# Battery Question
**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-question/862
**Category:** EV Small Talk
**Created:** [July 29, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-question/862 "2008-07-29T16:43:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@chiques](https://community.electricforum.com/u/chiques)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-question/862/1 "2008-07-29T16:43:34Z")
What is the difference between “deep cycle” and “marine” lead acid batteries?
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### Author:  [@MikesTrikes](https://community.electricforum.com/u/MikesTrikes)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-question/862/2 "2008-07-30T09:46:26Z")
[B]In short…A Marine battery is like a deep cycle but still a starting battery. They can put out ALOT of amps FAST and still have a deep cycles style of slow rate discharge…
A true Deep Cycle battery is made to be discharged to very low levels and still be ok over and over. As far as I know thay can’t put out as many amps FAST like a starting battery can but can put out a good amount for long periods of time…
A Marine battery can be discharged to low levels but not as low or as many times and still bounce back…
Go with a full Deep Cycle type battery for an EV…[/B]
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### Author:  [@Mango](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Mango)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/battery-question/862/3 "2008-07-30T11:52:06Z")
A marine battery is built to take the pounding and jarring of a boat blasting through waves without falling apart internally.