Energy Storage Lead Acid Neighborhood Universal 
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MARCH 25, 2009
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. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles.
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Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. it would bring down the neighborhood. Because what we call end of life is maybe a 25% loss of power or energy but it is still 3x more than what you get from lead acid.
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