Starting, Lighting, Ignition (SLI) Batteries

• Are used by most people every day and are produced in greater numbers than any other type of lead acid storage battery
• They are used to start automobiles and most other kinds of internal combustion engines
• Automotive SLI batteries are usually lead acid type and are made of six galvanic cells in series to provide a 12 volt system
• Heavy vehicles such as trucks may have 2 batteries in a series for a 24 volt system, or may have a parallel string of batteries.

Examples: automotive, marine, truck.

Traction or Motive Power Batteries

• An electrical vehicle battery (EVB) or traction battery is a rechargeable battery used for propulsion of batteries electric vehicles (BEVs)
• Electric vehicle batteries differ from SLIs because they are designed to give power over sustained period of time.

Examples: forklifts, electric golf carts, riding floor scrubbers, electric motorcycles and other electric vehicles.

Stationary Batteries

• These are often used for emergency power or uninterruptable power supply applications
• They are shallow-cycle batteries intended to remain close to fully charged for the majority of their lifetime with only occasional deep discharges.

Used Non Lead Acid Batteries

Alkaline Dry Cells

• Are 1.5 volt or multiples of 1.5 volt
• Called heavy duty, general purpose, zinc carbon or zinc manganese
• Commonly Energizer or Duracell
• Generally non-rechargeable.

Non Alkaline Dry Cells (including Rechargeable)

• They are 1.2 volt or can be multiples of 1.2 volts
• Often rechargeable such as NiMH, NiCad, Lithium Ion
• Commonly found as packs (e.g. mobile phones, laptop computers, power tools.

Non Lead Acid Wet Cells

• Filled with aqueous electrolyte solution
• Mostly contained within a steel or solid box of individual cells of 1.2 volts to make a 12 volt battery.