A lead-acid storage battery comprising: - a container with a cover, the container including one or more compartments; - one or more cell elements in the one or more compartments, the one or more cell elements comprising: - a positive plate, the positive plate having a positive grid and a positive electrochemically active material on the positive grid; - a negative plate, the negative plate having a negative grid and a negative electrochemically active material made out of a lead oxide paste spread on the negative grid, wherein the negative electrochemically active material comprises one or more carbons (carbonaceous materials) at dosing levels from 0.01 to 1.0 wt%, 0.5 to 2.0 wt% fine particle size barium sulfate, and 0.01 to 1.0 wt% of an organic expander, wherein the one or more carbons (carbonaceous materials) is provided in the negative electrochemically active material in such a way that carbon nanotubes are at 0.01 to 0.1 wt% dosing level while activated carbons and graphites may approach 1.0 wt%; and - a separator between the positive plate and the negative plate; - electrolyte within the container; and - one or more terminal posts extending from the container or the cover and electrically coupled to the one or more cell elements. - a container with a cover, the container including one or more compartments; - one or more cell elements in the one or more compartments, the one or more cell elements comprising: - a positive plate, the positive plate having a positive grid and a positive electrochemically active material on the positive grid; - a negative plate, the negative plate having a negative grid and a negative electrochemically active material made out of a lead oxide paste spread on the negative grid, wherein the negative electrochemically active material comprises one or more carbons (carbonaceous materials) at dosing levels from 0.01 to 1.0 wt%, 0.5 to 2.0 wt% fine particle size barium sulfate, and 0.01 to 1.0 wt% of an organic expander, wherein the one or more carbons (carbonaceous materials) is provided in the negative electrochemically active material in such a way that carbon nanotubes are at 0.01 to 0.1 wt% dosing level while activated carbons and graphites may approach 1.0 wt%; and - a separator between the positive plate and the negative plate; - electrolyte within the container; and - one or more terminal posts extending from the container or the cover and electrically coupled to the one or more cell elements. - a positive plate, the positive plate having a positive grid and a positive electrochemically active material on the positive grid; - a negative plate, the negative plate having a negative grid and a negative electrochemically active material made out of a lead oxide paste spread on the negative grid, wherein the negative electrochemically active material comprises one or more carbons (carbonaceous materials) at dosing levels from 0.01 to 1.0 wt%, 0.5 to 2.0 wt% fine particle size barium sulfate, and 0.01 to 1.0 wt% of an organic expander, wherein the one or more carbons (carbonaceous materials) is provided in the negative electrochemically active material in such a way that carbon nanotubes are at 0.01 to 0.1 wt% dosing level while activated carbons and graphites may approach 1.0 wt%; and - a separator between the positive plate and the negative plate; - electrolyte within the container; and - one or more terminal posts extending from the container or the cover and electrically coupled to the one or more cell elements.