# Looking for battery advice **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [August 28, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-for-battery-advice/30632 "2026-08-28T19:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pythan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pythan](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Pythan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-for-battery-advice/30632/1 "2026-08-28T19:33:07Z")
Just bought a 2002 e4 to make another parade float. I was considering Li batteries but not liking the cost. I will only use the thing for a few hours each parade and only 2-5 parades a year. I don’t need to go 20 miles or drive fast. It will have to power the programmable LEDs and the motor.. Suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Ojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@Ojo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Ojo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-for-battery-advice/30632/2 "2026-08-28T20:04:54Z")
I got two 72v lifepo4 batteries from China, advertised as 50ah ( BMS shows 60ah ). These batteries were about 400 $ a piece. Could be enough for your purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Ojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@Ojo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Ojo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-for-battery-advice/30632/3 "2026-08-28T20:11:34Z")
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**Author:** ![Pythan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pythan](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Pythan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-for-battery-advice/30632/4 "2026-08-28T20:21:53Z")
Thank you, but I think I want to stick with around 100AH.. just in case.. I don’t know the lighting load yet since the concept image will most likely not be anywhere close to the amount of lights.. Now that I have secured a donor car I can show what I plan on doing. ![new car parade float 3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/3X/7/3/73af93d84d36275ebde6d07fd0aff122532865ea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/looking-for-battery-advice/30632/5 "2026-08-28T20:22:57Z")
Craig, something that has been a bane to the 00-04 frames is the fact that they need about 110-120 lbs of weight over the front wheels for steering and traction. For you, this may be perfect, because for what this build is going to do, you don’t a big pack. You aren’t running fir a long drive, and you aren’t going to run fast. All you are going to fight is the extra weight and you’ll gain a completely empty chassis from the dash back Many years ago, I helped Dave (inwo) out a bit with some measurements and sent him the battery tray that sits over the front wheels from my old 2002 when I parted it out, so he could come up with a drop in an nmc 20s pack (I think it was 20s). . I don’t know if there are any left though. @Inwo