How to Win a Capacity Fade Guarantee from a Resistant Supplier
Suppliers resist capacity fade guarantees for real reasons. How to bound their risk, write a claim you can enforce, and which concessions to refuse.
Payment, Volume Commitment & Supply Agreement Structure
Structuring payment terms, volume commitments, and the overall supply agreement for custom packs.
When Battery NRE Amortization Costs More Than Paying Upfront
NRE amortization only pays off if volume arrives. True-ups, counting rules, missing step-downs, and what happens to the balance when a robot program is cancelled.
What a Take-or-Pay Clause Costs When Your Build Forecast Is Wrong
A take-or-pay clause charges you for the gap between committed and ordered volume. Here is where the money actually sits and which clauses to fix first.
Your Battery Pack Supply Agreement May Not Actually Secure Cell Allocation
A clause-by-clause read of a custom battery pack supply agreement: which terms actually move cell allocation priority, and which are only aspirational.
What a Battery Pack Supply Agreement Should Say About Lot Records
Lot records need four things in a battery pack supply agreement: a retention period, a file format, an audit right, and a trace-request response time.