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Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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Nickel-Zinc could offer some unique benefits in 48-volt systems. It’s inherently very safe and also promises to provide equivalent emissions reductions, but at a lower cost. The market for micro hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles is on track to grow nearly eightfold to 39 million vehicles in 2017, driving a $6.9-billion

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PSA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for start-stop systems

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PowerGenix, the developer of high-performance, automotive Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, has entered into an innovation contract with PSA Peugeot Citroën Automobiles under which PSA will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the use of PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries as a replacement for lead-acid in stop-start vehicles. With the additional 0.4V

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