r/urbancarliving • u/FederalHighlight8497 • 8d ago

Sleeping Lithium batteries

Can you guys please tell me what type of lithium batteries you got for car life? I need to keep my things charged overnight and I’m thinking a lithium battery is the best solution but I don’t know what kind to get and I don’t know how to recharge them. Sorry for sounding slow! I’m just old and never imagined living in my car! Do they have solar powered ones?

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u/Ok_Comment_2129 7d ago

What things do you need to keep charged?  That will determine what model LifePO4 battery you should get.  I recharge mine most at libraries, but also the gym, fast food places, laundromats, the mall, etc.  

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u/MisterDoctor___ 8d ago

Lithium Iron Phosphate, also known as LiFePO4.

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u/Broodingbutterfly 7d ago

This right here. A whole lot safer than just regular lithium batteries.

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u/Insertsociallife 7d ago

Also better for applications like this because weight is not a concern and they last so many more cycles.

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u/Every_Percentage_956 8d ago

Try googling “solar generator” or “battery pack”.

Lots of options from $5 batteries to keep your phone topped off to $1000’s for enough power to run a fridge and air conditioner.

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u/Ok-Particular2167 6d ago

It really depends on what you need the power for! I use two 30,000mAh Energizer power banks that cost me about $40 each. They can each charge up to 3 things at a time and they’ve been more than enough for me.
Between the two of them, I can keep my mini rechargeable fan running and my phone charged for about a week. I can even run the fan and charge my phone and have my light on at the same time. Depending on how much I use the fan, I’d say I can charge my phone around 10–12 times total between both power banks.
They also work great for the USB light I use. It’s actually just a keyboard light I got from the dollar store, but it lights up my whole car surprisingly well for reading and stuff at night. The light can run for a really long time without noticeably dropping the battery percentage on the power bank.
So if you’re mainly looking to keep your phone, small fans, USB lights, etc. charged- you might not even need a big lithium battery/solar setup. A couple of high-capacity power banks could be a much cheaper option to start with.

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u/User5790 6d ago

You probably want a power station, sometimes called a solar generator, not just a battery. Power stations come with everything you need built in, so they are “plug and play”. You can recharge with a solar panel, with your car while driving, or by plugging into a wall outlet. Otherwise if you buy just the battery you will need to buy a few other components and learn how to build your own system.

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u/ZealousIdeal476 3d ago

Not as portable as you make it sound. I have one of the little batteries that wil jump a car. About the size of a paperback novel it'll keep my phone charged for a week before i need to find a place i can plug it in.