Battery (Rechargeable)
InventorGaston Plante
Year1859
CategoryEnergy
OriginFrance
About Battery (Rechargeable)
Plante invented the lead-acid battery, still used in cars today. Rechargeable batteries made electric cars possible in the 1890s, before gasoline cars won. Lithium-ion batteries, invented in 1991, power modern devices and electric vehicles.
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