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lead-acid battery is comparatively cheaper to other battery types such as Ni-MH and Li-ion.
Annual net increment of
lead-acid battery powered electric bicycles (including tricycles) = production of electric bicycles + production of electric tricycles-production of lithium battery powered bicycles + import volume of electric bicycles-export volume of electric bicycles (6)
But it loses more capacity at low temperatures than a NiCd or
lead-acid battery. You're advised not to charge NiMH when it's below 32*F.
Its Microcell technology is a new type of carbon-graphite foam
lead-acid battery that incorporates an increased surface area, which the company said significantly expands the power potential of lead-acid chemistry beyond the capability of conventional lead plate technology.
The data confirms that the
lead-acid battery remains the nation's most highly recycled consumer product, ahead of steel cans, next in line with a recycling rate of 60 percent in 2003, according to the US.
Lead-acid batteries are all designed for specific purposes, thus a
lead-acid battery designed for one use might not necessarily work well in another application.
Lucent Technologies has unveiled a new flooded
lead-acid battery for telecomms central office, mobile switching office and cable head-end applications.
Lovins, director of the Rocky Mountain Institute in Snowmass, Colorado, is skeptical that the standard
lead-acid battery electric car will be ready for prime time, instead promoting an ultra-lightweight hybrid alternative that uses electric motors located in the wheels in conjunction with a small onboard engine - possibly a gas turbine or a conventional internal-combustion motor - to extend the range.
Researchers at Electrosource Inc., Austin, TX, have devised an improved
lead-acid battery that could be a major near-term stepping stone to a robust electric vehicle industry.
Indonesia's federal Environment Ministry (BAPEDAL) closed one
lead-acid battery recycling facility in Surabaya in May 1991, and another in Bekasi in September 1992.
And sodium-sulfur batteries operate above 600 [degrees] F, with safety and cost constraints." In contrast, he adds, the sulfur-aluminum cell runs at room temperature, storing seven times as much charge per pound as a
lead-acid battery.
A single
lead-acid battery, the kind that powers your automobile, contains 11 pounds of sulfuric acid, 18 to 20 pounds of toxic lead and three pounds of plastic.