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Originally Posted by 3-Wheeler
However I have been reading in Wards Auto World that *some* of the major manufacturers in considering *going backwards* to hybrid Lead-Acid-Super-Capacitor batteries.
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Lead acid batteries may be something that some manufacturers are looking at improving, but I don't know of any that are looking at using off the shelf lead acid batteries in vehicles, the lead acid batteries that any of us can buy right now are a poor choice for a vehicle that you want to take highway speeds.
NmH batteries also seem to be a decent choice fore hybrids because they handle short quick discharges and recharging ok, but people who have tried to stack up hybrid packs to power an all electric vehicle seem to have them fall short, one of our EV club members who refurbishes hybrid battery packs has tried putting them in his electric car from time to time and said that they give poor performance under sustained driving.