Axion Power International, Inc., focuses to develop, design, manufacture and sell advanced energy storage devices and components that are based on its PbC Technology. In addition, the Company manufactures lead-acid batteries. Its PbC has application to all energy system storage functions. The Company is focused on developing its intellectual property, characterizing baseline performance, developing treatment processes for the activated carbon, the Company uses in its electrodes, developing designs and manufacturing techniques for electrode assemblies and fabricating a series of material and design evaluation prototypes that range from single cell to multi-cell batteries. The Companys PbC energy storage device is a hybrid battery supercapacitor that combines the simplicity of lead-acid batteries with the faster recharge rate, longer cycle life and greater charge acceptance of supercapacitors.