How Many Laptop Batteries Does It Take to Make an Electric Vehicle?

I have been collecting lithium ion batteries from old scrap computer laptops. Inside the average battery pack contains about 8-18650 sized cells. These popular sized cells usually have lots of service left in them, even if the machine they were powering is DOA. I show how I collect, test and build a quick and dirty prototype spot welder to connect these cells together with nickel strips. I plan on using these collected lithium cells to make a larger battery pack and power some sort of DC electric powered vehicle in the future.

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Opus BT-C3100 Battery Charger -
Solenoid Max 300A Continuous Duty 12VDC -
Pure Nickel Strip- 0.15x6x50mm 99.6% Nickel -

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