An electrochemical cell including a) a cell housing, b) an electrode assembly disposed in the cell housing, c) an electrically conductive and elastically compliant terminal (40, 42) that extends through the cell housing and is electrically connected to the electrode assembly and is disposed on an outer surface of the cell housing, the terminal including a first end that is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a second end disposed outside the cell housing, wherein the terminal second end of the terminal (40, 42) is a thin electrically conductive plate, and an elastically compliant portion disposed between the second end and the cell housing, d1) the elastically compliant portion including an elastically compliant conductive foam pad that is layered with the terminal second end and bonded thereto using an adhesive to form a lamination, the foam pad having the same peripheral shape and dimension as the terminal second end, or d2) the elastically compliant portion being a fluid filled bladder that is layered with the terminal second end and bonded thereto using adhesive to form a lamination, the fluid filled bladder having the same peripheral shape and dimension as the terminal second end, or d3) the elastically compliant portion including one or more springs connected to one end of the cell housing and at an opposed end to the terminal second end, or d4) the elastically compliant portion being a perforated elastic pad that is layered with the terminal second end and bonded thereto using an adhesive to form a lamination, and e) wherein the elastically compliant portion (46, 146, 246, 346) disposed between the terminal second end and the cell housing enables the terminal to accommodate manufacturing differences between an adjacent cell and to comply to the configuration of terminals which engage. a) a cell housing, b) an electrode assembly disposed in the cell housing, c) an electrically conductive and elastically compliant terminal (40, 42) that extends through the cell housing and is electrically connected to the electrode assembly and is disposed on an outer surface of the cell housing, the terminal including a first end that is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a second end disposed outside the cell housing, wherein the terminal second end of the terminal (40, 42) is a thin electrically conductive plate, and an elastically compliant portion disposed between the second end and the cell housing, d1) the elastically compliant portion including an elastically compliant conductive foam pad that is layered with the terminal second end and bonded thereto using an adhesive to form a lamination, the foam pad having the same peripheral shape and dimension as the terminal second end, or d2) the elastically compliant portion being a fluid filled bladder that is layered with the terminal second end and bonded thereto using adhesive to form a lamination, the fluid filled bladder having the same peripheral shape and dimension as the terminal second end, or d3) the elastically compliant portion including one or more springs connected to one end of the cell housing and at an opposed end to the terminal second end, or d4) the elastically compliant portion being a perforated elastic pad that is layered with the terminal second end and bonded thereto using an adhesive to form a lamination, and e) wherein the elastically compliant portion (46, 146, 246, 346) disposed between the terminal second end and the cell housing enables the terminal to accommodate manufacturing differences between an adjacent cell and to comply to the configuration of terminals which engage.