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Cabot broadens range of performance additives for advanced lead-acid batteries

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Cabot Corporation, a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, is introducing three new grades of PBX carbon performance additives that are designed to improve lifetime and performance for advanced lead-acid batteries used in applications such as telecom, electric forklift, e-bike and small micro-hybrid vehicles.

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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

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The LC Super Hybrid demonstrator. The applied micro-mild hybrid technology builds on previous work by CPT carried out with AVL, which built the LC Super Hybrid and handled the systems integration. The LC Super Hybrid delivers CO 2 emissions of less than 130g/km compared with 140 g/km for the baseline Passat 1.4-liter

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Nikkei: GS Yuasa entering EV battery market as early as next year

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GS Yuasa will shift its focus from hybrids to enter the market for electric-vehicle batteries as early as next year, according to a report from the Nikkei. The battery maker recently formed a department for the project, bringing in engineers from its hybrid and plug-in hybrid operations, according to the report.

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DSE Hybrid selects Balqon Li-ion system For Island Pilot Hybrid Yacht

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Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, announced delivery and installation of a Li-ion HIQAP 1000 Ah, 48-volt battery system into the Island Pilot Yacht powered by DSE Hybrid solar electric drive.

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SymPowerco Corporation Acquires Majority Interests in Highline Hydrogen Hybrids and Hoss Motor Sports

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SymPowerco Corporation, holder of a direct methanol fuel cell technology, has acquired 70% ownership in both Highline Hydrogen Hybrids, Inc. in partnership with Hybrid Energy Technologies Inc. The flat-plate alkaline battery technology is inexpensive, and more environmentally friendly than NiMH, NiCad and lead-acid batteries.

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ALABC: 48V mild hybrids can meet emission targets with CO2 reductions of 15-20%

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Current mild-hybrid vehicle projects, in partnership with Ford and Hyundai/Kia, that utilize advanced 48V lead-carbon batteries, can reduce CO 2 emissions by 15-20%, according to the latest data from the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC), presented at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (25-28 January, Mainz).

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Tianjin Automotive Test Center certifies PowerGenix NiZn batteries for stop-start systems

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Over the past several months, Tianjin Automotive Test Center completed a test matrix covering all aspects of advanced micro-hybrid vehicles to validate NiZn’s potential performance improvements. Based on our test results, the high-power, long-life NiZn batteries made by PowerGenix met SBA micro-hybrid vehicle performance standards.