EXHIBIT 10.18
                              [DATE]



[OPTIONEE]
[ADDRESS 1]
[ADDRESS 2]

Dear [FIRST NAME]:

     Under the terms and conditions of the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan")
of Tanisys Technology, Inc., a Wyoming corporation (the "Company"), a copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, the Company
hereby grants to you the option to purchase [NO. OF SHARES] shares of the
Company's Common Stock, no par value, at the price of U.S. $[PRICE] per share,
subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan.  This option shall constitute a
"nonqualified" option within the meaning of Paragraph 4(b) of the Plan.

     This option may be exercised only in the manner prescribed by Paragraph 10
of the Plan as follows:

          1.   [1/3 OF SHARES] shares subject to option hereunder are
     exercisable after one year from the date hereof;

          2.   [1/3 OF SHARES] shares subject to option hereunder are
     exercisable after two years from the date hereof; and

          3.   [1/3 OF SHARES] shares subject to option hereunder are
     exercisable after three years from the date hereof,

provided to the extent not exercised, such installments shall accumulate and be
exercisable, in whole or in part, in any subsequent period, subject to
termination of this option.

     This option shall be for a term commencing on the date hereof and ending
[EXPIRATION DATE], provided that this option shall terminate on the earlier of
such expiration date or upon termination of employment or other relationship
with the Company as set forth in Paragraph 12 of the Plan.  This option is not
assignable or transferable otherwise than by will or under the laws of descent
and distribution.



     The optionee hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all the terms and
conditions of the Plan.  The optionee hereby represents that he or she is a(n)
[DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, CONSULTANT] of the Company.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this option shall not be
exercisable and the Company shall not be required to issue any shares hereunder
unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any
applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws is in effect with respect to the
shares of common stock covered by this option, or (b) unless in the opinion of
counsel for the Company such registration is not then required.

     This letter agreement and the Plan constitute and express the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the option.  This option shall be
subject to and shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Vancouver
Stock Exchange, the Securities Act of British Columbia, and its securities
regulatory authorities as long as the common stock of the Company is listed on
the Vancouver Stock Exchange.

                              Very truly yours,

                              TANISYS TECHNOLOGY, INC.



                              By:
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                                   Mark C. Holliday, Chairman and CEO

ACCEPTED:



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[OPTIONEE]


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