A nickel-metal hydride storage battery comprises a shell, an electrode and electrolyte, the electrode comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a diaphragm, the electrode is completely immersed in the electrolyte, materials of the positive electrode plate comprise a positive active material, a positive conductive agent, a positive additive and a positive adhesive, the positive active material comprises nickel hydroxide, the positive conductive agent comprises cobalt or nickel, the positive electrode additive comprises calcium hydroxide or zinc oxide, the positive electrode plate adhesive comprises carboxymethyl cellulose or polytetrafluoroethylene, the negative electrode plate is prepared from hydrogen storage alloy powder, a negative electrode conductive agent, a negative electrode additive and a negative electrode adhesive, the negative electrode conductive agent comprises conductive carbon or nickel powder, the negative electrode additive comprises zinc oxide or aluminum oxide, the negative electrode adhesive comprises hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and butadiene styrene rubber, lining plates are arranged on the outer sides of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate respectively, the lining plates are made of elastic materials, and a plurality of through holes are further formed in the lining plates. The invention provides a novel nickel-metal hydride storage battery which is safe, reliable, environment-friendly, pollution-free, long in service life, good in wide-temperature performance and large in capacity ratio.