 200A BMS, with Touch Monitor & APP, 4000+ Cycles LiFePO4 Battery, Max 10.24kW Power Output, 2C Discharge, Perfect for Golf Carts

I bought this battery 9/2024 to replace my 6 - 8volt lead acid batteries in my golf cart. The conversion was easy with the help of YouTube. The performance is amazing, so much more power and pickup than my old battery.Things were great until it died twice on me - first at 50% then again at 40% charge. I emailed vatrer. They responded quickly and advised that I charge to 100% then discharge to 0. I was able to get it to 40% twice then it left me stranded again. So, I figured I spent $1,700 on a battery that I’ll have to charge daily. It was still better than what I had previously.I contacted support one more time, told them I was unhappy and they sent me a new battery. I noticed the charger was updated from the one I got a year earlier. It performs perfectly. Support is great and I recommend this battery. It’s such an improvement over the lead acid batteries.

The 48v Vaterer battery is well built but the mounting screws shipped were too short to accommodate our 2021 Club Car DS model cart. This cart has an aluminum angle frame that required the fabrication of a 23" x 19" x 3/4" plywood secured with 1/4" by 3" carriage bolts. The LCD screen works great giving 3 pages of battery health and data. This includes the mV potential of each of the 16 lithium cells. I am going to photograph each of the screens at first charge for future reference. The battery shipped at 52% of charge and recharges rapidly.I think that this battery is a good value for the current price. I downloaded the Vaterer App from the Play Store and it installed rapidly and connected with the battery Bluetooth immediately giving a full battery status.

The Vatrer system was acquired for conversion of a 48-volt 2013 EZGO RXV to lithium. Important considerations were the high capacity of 105 Ah, the high steady current limit of 200 amps and the 400-amp surge current for good acceleration. It may be that high current capacity helps support regenerative braking.The second-most-vital component of the kit was the on-board charger. The battery was half charged on delivery. Prior to installation, the charger was attached; and it provided the advertised 22 amps of current initially. This tapered off to about six amps as the charging process approached completion.The third component of the kit was a display unit. This turned out to be a standalone unit that could be used prior to installation. It required no connection to any of the cart wiring. A button push is needed to turn on the display. The display switches off automatically after a delay when operating the cart; it does not seem to switch off automatically when charging the battery. The display offers touch switches for turning on and off either charging or discharging the battery. The display satisfies all genuine needs; it leaves me, however, with an urge to add a simple, full-time display of just the battery voltage.The final component is a phone app that connects to the battery via blue-tooth. It duplicates many of the capabilities of the physical display. The blue-tooth connection is available even when the cart key is off.The information packet is limited and generic. This means that the owner must devise his own mounting system. I used three pieces of 5/16” plywood to level the original, forward battery slots and then covered that area with a larger piece of ¾” plywood. A pair of metal mounting rails would have worked just as well, given the sturdy brackets on the battery unit.Other than mounting provisions, the system became operable by disconnecting the factory charging port entirely, connecting all other existing battery wires plus the new charger, and making a small wiring change related to releasing the RXV brake. The kit packet did not describe the last item. For convenience of use, I replaced the factory charging port with an AC connector and escutcheon plate.The Vatrer kit came with eight 8-mm bolts, stainless steel, a bit less than an inch long with lock washers but not with nuts. There were two similar, shorter bolts, which I used at the battery terminals. There was a red and a black plastic terminal cover.I’ve played three rounds of golf so far, using less than 20% of the battery capacity each time. Cart acceleration is smooth and strong and easy to modulate. I anticipate good performance, while eliminating most of the maintenance headaches associated with lead-acid batteries.

Installed in a 2018 EZGO TXT. Had to modify the battery platform to accommodate the new battery footprint, but that was fairly easy. I now only have to charge once a week and never have to add water again. Plus reduced the overall weight by a couple hundred pounds. The app and monitor both work great but you really only need one or the other.

Installed this on a 2020 icon i60l. Installation is really easy and only took about 1.5hrs. I installed a 150ah size and honestly you could install bigger in these carts, plenty of room. YouTube has plenty of information on lithium conversions and different cart brands require different install methods.For the icon i60l some minor battery tray trimming is required and a way to secure the battery. I had some small metal brackets laying around and they worked perfect to fasten to the frame and battery base tabs. Also you will need to purchase some longer battery cables that go from battery to controller box. 4 feet was plenty for my application.Ok these carts have a safety switch from factory to prevent driving while charger is plugged in and obviously installing a new charger comes with some decision making. I just removed the positive and negative leads from the factory charger and used heat shrink / tape and fastened them to the bracket in battery compartment. I chose to just leave the factory charger under the drivers seat and didn’t unplug any of the harness. This will allow you to install your new battery and new charger without having the safety lockout on you. If you ever decide to go back to lead acid or sell the cart then all your factory wires are ready to be reutilized. Yes a safety feature will be disabled as you would be able to drive off with a charger plugged in, I just loop my extension cord through the steering wheel while charging cart. If you still drive off with it like that you probably have had to many brewskis.Overall very satisfied with the quality and performance of the new Vatrer 150ah lithium battery and charger system and just like many others time will tell on its ability to perform at years 7-10.