SolveClimate News reports that Axion Power International, based in New Castle, is nearly doubling its space and hiring more workers to supply automakers with batteries for so-called micro-hybrid vehicles.
The firm makes a patented lead-carbon PbC battery that is well-suited for the charge-intensive nature of the start-stop technology used in micro-hybrids, especially when compared with traditional lead-acid car batteries.
The start-stop systems reduce emissions and improve fuel economy by minimizing the time a car spends idling. At stoplights or in heavy traffic, the engine automatically turns off and restarts as needed while keeping the headlights, air conditioning and radio running.
Original source: SolveClimate News
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