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Exide Technologies and Maxwell Technologies form strategic alliance to develop and market integrated battery-ultracapacitor solutions

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With its lead-acid AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) technology that allows for deep cycling combined with high charge acceptance, Exide supports Start-Stop vehicles, energy recuperation, intelligent charging and other advanced power train features to reduce CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption.

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U Texas team develops cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery

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More nickel in a battery means it can store more energy. Ni NMA outperforms both NMC and NCA and only slightly trails NMCAM and a commercial cathode after 1000 deep cycles. The team reported a new class of cathodes anchored by high nickel content. The cathode in their study is 89% nickel.

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Williams Hybrid Power flywheel proves powerful and reliable in Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid in Zhuhai race

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WHP’s patented Magnetically Loaded Composite (MLC) flywheel technology, originally developed for Formula One, captures and stores a vehicle’s kinetic energy in a high-momentum composite flywheel. At the core of the hybrid system is Williams Hybrid Power’s (WHP) flywheel energy storage unit. Earlier post.).

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Bosch Passes 1M Mark for Start-Stop Systems

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This ensures that the engine is only stopped if the battery has stored enough energy to start the engine again quickly. The system is rounded off by a crankshaft sensor, sensors on the pedals, and a deep-cycle resistant battery.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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Advanced lead-based batteries (AGM and EFB technologies) are installed to meet extra requirements in start-stop and basic- micro-hybrid vehicles, due to their increased charge recoverability and higher deep-cycle resistance. In full-hybrid vehicles, the stored energy is also used for a certain range of electric driving.

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Third-Generation VW Sharan Van Will Offer Fuel Consumption As Low As 5.5 L/100km (43 mpg US); Start-Stop and Battery Regeneration

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For engines ranging up to 170 PS in power, a BlueMotion Technology pack is implemented with a start-stop system and battery regeneration (recovery of kinetic energy by storing it in the battery). The AdBlue, stored in a 17-liter (4.5 Start-Stop system. Battery regeneration. During coasting and braking phases of the Sharan—i.e.

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Bosch reaches one million Start-Stop systems on the road

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This ensures that the engine is only stopped if the battery has stored enough energy to start the engine again quickly. The system also features sensors on the crankshaft and pedals, as well as a deep-cycle resistant battery. New alternator series for even greater fuel savings.