NOVELTY - The battery has a positive electrode (2), a negative electrode (3) with a lithium compound and a negative electrode current collector supporting lithium compound. A log differential intrusion curve obtained when pore size diameter of negative electrode measured by mercury porosimetry has peak in pore size diameter range of 0.03 to 0.2 jtm and attenuates with decrease in pore size diameter from apex of peak. A specific area of pores of negative electrode is 6 to 100 m2/g. A ratio of a volume of pores having a pore size diameter of 0.05 jtm or less to a total pore volume is 20 percent.    USE - Non-aqueous electrolyte battery for battery pack used in a vehicle (all claimed) such as hybrid vehicle e.g. two-wheel to four-wheel hybrid electric cars, and electric vehicle e.g. two-wheel to four-wheel electric cars, and motor-assisted bicycles. Can also be used as power sources of digital cameras, vehicle-mounted batteries such as electric mopeds and power sources of rechargeable vacuum cleaners.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has improved output performance using a lithium compound as the negative electrode active material, and obtains high output performance when the pore size diameter distribution of the negative electrode as measured using mercury porosimetry. The uniformity of the distribution of a negative electrode active material can be improved by reducing amount of flock and amount of broken pieces of primary particles of the lithium compound. The non-aqueous electrolyte impregnation ability of the negative electrode and the uniformity of the distribution of the negative electrode active material can be improved, so that direct current resistance of the negative electrode is reduced. The negative electrode can be prevented from falling into a local overcharge or over discharge state, and differences in capacity and impedance between unit cells constituting the battery module can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The negative electrode current collector has a material selected from aluminum and aluminum alloys with an element selected from a group consisting of magnesium, titanium, zinc, magnese, iron, copper and silicon. The lithium compound includes lithium-titanium oxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery.    Positive electrode (2)    Negative electrode (3)