Battle Born 270Ah 12V GC3 Heated LiFePO4 Battery Kit
A 3,456 Wh, 12 V LiFePO4 battery with a built-in heater for cold-weather charging, sold as a kit with its switch and wiring.
$2,599
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Usability
4.9 out of 10Strengths
- Built-in heater for charging in the cold
- Large capacity in a single 12 V battery
- Mounts in any orientation
- IP65 sealed case
- Switch and wiring for the heater included
Drawbacks
- Heavy for its capacity
- Heater must be wired and switched on
- Heater draws noticeably from the battery in deep cold
- No Bluetooth or communication port
- No end-of-life capacity published
- Last two warranty years are a discountnot a replacement
Specs
- Capacity3,000-3,999 Wh
- AC OutputNot applicable
- System Voltage12 V
- Panel PowerNot applicable
- Charge CurrentNot applicable
- Safety ListingClaimed only
- Cell TypeNot applicable
- Low-Temp ChargingSelf-heating
- Warranty10 Years
- MonitoringNone
- Weight80.8 lb
At a glance
- 22.83 x 7.09 x 13.15 in
- M4 heat-enable terminal
- Rocker switch in the kit
- Brass flag terminals
- Battle Born Batteries is the brand of Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. of Reno, Nevada (Nasdaq: DFLI), a company founded in 2012.
- Dragonfly Energy acquired the Dakota Lithium brand's assets in July 2026 and runs that brand separately from Battle Born.
It sells with a cart at battlebornbatteries.com, through dealers and installers on its dealer locator, and on Amazon US, where Amazon.com sells its 100Ah battery.
The Battle Born BBGC3H-1KIT pairs the BBGC3H, a 12 V, 270 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery with integrated heating, with a heat-enable cable kit.
It stores 3,456 Wh at 12.8 V nominal, and its BMS is rated 300 A continuous, 500 A for 30 seconds and a half-second surge above that, with 135 A maximum charge and 0.5C recommended. When the heat-enable circuit is switched on, a 28 W heater warms the cells from an internal temperature of about 35°F.
Battle Born's data sheet estimates the heater uses about 45 Ah over 24 hours at 25°F and 65 Ah at 15°F. It measures 22.83 x 7.09 x 13.15 in, weighs 80.8 lb and has brass flag terminals, an M4 heat-enable terminal, an IP65 sealed ABS case and mounting in any orientation.
It wires up to four in series for 48 V, with no limit in parallel, and has no Bluetooth or communication port. The box holds the battery, a stainless finishing hardware kit and the heat-enable kit: a rocker switch, two 25 ft 18 AWG wires, a jumper for a second heated battery, screws, a ring lug and shrink wrap.
The Smart heated version, BBGC3iH-1KIT, is $2,699.00.