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50+ year battery consisting of nickel and iron plates in an electrolyte of Potassium Hydroxide (similar to lye - which I'm guessing you could substitute).
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Thomas Edison drove an electric car a hundred years ago.
The batteries he used are easy to build and are still operational.
Search for 'nickel iron battery', 'edison cell' or 'nife battery'.
See http://www.beutilityfree.com/content/
I have a document on how to build one I need to dig up.


 
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*[[Nickel-Iron Battery]] - the real deal. Lifetime design.
Lead acid cells are easy to make too.
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Lead_acid_battery_construction
[[User:NT|NT]] 10:42, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

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