A conversation
with Paul Hecimovich
CEO, RELiON Battery
We would like to thank Paul for giving us this
insiders look at RELiON Battery
Paul, let’s start by letting our readers
know how RELiON Battery started...
Thank you for this opportunity. RELiON
was started in the fall of 2014 as an
extension of Carolina Energy Distribu-
tors.
I started in the lead-acid battery distri-
bution business with Carolina Energy
Distributors. With a 25-year history,
the company was very successful, but I
saw the opportunity to do more. Hav-
ing the innovative mindset that I still
have today; I saw the rise in lithium
battery interest given the many advan-
tages of lithium over lead-acid. Several
other key members of the team saw the
trend too. We decided to take advan-
tage of the opportunity to manufacture
LiFePo4 batteries and apply them to
lead-acid battery applications. From
there, RELiON Battery was born. What
started with just a few battery industry
veterans, turned into the worldwide
company we are today. We are now in
our fifth year in business with locations
in Shenzhen, China, Seattle, and Char-
lotte. We have a worldwide distribution
and a team of over 30 with over 190
years of combined battery experience.
What is you company’s focus...
We manufacture and sell drop-in re-
placement lithium iron phosphate
batteries for many deep cycle bat-
tery needs. Applications include RVs,
marine craft, and most recently golf
cars. We focused our engineering and
design team over the last two years
to develop a golf car/EV battery that
could simply be dropped into existing
golf cars without needing to change
anything in the car.
Our tagline, Challenge Your Limits,
reflects our philosophy. We like to say
you will run out of adventure before
you run out of power. We want sports
and outdoor enthusiasts to challenge
their limits, without worrying if their
battery can keep up with them.
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