(US5851698-A)      A nickel hydride battery includes one or more negative electrodes (1) having a porous metal substrate formed from a Cu, Cu-plated Ni or Cu-Ni alloy. an electrode tab (2) attached to the electrode is directly attached to the porous metal substrate through a connection having low electrical resistance. Also claimed the negative electrode claimed above.    USE -   Used for high power NiH batteries for electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE -   Provides batteries having peak power performance required for HEVs. Welding the electrode tabs directly to the substrate rather than staking the tabs to the electrodes increases the specific power of the battery. Values of 145 W/Kg for 20% DOD and 134 W/Kg for 50% DOD were demonstrated.    (EP972314-A1)      A nickel hydride battery includes one or more negative electrodes (1) having a porous metal substrate formed from a Cu, Cu-plated Ni or Cu-Ni alloy. an electrode tab (2) attached to the electrode is directly attached to the porous metal substrate through a connection having low electrical resistance. Also claimed the negative electrode claimed above.    USE -   Used for high power NiH batteries for electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE -   Provides batteries having peak power performance required for HEVs. Welding the electrode tabs directly to the substrate rather than staking the tabs to the electrodes increases the specific power of the battery. Values of 145 W/Kg for 20% DOD and 134 W/Kg for 50% DOD were demonstrated.    (JP2001509949-W)      A nickel hydride battery includes one or more negative electrodes (1) having a porous metal substrate formed from a Cu, Cu-plated Ni or Cu-Ni alloy. an electrode tab (2) attached to the electrode is directly attached to the porous metal substrate through a connection having low electrical resistance. Also claimed the negative electrode claimed above.    USE -   Used for high power NiH batteries for electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE -   Provides batteries having peak power performance required for HEVs. Welding the electrode tabs directly to the substrate rather than staking the tabs to the electrodes increases the specific power of the battery. Values of 145 W/Kg for 20% DOD and 134 W/Kg for 50% DOD were demonstrated.