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Service life of AGM battery

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Fig 1: AGM Battery Service Life Graph
G04761594Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
KEY EXPLANATION CHART

Key Explanation Key Explanation
1 Available capacity [%] 2 Kilometres covered [1000 km]
3 AGM battery 4 Lead calcium battery
5 50 % capacity limit    

Unlike the previously used lead calcium batteries, the sulfuric acid contained in batteries with fleece technology is not self-contained in the battery housing.

Instead, the sulfuric acid is 100 % bound up in glass fibre fleece mats (separators). Thus, no acid can escape if the battery housing is damaged. In addition, the AGM battery is sealed gas-tight. This is possible because the gases are converted back into water as a result of the separator permeability.