The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium has reported on new research by Lux which predicts that micro-hybrid engine technology will grow nearly eight-fold to 39 million vehicles in 2017 creating a $6.9 billion market for energy storage devices.
Micro-hybrids, which use "stop-and-start" technology so the car does not burn fuel when sitting still, are predicted to gain 42 per cent of the overall light-duty vehicle market.
The current batteries of choice for light and medium micro-hybrids are enhanced flooded lead acid batteries.
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