Automotive ballast battery

An alkaline storage battery comprising paired electrodes of finely divided nickel (Ni) metal and nickel peroxide (NiO2) cathode reactant and a coating of iron (Fe) anode-reactant, both said electrodes emersed in a caustic (KOH) electrolyte, said anode and cathode reactants fixed on the surfaces of steel circular disc plates forming electrodes, said anodic disc plates positioned on each side of said cathode disc plate, said anode disc plates and said cathode disc plates having concentric holes around each said disc center, a vertically positioned tubular duct passing through said holes, said cathode disc plate electrodes fixedly attached to said duct, a steel cylinder encircling said anode and cathode disc plate electrodes and said duct, said anode disc plate electrode fixedly attached to said steel cylinder, electric pole fasteners attached at the upper end of said tubular duct and said steel cylinder for conducting current from said Ballast Battery said Ballast Battery being encased in a rubber container encasement.