Best 18350 battery...and caveats...

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As I understand it, the best 18350 unprotected cell on the market currently is the Keeppower. Is this correct? The usage is a fairly hot flashlight, 1500 lumen range.

What bothers me is that I've read all 18350s are rewraps from China. Basically second rate stuff randomly marketed by 2nd party "manufacturers". Is there an 18350 that this does not apply to? Say, the 18350 equivalent of a Sony VC6 or LG MJ1 or something?

The next concern is...Tesla, batterypacks for various things, etc seem to be driving 18650 and now 21700 manufacture and development. Are we going to ultimately see the 18350 stagnate and die? Does anything more than a few flashlights and WRX owners vaping actually use the 18350 in enough quantity to keep it around ?
 
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