John Anderson wrote:
>
> More interesting trivia, in the 50's whoever became Exide made (a EE friend
> still has a few of them) a "infinite life" car battery.

>The reason this technology didn't persist, apparently the rest
> of the battery manufacturers, didn't much care for it and it didn't look good
> for Exide financial wise either, so a gentlemans agreement not to make
> them any more was reached.

Same reason lifetime light bulbs aren't on the market, event though the
technology has been around for decades.

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