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HD Booster takes jump starters to a ‘higher level’ says Winntec

Jump starters are considered by many to be a necessary piece of in kit modern workshops, and Winntec Europe opines that any jump starter is only as good as the performance of its charger. By combining these two items in one unit, Winntec believes it has developed a ground-breaking product – its all-new HD Booster for cars, trucks, other heavy vehicles and machinery. In announcing the HD Booster’s launch, the company says it has taken the concept of professional jump starters to an “even higher level of efficient performance.”

30th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

A1 reports 2010 battery sales buoyed by severe winter

A1 Motor Stores, whose battery range includes the Yuasa, UK Batteries and Easystart brands, reports that 2010 was an “exceptional year for battery sales.” The company believes strong sales last year were pushed in part by a double-whammy winter that delivered severe weather both before and after Christmas: Cold weather, A1 points out, accelerates the demise of a ‘tired’ battery as the electro-chemical reaction slows and performance is reduced as the temperature plummets.

28th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Exide ready for current and future battery market

Manufacturers wishing to succeed in any automotive industry sector need the right product for the target market. This may appear a tall order when the target market is the entire motor vehicle parc, yet Exide Technologies has developed a range of batteries that caters to vehicles with many differing and specialised requirements. Earlier in the year this attention to market coverage was acknowledged by the Institute of Transport Management (ITM), who awarded Exide Technologies the title of “Best Automotive Battery Range 2011.”

27th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster commits to CV Show 2012

ATS Euromaster has confirmed its attendance at next year’s Commercial Vehicle Show. The retail and servicing company says the event represents a major opportunity to talk to fleets of all sizes. Peter Fairlie, group sales director, says: “It’s important to have a strong presence at the Show as we are the largest commercial vehicle tyre specialist in the industry.

26th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts: aiming for quality assured batteries at competitive prices

Euro Car Parts, the UK’s largest car and van parts distributor, reports experiencing “phenomenal growth” across its car, commercial vehicle, motorcycle and leisure battery ranges. Bill Stimson, marketing director for the Bosch, Exide and Lion brand supplier, comments “we pride ourselves on offering an unbeatable choice of batteries and have recently made significant additions to all our ranges. Being prime battery supplier to the RAC has only enhanced our reputation as the fastest emerging force in the UK battery market.”

26th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

UK-funded project leads to a better EV battery

Axeon, a Dundee-based independent supplier of lithium-ion batteries, says a project it undertook with two other companies, Ricardo and Allied Vehicles, has succeeded in developing a new battery for use in electric cars that offers a more than 35 per cent improvement in range compared with batteries weighing the same and employing existing technologies. The parties involved are said to currently be in “active discussions” about the commercialisation of the new technology.

22nd September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Varta and Manbat: preparing for a Start-Stop future

Mainstream media tends to pass over Start-Stop technology and instead focuses on plug-in electric or concept cars, yet despite this dearth of attention vehicle manufacturers continue to quietly go about their business and introduce ever more micro hybrids – Start-Stop vehicles – into their model ranges. This technology is admittedly only one of a number of powertrain alternatives under development, yet micro hybrids have gained considerable favour due to the ability of Start-Stop technology to cost effectively achieve EU emission targets while still providing motorists with vehicle range and usability.

20th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti enters lithium-ion battery partnership

Continental has announced it is partnering with lithium-ion battery specialist Akasol Engineering in order to develop the next generation of lithium-ion technology for electric vehicles. The two German companies’ work centres on a scalable battery concept that allows for modular expansion to accommodate vehicles of varying size. The batteries under development will also utilise a fluid cooling system that uniformly cools all parts of the unit, an action that enhances battery performance, vehicle range and service life.

19th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

And now; electric roads

An article on the website TruthDive suggests that cars could, in the future, be powered by electrified roadways, thus eliminating car batteries. Masahiro Hanazawa at Toyota Central R and D Labs in Nagakute, Aichi, Japan, and Takashi Ohira at Toyohashi University of Technology, also in Aichi, are developing a system that transmits electric power through steel belts placed inside two tyres and a metal plate in the road.

14th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Varta website designed to gives traders an edge

Johnson Controls believes it is now providing stockists with a competitive edge over rivals by making available all the materials needed to market their battery business to UK workshops, fleets and commercial operators, and motorcycle and marine specialists online.

15th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

UK study to explore battery recycling and reuse opportunities

In September, six British companies will get underway with studies into the feasibility of recycling and reuse of batteries for low and ultra low carbon vehicles. The six firms – Axeon, Energy Cost Advisors Ltd, LiFeBATT Ltd, Narec, OXIS Energy Ltd and TRL will carry out seven studies between them (TRL will perform two studies) at a total cost of just over £670,000. It is anticipated the studies will take approximately 12 months to complete.

10th August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama acquires YHI share in Chinese JVs

In order to fund other expansion programmes, YHI International Limited has sold its share in two joint-ventures it operated in China. In a disclosure made to the Singapore Exchange, YHI reports that on July 29 it entered into two agreements with Yokohama Rubber (China) Co. Ltd to sell Yokohama China its ten per cent stake in Hang Zhou Yokohama Tire Co Ltd and its 49 per cent share in Yokohama Tire Sales (Shanghai) Co. Ltd; the transaction will give Yokohama China 100 per cent equity in both joint venture operations. The stakes in Hang Zhou Yokohama and Yokohama Shanghai have been purchased for S$14,336,052 (£7.28 million) and S$7,999,944 (£4.06 million) respectively.

2nd August 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Partnership signed to market rapid-charge battery technology

A licensing agreement signed between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and US firm Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. is expected to exploit a technology said to potentially enable the charging of electric vehicle batteries within minutes. Under the terms of the agreement, announced on July 19, Xerion has been granted the exclusive right to bring the University’s ‘StructurePore’ battery-charging technology to market.

21st July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Zircotec supports 10 teams at Formula Student

Coatings specialist Zircotec supported 10 teams at Formula Student 2011, which was held at Silverstone last weekend. The firm’s ceramic coatings were used by a number of the participants including University of Hertfordshire, Coventry University and Cambridge, the latter adopting Zircotec’s patented carbon composite coating to protect a composite bulkhead. “Zircotec believes that Formula Student is an extremely worthwhile activity, helping participants to understand and implement the technologies of today’s contemporary race cars,” says Zircotec’s managing director Terry Graham.

20th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Easy Tyre and Autocentres launches website upgrade

Midlands fast fitter Easy Tyre and Autocentres – a HiQ franchise – has announced an upgrade to its website, with a major new online tyre ordering facility. Easy managing director Chris Kisby is HiQ’s largest franchisee, and the new update, with a fresh design and new functionality, is reflective of the network’s retail strategy discussed recently with Tyres & Accessories/tyrepress.com (see related news link below). The site also allows customers to research tyre prices and book a fitting at the touch of a button.

19th July 2011/by Tyrepress Editors