Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding its manufacturing operations in China by beginning production of advanced lead-acid batteries for Start-Stop vehicles to help automakers meet increasingly strict fuel economy and emission regulations. The global Start-Stop market for new vehicles could reach 49 million annually by 2020. Earlier post.).

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China Lead Acid Lithium Ion Production 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

Johnson Controls will provide its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) advanced lead-acid battery technology to power the Chery Jaguar Land Rover Start-Stop and other vehicles made in China to serve the China market. The battery restarts the engine when the driver’s foot releases the brake pedal or engages the clutch.

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Land Rover Chery China Hybrid 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2022

Toshiba expects to see the new cell deployed in automobiles, industrial equipment, and storage battery systems.

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Recharge Li-ion Power Powered 284

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

80 miles was the range of the EV1 with Lead Acid batteries, that GM tried to use because they wanted the project to fail. It had two seats, it used lead-acid batteries (because of cost and reliability, not because of your stupid pet conspiracy theory) until the very end, and had an impractically short range. Never again.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41