This chart compares the self-discharge rates of various battery types over a period of one month. Nickel-metal-hydride batteries have the highest self-discharge rate at 30% per month, while lithium-ion and lithium titanate batteries have the lowest rates of 10% and 1% per month respectively. The chart provides the specific self-discharge rates over a month for 11 different rechargeable battery types.

1. Comparison Of Battery Types According Self
Discharge Rate
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Nickel-Metal-Hydride
Nickel-Zinc
Lithium Ion
Nickel-Cadmium
Rechargeable Alkalines(RAM)
Lithium Titanate
Lithium cobalt oxide
Lithium iron phosphate
Lithium manganese oxide
Lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide
Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide
SelfDischargeRate
Nickel-
Metal-
Hydride
Nickel-
Zinc
Lithium
Ion
Nickel-
Cadmium
Recharge
able
Alkalines(
RAM)
Lithium
Titanate
Lithium
cobalt
oxide
Lithium
iron
phosphat
e
Lithium
manganes
e oxide
Lithium
nickel
cobalt
aluminum
oxide
Lithium
nickel
manganes
e cobalt
oxide
%Month 30 13 10 1 1 4.5 1 1 1
%Month