Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The project will deploy Exide Technologies’ innovative VRLA gel and CSM copper plate technologies, which deliver high cyclic application capacity and high-current discharge. Due to the conversion to renewable energy sources in Germany, smart grids and large-scale energy storage technologies are getting ever more important.

Batteries 290

Batteries Battery VRLA Lithium Ion 290

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

ePower Engine Systems specializes in the retrofit and conversion of diesel-powered Class 8 trucks into series hybrid-powered units inspired by the diesel-electric drives in locomotives—i.e., the diesel engine powers a generator that in turn provides power directly to the traction motors. —Axion Chairman and CEO Thomas Granville.

Diesel 231

Diesel Peterbilt Fuel Economy Lead Acid 231

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

A collaboration led by the UK’s Cranfield University has developed a retrofit plug-in hybrid conversion system for a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Battery pack state of charge vs. distance for the ADDZEV vehicle under all-electric power on the UDDC cycle. Source: Cranfield.

Plug-in 150

Plug-in Plug Lead Acid Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Micro-hybrid testing against VRLA. Most recently, Axion signed a project-specific Letter of Intent with privately-held Rosewater Energy Group, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida concerning a strategy to create and market a variety of energy storage and conversion products for the high-end residential market. —Tom Granville.

Lead Acid 225

Lead Acid Hybrid Batteries Battery 225