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The Edison battery, AKA nickel-iron battery fits your spec. I have one that is over 125 years old and has the same capacity as when it was new. Unfortunately it has very poor energy density. Min…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Can a battery that never loses capacity be invented, or does it violate the law of physics? Each time a battery is charged and/or discharged, it permanently loses some capacity. Can this problem be solved, so a battery can never lose capacity?]( John DeArmond, Retired Nuclear Engineer & EE, Company Owner at Radiation Measurement Systems (1... • [Answered February 20]( [The Edison battery, AKA nickel-iron battery fits your spec. I have one that is over 125 years old and has the same capacity as when it was new. Unfortunately it has very po... 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