In our camera test, which mimics everyday use (zooming, flashing, shooting, and resting until batteries die), a top-rated Energizer lithium took 609 shots; the best of the alkalines, a Duracell ...

Ahead of the storm we checked our disaster kit and found alkaline batteries (Duracell D8 ) that were best by March 2015. We’re replacing them, but my question is what can we do with the old ones ?

Our rigorous lab tests for alkaline and lithium batteries simulate a range of devices with different power needs. These include low-power devices such as a clock or smoke alarm, medium-power devices ...