Last updated: 16 September 2026
Battery and charging
- Voltage
- 12.8V, as the specification block states it
- Nominal capacity
- 215Ah, as the specification block states it
- Reserve minutes, at the maker's stated motor setting
- 510 minutes, the longest in the range
- Energy as stated
- 2,750 Whr — 12.8 x 215 gives 2,752, which its twin prints
“12.8V 215Ah (2,750 Whr) 510 Reserve Minutes BCI Group GC12 size, (12.88″L x 7.13″ W x 10.50″ T) 46.4 lbs”
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
“12.8V 215Ah (2,750 Whr) 510 Reserve Minutes BCI Group GC12 size, (12.88″L x 7.13″ W x 10.50″ T) 46.4 lbs”
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
“12.8V 215Ah (2,750 Whr) 510 Reserve Minutes BCI Group GC12 size, (12.88″L x 7.13″ W x 10.50″ T) 46.4 lbs”
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
“12.8V 215Ah (2,750 Whr) 510 Reserve Minutes BCI Group GC12 size, (12.88″L x 7.13″ W x 10.50″ T) 46.4 lbs”
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
Size and fit
- Group the maker sells it as
- BCI Group GC12, in the maker's own words
- Weight as stated
- 46.4 lbs, as the specification block states it
“12.8V 215Ah (2,750 Whr) 510 Reserve Minutes BCI Group GC12 size, (12.88″L x 7.13″ W x 10.50″ T) 46.4 lbs”
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
“12.8V 215Ah (2,750 Whr) 510 Reserve Minutes BCI Group GC12 size, (12.88″L x 7.13″ W x 10.50″ T) 46.4 lbs”
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
United States — CPSC
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from CPSC, last checked September 19, 2026. Check CPSC’s own search: cpsc.gov/Recalls
United States — NHTSA & Coast Guard
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from NHTSA or the US Coast Guard, which we hold records from but do not yet check on a schedule. Check NHTSA’s own search: nhtsa.gov/recalls
European Union
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from the European Union, last checked September 19, 2026. Check the European Union’s own search: ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/search
United Kingdom
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from the United Kingdom, last checked September 19, 2026. Check the United Kingdom’s own search: gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls
Australia
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from Australia, last checked September 14, 2026. Check Australia’s own search: productsafety.gov.au/recalls
Canada
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from Canada, last checked September 19, 2026. Check Canada’s own search: recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/search
France
We did not match this product to any recall in the data we hold from France, last checked September 19, 2026. Check France’s own search: rappel.conso.gouv.fr
None of these is a statement that the product is safe or unrecalled — only that our searches found nothing. Each regulator’s own search is linked above.
Devices documented to run on this
The figures below line up. Neither manufacturer states that this pack runs this device — that is our reading of what each of them published separately, not a claim by either of them or a test by us. Even where every stated figure agrees, these can still decide it:
- A motor’s published draw is usually a peak, not the load it holds — the two numbers are not the same kind of quantity
- A maker’s amp-hour minimum and their reserve-capacity minimum can give different answers about the same battery
- Conditions attached to the chemistry, such as a speed limit for running on lithium
- Whether the pack may be wired in series at all, where the device needs 24 or 36 volts
- The charger, which both makers put conditions on and neither supplies
- Case size, hold-down and terminal type — fitting the space is not being secured in it
Worth confirming with the manufacturer or a dealer before buying.
- Minn Kota Terrova 55 lb (54" shaft, wireless remote)Figures compared
One of these.
Only on a comparison of two published figures — Lithium Pros' 215 amp-hours against the 105 that Minn Kota's manual asks for — check yours before buying.
Minn Kota's manual for this motor asks for at least a 105 amp-hour rating. Lithium Pros rate the M32215-S at 215 amp-hours, 110 amp-hours above it. Minn Kota's website battery guide asks for 110 amp-hours rather than the manual's 105, and they have not reconciled the two; at 215 this pack clears both. Lithium Pros publish a reserve-minute figure for this pack and it names Minn Kota, which is not a statement that the two go together: their footnote assumes a 50% throttle setting on a Minn Kota motor and a 50% duty cycle, so it is a runtime estimate for one motor at one throttle position. It is not the BCI reserve capacity — minutes at a fixed 25 amps — which is the measure Minn Kota's own requirement refers to, so the two numbers should not be set against each other. Minn Kota attach a condition to the chemistry that no comparison of capacities can settle: this motor is "specifically designed to run on traditional lead-acid batteries", and "running a Minn Kota trolling motor at speeds higher than 85% for a prolonged period could cause permanent damage to the motor". On charging they are the other way about — motors and Precision chargers made in 2021 or later carry a lithium profile, and earlier Precision chargers can charge lithium on the AGM setting. Minn Kota's battery-guidance table recommends AGM or lithium at 100 amp-hours for a 55 lb motor, alongside the manual sentence quoted above. Neither company has named the other and nobody has tested the pairing.
- Minn Kota Terrova 80 lb (60" shaft, wireless remote)Figures compared
Two of these, Two 12-volt batteries wired in series.
Only on a comparison of two published figures — Lithium Pros' 215 amp-hours against the 105 that Minn Kota's manual asks for, and with two of these wired in series as their manual requires — check yours before buying.
Minn Kota's manual for this motor asks for at least a 105 amp-hour rating. Lithium Pros rate the M32215-S at 215 amp-hours each, 110 amp-hours above it. Minn Kota's website battery guide asks for 110 amp-hours rather than the manual's 105, and they have not reconciled the two; at 215 this pack clears both. Lithium Pros publish a reserve-minute figure for this pack and it names Minn Kota, which is not a statement that the two go together: their footnote assumes a 50% throttle setting on a Minn Kota motor and a 50% duty cycle, so it is a runtime estimate for one motor at one throttle position. It is not the BCI reserve capacity — minutes at a fixed 25 amps — which is the measure Minn Kota's own requirement refers to, so the two numbers should not be set against each other. Minn Kota attach a condition to the chemistry that no comparison of capacities can settle: this motor is "specifically designed to run on traditional lead-acid batteries", and "running a Minn Kota trolling motor at speeds higher than 85% for a prolonged period could cause permanent damage to the motor". On charging they are the other way about — motors and Precision chargers made in 2021 or later carry a lithium profile, and earlier Precision chargers can charge lithium on the AGM setting. Minn Kota's manual for this motor is explicit that two 12-volt batteries wired in series are required, and their amp-hour figure is asked of the battery rather than of the string. They also forbid mixing types in such a string: "Do not connect a Lead-Acid and Lithium in a series to create a 24-volt system", which rules out part-upgrading an existing lead-acid set. Their battery-guidance table recommends lithium at 100 to 125 amp-hours for an 80 lb motor. Neither company has named the other and nobody has tested the pairing.
Three of these, Three 12-volt batteries wired in series.
Only on a comparison of two published figures — Lithium Pros' 215 amp-hours against the 105 that Minn Kota's manual asks for, and with three of these wired in series as their manual requires — check yours before buying.
Minn Kota's manual for this motor asks for at least a 105 amp-hour rating. Lithium Pros rate the M32215-S at 215 amp-hours each, 110 amp-hours above it. Minn Kota's website battery guide asks for 110 amp-hours rather than the manual's 105, and they have not reconciled the two; at 215 this pack clears both. Lithium Pros publish a reserve-minute figure for this pack and it names Minn Kota, which is not a statement that the two go together: their footnote assumes a 50% throttle setting on a Minn Kota motor and a 50% duty cycle, so it is a runtime estimate for one motor at one throttle position. It is not the BCI reserve capacity — minutes at a fixed 25 amps — which is the measure Minn Kota's own requirement refers to, so the two numbers should not be set against each other. Minn Kota attach a condition to the chemistry that no comparison of capacities can settle: this motor is "specifically designed to run on traditional lead-acid batteries", and "running a Minn Kota trolling motor at speeds higher than 85% for a prolonged period could cause permanent damage to the motor". On charging they are the other way about — motors and Precision chargers made in 2021 or later carry a lithium profile, and earlier Precision chargers can charge lithium on the AGM setting. Minn Kota's manual for this motor is explicit that three 12-volt batteries wired in series are required, and their amp-hour figure is asked of the battery rather than of the string. They also forbid mixing types in such a string: "Do not connect a Lead-Acid and Lithium in a series to create a 24-volt system", which rules out part-upgrading an existing lead-acid set. Their battery-guidance table recommends lithium at 125 to 150 amp-hours for a 112 lb motor. Neither company has named the other and nobody has tested the pairing.
Compatible platforms
The motors this pack is documented to run are listed above. No boat, rig or other platform in this catalogue is listed as carrying it — that is a separate question from what it will power, and nothing is listed until a source answers it.
Sources
- Lithium Pros M32215-SMANUFACTURER MODEL PAGE
Source: lithiumpros.com/products/lithium-pros-m32215-s-12v-215ah-marine-starting-12v-lithium-battery
Retrieved September 16, 2026