Makita launched a new High Output XGT battery months ago – but only in international markets. There has been no word as to if or when the new considerably higher-performing battery will be available in the USA.
Now, we’ve learned that Makita is launching another High Output XGT battery, BL4025F.
The first battery, which Makita described as “the ultimate power solution for your XGT tools,” featured a 4Ah capacity, with comparable energy storage to an 18V 8Ah battery.
It is believed that Makita’s BL4040F battery is engineered with tabless Li-ion battery cells, which would mesh with the company’s claim that the battery can deliver a 35% power increase compared to their standard BL4040 battery.
This new one, Makita BL4025F, is an XGT 2.5Ah battery with comparable energy storage to an 18V 5Ah battery.
The new battery was pictured in one of Makita’s European tool catalogs.
Another Makita product catalog lists the new higher output battery along with the existing 2.5Ah battery (BL4025).
The catalog also lists the lower capacity BL4020 battery, which also has yet to launch in the USA.
When Makita launched their higher power 4Ah battery, they provided numerous application scenarios and test conditions, with the results showing that the new battery delivered considerably longer runtime or faster cutting compared to their standard battery. Part of the reason for this is because the higher output battery stayed cooler when powering a tool through demanding tasks.
Perhaps similar performance gains might be expected from the new higher output battery.
Here’s where things get even more interesting and maybe even exciting. Makita’s XGT 2.5Ah battery is about the same size as their 18V 5Ah battery. Both batteries have 10x 18650-sized Li-ion cells. Potentially, could this mean that an 18V 5Ah high capacity battery is also in the works?
Makita keeps bringing new battery tech to their XGT line, but it’s been a very long time since they launched a higher capacity or higher performance 18V battery.
It remains to be seen whether Makita will leverage these new Li-ion battery cells to bring performance gains to their 18V cordless power tool system, but at least now we know they can.