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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

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. According to the US DOE/EIA, the US average total tax for a gallon of diesel was $0.43/gallon The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles. gallon in January 2009.

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