The phrase "depleted battery" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a battery that has lost all or most of its charge, making it no longer functional. Example: "I was unable to start my car this morning because I had a depleted battery."
It takes about six hours on a 220-volt charger to replenish the depleted battery pack.
The process of swapping a depleted battery with a fully charged one takes about five minutes.
That wake-up feature gives technicians the ability to regain access to the depleted battery.
A Leaf's depleted battery could reach an 80 percent charge in 30 minutes using the new unit, which is to be built in Japan, Nissan says.
They have already begun spending to build an infrastructure to handle the flood of partly depleted battery packs that is expected to enter the waste stream.
But in a concession to practicality — to eliminate owner concerns about being stranded with a depleted battery — G.M. added the onboard generating system as a way to extend the car's range.
Mr. Salonen sent apologies via Twitter: "Was planning to go but #bluebeard depleted batteries".
The infrastructure allows drivers to switch depleted batteries for full ones in less time than refuelling with gasoline.
Under the Better Place business model, customers not only recharge their electric cars but also periodically stop at an electric filling station to swap their nearly depleted batteries for freshly charged ones.
Mr. Agassi had envisioned a network of stations where motorists could pull in, have their depleted batteries replaced with fully charged units, and return to the road in roughly the amount of time it would take to fill a conventional car with gasoline.
It holds up to four batteries and glows red when depleted batteries are docked.
