On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, armando guzman wrote:

> Optima is an experimental battery that uses gel instead of water/acid mix to
> produce voltage. The chemicals used in this battery have not been perfected,
> and they use us, the consumers, to tell them what is wrong with their
> product.

Actually, gelled electrolyte lead acid batteries have been around for a
long time.  They were already common for powering camcorders in the early
90s.  You'll also find them in airplanes and some other specialty
applications.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si