Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Leveraging a dual voltage architecture, Johnson Controls’ Micro Hybrid battery system would involve a low voltage lead-acid battery and a 48 volt Lithium-ion battery that enable optimization of energy generation and consumption, thus saving fuel. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2018

The Fraunhofer R&D Center Electromobility Bavaria, located at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, has joined a consortium of partners from industry and research to develop a new generation of lead-acid batteries. The information will be used to synthesize new or to optimize old materials. Overall project volume is €3.41

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2023

Germany-based Liacon, one of Europe’s largest battery manufacturers, has released a new, more versatile lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery that can replace all Group 31 lead-acid units. Lead acid batteries typically get 200-400 cycles before they fail. Group 31 batteries are one of the highest selling in the market.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In a Tesla Model Y or Model 3 that is in some respects a glimpse of the future of motoring, you’ll find something surprising: a version of the same old cumbersome 12-volt lead-acid battery—that you’ll have to replace after some years of use.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

For technical and socioeconomic reasons, 12V lead-based batteries will continue to be the essential mass-market system in Class 1 vehicles for the foreseeable future (and as auxiliary batteries in Class 2 and 3 vehicles). stop-in-motion, voltage stabilisation).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2014

In order to meet the demands of modern lead acid battery applications, the technology must provide higher levels of charge acceptance to boost system efficiency and delay common failure mechanisms such as sulfation or dendritic growth. The company had earlier reported on the impact of dCNT addition primarly to the negative electrode.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2015

Inci manufactures and sells lead-acid batteries for automotive, forklift and stationary applications. Inci is the second-largest lead-acid storage battery company is Turkey, measured by turnover, more than half of which are through its export to destinations the world over, in more than 80 countries including its neighbors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

Ebonex is a pre-revenue IP-based company that has developed patented technology in the field of advanced materials and manufacturing methods for advanced lead acid batteries. If successful, this could mean high performance lead acid batteries that can be distributed through existing closed loop supply chains and then fully recycled.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2015

Battery Council International (BCI), the North American trade association representing the lead-based battery manufacturing, supply, recycling and distribution companies, announced their partnership with the China Battery Industry Association (CBIA). BCI and CBIA will work together to carry out the mission of each association. —Mark O.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2016

forecasts that the global lead acid battery market will reach US$76.44 Growing preference for pollution free hybrid & electric vehicles along with technological development is expected to drive lead acid battery demand over the forecast period. In a new report, Grand View Research, Inc. billion by 2022. and ATLASBX Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2017

is acquiring a large portion of the Thai Storage Battery Public Company Limited (TSB Company), a manufacturer of automotive and industrial lead-acid storage batteries mainly in Southeast Asia, with a high market share in Thailand and elsewhere. Hitachi Chemical Co., Hitachi Chemical has acquired 43.9%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2015

The Xcelion 6T is a lithium-ion (Li-ion) drop-in replacement for lead-acid batteries that provides equivalent power of two lead-acid batteries at a quarter of the weight and half the volume. kWh) that is designed within the dimensions of a traditional lead-acid battery, enabling easy installation into the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

Advanced lead-acid batteries dominate the current and future storage market. While Li-ion technology will eat into lead-acid sales for e-bikes, and supercapacitors will steal share in micro-hybrids, lead-acid will maintain a comfortable lead in both of these high-volume and growing markets, according to the report.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2016

The company says that its proprietary AquaRefining is first environmentally friendly process to recycle lead-acid batteries (LABs). Interstate Batteries controls 20% of the lead-acid battery recycling market in the United States. Aqua Metals , Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

These modular systems allow the lead-acid battery industry to improve environmental impact and scale production simultaneously to meet rapidly growing demand. As it scales up capacity, Aqua Metals plans to hire hundreds of employees for existing and future operations across the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

We feel that we have erased the cold cranking deficit—the Achilles heel [for Li-ion] from a performance perspective against lead acid. ” Based on our analysis, the performance of A123’s new Nanophosphate EXT at high temperatures is unlike anything we’ve ever seen from lead acid, lithium ion or any other battery technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This market is currently heavily dominated by lead-acid battery solutions that cannot keep up with the demands of today’s warehouse and logistics environments. Electrovaya Inc. has introduced a new Lithium-ion ceramic product line for the Class I and II forklift markets.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

East Penn is a leading manufacturer of high quality lead-acid batteries and accessories for the automotive, commercial, marine, motive power, UPS and telecommunication markets.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Stanford researchers combine epidemiology and management to confront a growing threat from lead-acid batteries in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Factory vehicles in Audi’s production plants such as fork-lift trucks and tow tractors have so far been powered by lead-acid batteries. This has the same dimensions and weight as the previous lead-acid batteries of the factory vehicles, so the company can continue to use all of those vehicles without any major investments.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

The ESM ULTRA 31/900 is a no-acid, lead-free energy storage solution that weighs less than one-fourth of the Group 31 lead-acid battery it replaces in the battery bay of the truck. It stays fully charged even when the truck’s lead-acid battery is as low as 9.5V; the ESM charges off the lead-acid batteries in the truck.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Epsilor’s lithium-ion vehicular battery family of products is intended to replace traditional lead-acid batteries, offering four times the energy and approximately half the weight of lead-acid batteries of similar size. The company also presented its 12V/110Ah (1.45 kWh) LiFePO 4 battery at IAV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

They are initially replacing the first generation of diesel-powered vehicles at CTA, followed by the second-generation of diesel-electric AGVs and finally phasing out the lead-acid battery-powered vehicles. The entire switchover of almost 100 AGVs should be completed by the end of 2022.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

Current cell designs can provide gravimetric and volumetric energy densities comparable to lithium-ion and greatly in excess of lead-acid batteries. Its prototype cells can deliver energy density in excess of 140 Wh/kg, with a design performance of 155 Wh/kg in 10Ah pouch cells. An example of the cycling rates is a range of 2C (0.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The external configuration of the Li-ion battery is compatible with DIN LN5 12V lead-acid batteries, and the operational voltage range is almost the same as the lead-acid battery. Therefore, the new lithium-ion battery can physically replace a LN5 lead-acid battery in a vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Exide Technologies, with operations in more than 80 countries, is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. —Paul Cheeseman, Exide’s Vice President, Global Engineering and Research.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

BDS produces and commercializes MOLECULAR REBAR, a proprietary technology of modified carbon nanotubes that offers potential for enhancing the performance of energy storage applications using lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries. BDS was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between SABIC Ventures US LLC and Molecular Rebar Design.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 24, 2022

He published the lead op-ed in the journal Science’s special climate change issue last month (June 24, 2022). By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book "Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future."

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

Eaton’s Vehicle Group is developing a wide range of 48-volt energy storage solutions, including lead-acid batteries and supercapacitors. Eaton’s Electrical Components Group is our partner for supercapacitors, and we will be working with most commercial vehicle battery manufacturers for lead-acid batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2018

BYD tugs offer greater energy and productivity efficiencies as well as lower operating costs and easier maintenance, as compared to its diesel, gas or lead acid battery counterparts. —Brian Rippie, BYD’s Director of Material Handing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2014

will showcase its new lines of deep-cycle lead-acid batteries featuring Smart Carbon technology which addresses the impact of partial state of charge (PSOC) on cycling batteries in renewable energy (RE), inverter backup and remote telecom applications. Trojan Battery, Co.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

For the near term, they have been working on a dual-battery combining a lithium-ion battery with a 12-volt lead-acid battery that could enable regenerative braking technology in non-hybrid vehicles for greater fuel savings. Lead-acid (left) and Li-ion battery (right). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

A123 Systems LLC is targeting three core business areas: transportation, electric grid and lead-acid replacement. Lead-Acid Replacement. We’d also like to thank Dave Vieau for his years of dedication and service to A123. —Pin Ni, president of Wanxiang America. Transportation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The 12V Energy Recovery System, which is designed to be connected in parallel with the main lead-acid battery, is based on new D-size nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery cells. The main lead-acid battery is often placed in the engine compartment. a joint venture formed by the two automakers. 12V Energy Recovery System.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

A 48-volt Li-ion battery would be used in vehicles in conjunction with a 12-volt lead-acid starter battery. Johnson Controls is premiering its new 48-volt Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module ( earlier post ) in Europe at the Hannover Messe.

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Electrek

APRIL 13, 2023

While other brands have done this in the past, RYOBI is expanding its 80V ecosystem with a 30-inch zero-turn riding mower that’s completely dependent on lithium-ion packs instead of lead-acid batteries. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Under the agreement, Johnson Controls will collaborate with Toshiba to develop and manufacture lithium-ion batteries at its Holland, MI, plant and pair them with existing lead-acid battery technology as part of dual-battery systems. —Fujio Takahashi, general manager of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation.

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