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PSA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for start-stop systems

Green Car Congress

Stop-start technology has already been widely deployed in Europe, where 70% of all vehicles sold by 2017 are expected to carry the system as a standard feature. Lead-acid batteries, the most common battery choice, are low-cost, easily available and relatively safe. The nickel-zinc cell delivers more than 0.4V

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