A battery including a separator film, a plurality of cathodes, each having a cathode base, a first end of each cathode base having a cathode connection portion extending contiguously across the width of the cathode base and free of a cathode material, the battery including a plurality of anodes, each having an anode base, a first end of each anode base having an anode connection portion extending contiguously across the width of the anode base and free of an anode material, and the anode connection portion. The cathodes and anodes are in an electrode stack with alternating anodes and cathodes and each separated by a portion of the separator film. Each cathode connection portion of each cathode connected to a bus bar at a first end of the battery, and each anode connection portion electrically connected to a bus bar disposed at a second end of the battery.