diff --git a/applet.js b/applet.js
index cf15630..60f113d 100644
--- a/applet.js
+++ b/applet.js
@@ -1,13 +1,65 @@
+const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
+const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
 const Applet = imports.ui.applet; // ++
 const Settings = imports.ui.settings; // ++ Needed if you use Settings Screen
-const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu; // ++ Needed for menus
 const Lang = imports.lang;
-const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
 const Mainloop = imports.mainloop; // Needed for timer update loop
-const Util = imports.misc.util;
-const Gettext = imports.gettext;
 var UUID;
 
+// generate the following information with the following command
+// dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect
+const UPowerIface = '<node>\
+    <interface name="org.freedesktop.UPower">\
+        <method name="EnumerateDevices"> \
+            <arg name="devices" direction="out" type="ao"/> \
+        </method> \
+    </interface> \
+</node>';
+const UPowerProxy = Gio.DBusProxy.makeProxyWrapper(UPowerIface);
+
+// generate the following information with the following command
+// dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect
+// or if you prefer
+// dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect
+const UPowerDevIface = '<node>\
+    <interface name="org.freedesktop.UPower.Device">\
+        <method name="GetStatistics"> \
+            <arg name="data" direction="out" type="a(dd)"/> \
+        </method> \
+        <property type="s" name="NativePath" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="s" name="Vendor" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="s" name="Model" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="s" name="Serial" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="t" name="UpdateTime" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="u" name="Type" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="b" name="PowerSupply" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="b" name="HasHistory" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="b" name="HasStatistics" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="b" name="Online" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="Energy" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="EnergyEmpty" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="EnergyFull" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="EnergyFullDesign" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="EnergyRate" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="Voltage" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="Luminosity" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="x" name="TimeToEmpty" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="x" name="TimeToFull" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="Percentage" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="Temperature" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="b" name="IsPresent" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="u" name="State" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="b" name="IsRechargeable" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="d" name="Capacity" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="u" name="Technology" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="u" name="WarningLevel" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="u" name="BatteryLevel" access="read"/> \
+        <property type="s" name="IconName" access="read"/> \
+    </interface> \
+</node>';
+const UPowerDevProxy = Gio.DBusProxy.makeProxyWrapper(UPowerDevIface);
+
+
 // ++ Always needed
 function MyApplet(metadata, orientation, panelHeight, instance_id) {
     this._init(metadata, orientation, panelHeight, instance_id);
@@ -25,13 +77,21 @@ MyApplet.prototype = {
             this.appletPath = metadata.path;
             UUID = metadata.uuid;
 
+            this.settings.bind("show-bat0-rate","show_bat0_rate");
             this.settings.bind("show-bat0-percent","show_bat0_percent");
             this.settings.bind("show-bat0-capacity","show_bat0_capacity");
             this.settings.bind("show-bat0-estimated-time-remaining","show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining");
+            
+            this.settings.bind("show-bat1-rate","show_bat1_rate");
             this.settings.bind("show-bat1-percent","show_bat1_percent");
             this.settings.bind("show-bat1-capacity","show_bat1_capacity");
             this.settings.bind("show-bat1-estimated-time-remaining","show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining");
 
+            this.settings.bind("show-display-battery-rate","show_display_battery_rate");
+            this.settings.bind("show-display-battery-percent","show_display_battery_percent");
+            this.settings.bind("show-display-battery-capacity","show_display_battery_capacity");
+            this.settings.bind("show-display-battery-estimated-time-remaining","show_display_battery_estimated_time_remaining");
+
             this.applet_running = true; //** New to allow applet to be fully stopped when removed from panel
             this._main_refresh_loop();   // This starts the MainLoop timer loop
         }
@@ -40,141 +100,108 @@ MyApplet.prototype = {
         }
     },
 
-    _has_two_batteries: function() {
-        let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -e | grep battery | wc -l"'); 
-        if (stdout != null) {
-            if (stdout == 2) {
-                return true
-            }
-        }
-        return false
-    },
-
-    _battery_icon_to_display: function(battery) {
-        if (battery == "bat0") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 | awk \'/icon-name/ {print $2}\'"'); 
-            return stdout.toString().slice(1,-2)
-        } else if (battery == "bat1") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 | awk \'/icon-name/ {print $2}\'"'); 
-            return stdout.toString().slice(1,-2)
-        }
-    },
-
-    _get_battery_capacity: function(battery) {
-        if (battery == "bat0") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 | awk \'/energy-full:/ {print $2}\'"'); 
-            return stdout.toString().slice(0,-1).replace(/.\d*$/i,'')
-        } else if (battery == "bat1") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 | awk \'/energy-full:/ {print $2}\'"'); 
-            return stdout.toString().slice(0,-1).replace(/.\d*$/i,'')
-        }
-    },
-
-    _get_time_to_empty: function(battery) {
-        if (battery == "bat0") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 | awk \'/time\ to\ empty/ {print $4}\'"'); 
-            return stdout.toString().slice(0,-1)
-        } else if (battery == "bat1") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 | awk \'/time\ to\ empty/ {print $4}\'"'); 
-            return stdout.toString().slice(0,-1)
-        }
-    },
-
-    _get_battery_charge_percent: function(battery) {
-        if (battery == "bat0") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 | awk \'/percentage/ {gsub(\\\"%\\\",\\\"\\\");print $2}\'"');
-            return stdout.toString().slice(0,-1)
-        } else if (battery == "bat1") {
-            let [result, stdout, stderr] = GLib.spawn_command_line_sync('/bin/sh -c "upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 | awk \'/percentage/ {gsub(\\\"%\\\",\\\"\\\");print $2}\'"');
-            return stdout.toString().slice(0,-1)
-        }
-    },
-
-    _show_bat0: function() {
-        if (this.show_bat0_percent || this.show_bat0_capacity || this.show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining) {
-            return "BAT0 - "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat0_percent: function(remaining_percent) {
-        if (this.show_bat0_percent) {
-            return remaining_percent + "% "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat0_capacity: function() {
-        if (this.show_bat0_capacity) {
-            return this._get_battery_capacity("bat0") + "Wh "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining: function() {
-        if (this.show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining) {
-            return this._get_time_to_empty("bat0") + "HRS "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat1: function() {
-        if (this.show_bat1_percent || this.show_bat1_capacity || this.show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining) {
-            return "BAT1 - "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat1_percent: function(remaining_percent) {
-        if (this.show_bat1_percent) {
-            return remaining_percent + "% "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat1_capacity: function() {
-        if (this.show_bat1_capacity) {
-            return this._get_battery_capacity("bat1") + "Wh "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
-    _show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining: function() {
-        if (this.show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining) {
-            return this._get_time_to_empty("bat1") + "HRS "
-        } else { return "" };
-    },
-
     _update_applet: function() {
         if (this._has_two_batteries() === true) {
-
-            this._battery0_charge_percent = this._get_battery_charge_percent("bat0")
-            this._battery1_charge_percent = this._get_battery_charge_percent("bat1")
+            let UPBat0Proxy = new UPowerDevProxy(Gio.DBus.system,"org.freedesktop.UPower","/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0");
+            let UPBat1Proxy = new UPowerDevProxy(Gio.DBus.system,"org.freedesktop.UPower","/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1");
+            let UPDspDevProxy = new UPowerDevProxy(Gio.DBus.system,"org.freedesktop.UPower","/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice");
 
             this._icon_string = ""
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0();
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0_percent(this._battery0_charge_percent);
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0_capacity();
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining();
 
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat1();
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat1_percent(this._battery1_charge_percent);
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat1_capacity();
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining();
-            this.set_applet_label(this._icon_string)
-
-            if (parseInt(this._battery0_charge_percent) >= parseInt(this._battery1_charge_percent)) {
-                this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name(this._battery_icon_to_display("bat1"));
-            } else {
-                this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name(this._battery_icon_to_display("bat0"));
+            if (this.show_bat0_rate || this.show_bat0_percent || this.show_bat0_capacity || this.show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                this._icon_string += "BAT0 - "
+                if (this.show_bat0_rate) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.round(UPBat0Proxy.EnergyRate*10)/10 + "W/H,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat0_percent) {
+                    this._icon_string += UPBat0Proxy.Percentage + "%,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat0_capacity) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(UPBat0Proxy.EnergyFull)  + "Wh,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                    let _bat0_estimated_time_remaining = UPBat0Proxy.TimeToEmpty
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(_bat0_estimated_time_remaining/3600)  + ":" + Math.floor((_bat0_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60/10) + Math.floor((_bat0_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60%10) +  "Hrs  "
+                }
             }
 
+            if (this.show_bat1_rate || this.show_bat1_percent || this.show_bat1_capacity || this.show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                this._icon_string += "BAT1 - "
+                if (this.show_bat1_rate) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.round(UPBat1Proxy.EnergyRate*10)/10 + "W/H,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat1_percent) {
+                    this._icon_string += UPBat1Proxy.Percentage + "%,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat1_capacity) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(UPBat1Proxy.EnergyFull)  + "Wh,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat1_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                    let _bat1_estimated_time_remaining = UPBat1Proxy.TimeToEmpty
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(_bat1_estimated_time_remaining/3600)  + ":" + Math.floor((_bat1_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60/10) + Math.floor((_bat1_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60%10) +  "Hrs  "
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (this.show_display_battery_rate || this.show_display_battery_percent || this.show_display_battery_capacity || this.show_display_battery_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                this._icon_string += "COMB - "
+                if (this.show_display_battery_rate) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.round(UPDspDevProxy.EnergyRate*10)/10 + "W/H,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_display_battery_percent) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(UPDspDevProxy.Percentage) + "%,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_display_battery_capacity) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(UPDspDevProxy.EnergyFull)  + "Wh,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_display_battery_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                    let _display_battery_estimated_time_remaining = UPDspDevProxy.TimeToEmpty
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(_display_battery_estimated_time_remaining/3600)  + ":" + Math.floor((_display_battery_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60/10) + Math.floor((_display_battery_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60%10) +  "Hrs "
+                }
+            }
+
+            this.set_applet_label(this._icon_string)
+            this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name(UPDspDevProxy.IconName);
+
         } else {
-            this._battery0_charge_percent = this._get_battery_charge_percent("bat0")
+            let UPBat0Proxy = new UPowerDevProxy(Gio.DBus.system,"org.freedesktop.UPower","/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0");
  
             this._icon_string = ""
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0();
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0_percent(this._battery0_charge_percent);
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0_capacity();
-            this._icon_string += this._show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining();
+
+            if (this.show_bat0_rate || this.show_bat0_percent || this.show_bat0_capacity || this.show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                this._icon_string += "BAT0 - "
+                if (this.show_bat0_rate) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.round(UPBat0Proxy.EnergyRate*10)/10 + "W/H,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat0_percent) {
+                    this._icon_string += UPBat0Proxy.Percentage + "%,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat0_capacity) {
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(UPBat0Proxy.EnergyFull)  + "Wh,"
+                }
+                if (this.show_bat0_estimated_time_remaining) {
+                    let _bat0_estimated_time_remaining = UPBat0Proxy.TimeToEmpty
+                    this._icon_string += Math.floor(_bat0_estimated_time_remaining/3600)  + ":" + Math.floor((_bat0_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60/10) + Math.floor((_bat0_estimated_time_remaining%3600)/60%10) +  "Hrs  "
+                }
+            }
+
             this.set_applet_label(this._icon_string)
-            this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name(this._battery_icon_to_display("bat0"));
+            this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name(UPBat0Proxy.IconName);
         }
     },
 
+    _has_two_batteries: function() {
+        let UPProxy = new UPowerProxy(Gio.DBus.system,"org.freedesktop.UPower","/org/freedesktop/UPower");
+        let _UPowerProxy_devices = UPProxy.EnumerateDevicesSync()[0];
+        let _UPowerProxy_devices_length = _UPowerProxy_devices.length;
+        
+        for (var i=0; i<_UPowerProxy_devices_length; i++) {
+            if (_UPowerProxy_devices[i] === '/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1') {
+                return true
+            };
+        }
+        return false
+    },
+
     _main_refresh_loop: function() {
         this._update_applet();
         if (this.applet_running === true) {
diff --git a/settings-schema.json b/settings-schema.json
index 94368eb..c9d3e9e 100644
--- a/settings-schema.json
+++ b/settings-schema.json
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {
+    "show-bat0-rate": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": "false",
+        "description": "Show BAT0 Discharge Rate",
+        "tooltip": "default"
+    },
     "show-bat0-percent": {
         "type": "switch",
         "default": "false",
@@ -17,6 +23,12 @@
         "description": "Show BAT0 Estimated Time Remaining",
         "tooltip": "default"
     },
+    "show-bat1-rate": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": "false",
+        "description": "Show BAT1 Discharge Rate",
+        "tooltip": "default"
+    },
     "show-bat1-percent": {
         "type": "switch",
         "default": "false",
@@ -34,5 +46,29 @@
         "default": "false",
         "description": "Show BAT1 Estimated Time Remaining",
         "tooltip": "default"
+    },
+    "show-display-battery-rate": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": "false",
+        "description": "Show COMBINED Discharge Rate",
+        "tooltip": "default"
+    },
+    "show-display-battery-percent": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": "false",
+        "description": "Show COMBINED Percent",
+        "tooltip": "default"
+    },
+    "show-display-battery-capacity": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": "false",
+        "description": "Show COMBINED Capacity",
+        "tooltip": "default"
+    },
+    "show-display-battery-estimated-time-remaining": {
+        "type": "switch",
+        "default": "false",
+        "description": "Show COMBINED Estimated Time Remaining",
+        "tooltip": "default"
     }
 }