New name goes on show
August 1st 2010 Visitors looking for the Exide
Technologies stand at IMHX may
have had to do a double-take, for the
motive power supplier is undergoing
a name change. Following a global
rationalisation, Exide Technologies
Industrial Energy in the UK will now
be called GNB Industrial Power.
The company's stand featured a
Honda Insight car, a Hybrid Electric
Vehicle, that has been retrofitted with
GNB's lead carbon AGM batteries –
the type often used in walk-behind
power pallet trucks.
Dr. Paul Cheeseman, vice president,
Global Engineering and Research,
comments: "It is ironic that the 151-
year-old lead-acid battery is able to
be completely reinvented to meet the
needs of these new applications. The
reality is that the battery requirements
of the HEV – with its short, frequent
cycles and infrequent over-charging
–actually fit the characteristics of
AGM lead-acid chemistry."
Also on display were lithium ion
batteries from Exide's new division,
ReStore Energy Systems, which has
been launched to concentrate on
renewable energy as well as the
lithium ion product. ReStore is
currently focusing on supporting
motive power customers by
developing the lithium ion product
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