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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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For reference, a typical lead acid battery can survive 500-800 cycles while 2,800 cycles is almost 8 years of use assuming one cycle a day. By comparison, nickel-based Li-ion systems have a cathode voltage of 3.8V. The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles. for Valence cells).

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