Nickel Zinc (NiZn) batteries are a great COST-EFFECTIVE choice for many applications.

Nickel-zinc technology offers more energy density than the nickel metal hydride batteries being used in HEV's today, providing for up to a 40% smaller and lighter battery—very attractive dynamics for HEV applications.

Nickel-zinc battery solutions for an HEV are less expensive than nickel metal hydride because they require 35% fewer cells, and the materials used in a nickel-zinc battery are less expensive than those used in a nickel metal hydride battery.

Expensive safety power control systems and manufacturing processes required by lithium-ion batteries are not necessary for a nickel-zinc battery, making a nickel-zinc about 1/2 the cost per watt hour of a lithium-ion battery.

The materials used in a nickel-zinc battery are not combustible, so they cannot explode, making them inherently much safer than a lithium-ion battery.