Hard to swallow
The lead-acid battery industry is stuck in a rut, believing there are limitations of lead-acid technology that give it an inalienable right to income from the battery replacement market.
The world is anxiously looking for economic battery solutions, yet rather than addressing the limitations head on - and enticing users from other chemistries - this industry apparently sees the market as attractive only when batteries are failing in greater numbers!
Even the most respected professions have been known to cling to blatantly outdated habits - believing their livelihoods are at stake.
The extract from New Scientist reproduced here describes a high profile example, serving as an analogy that extends to all kinds of organized human activity.
The article certainly helps to call into question why the service life of lead-acid batteries made today is not significantly better than fifty years ago.