The rechargeable battery market is huge and growing.

• $5.2 Billion in 2003.*
• $3.2 Billion in mobile applications for rechargeable batteries in 2002.**
• $4.7 Billion in mobile applications by 2009.**
"Americans are spending more than ever on more types of batteries to power everything from watches to hybrid cars - and there's no end in sight. The average U.S. household uses 28 battery-powered devices...and that number is growing.

What's driving the market right now happens to be the proliferation of portable digital electronics for today's consumers...This has made it very important for battery manufacturers to ensure they are delivering the highest capacity power in the products to meet the demands of these gas guzzling products." ***Institute of Information Technology, 2003
**The Baltimore Sun, February 29, 2004