The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) is paving the way for a new generation of affordable and cost-effective micro-mild hybrid cars with its low CO2 emission vehicle demonstration programme known as the low cost lead carbon LC Super Hybrid conceived in association with Controlled Power Technologies (CPT). Its latest 48 volt technology demonstrator will take centre stage this week at a major international battery conference in Franc...

Three years ago, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) was asked to demonstrate the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the consortium has proven just that with a Honda Civic HEV retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules (provided by East Penn Manufactu...