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As for "that" battery, it can either be a 23kWh GAIA lithium-ion iron phosphate battery pack, or the alternative is a Centurion lead acid battery pack.

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  1. noun The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities.
  2. noun A situation presenting such a choice.
  3. noun Either of these possibilities. See Synonyms at choice.
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  • As for "that" battery, it can either be a 23kWh GAIA lithium-ion iron phosphate battery pack, or the alternative is a Centurion lead acid battery pack. —  CarBuyersNoteBook
  • March 21 seems a tad early for senior day, but given that the alternative is a —  Maryland Terrapins News -- www.umterps.com
  • The US government had to bail out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae because the only other alternative was another Great Depression. —  ParaPundit
  • Another alternative is the following statement: SELECT department_id, job_id, manager_id, AVG (salary) FROM employees GROUP BY department_id, job_id, manager_id UNION ALL SELECT department_id, NULL, manager_id, —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • But the alternative is a people controlled by the state. —  The Common Ills
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  1. = French alternative, n., alternatif, -ive, adjective, from Middle Latin alternativus, from Latin alternare, past participle alternatus: see alternate, v.
 

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