Bismuth gives H&V a stop‑start edge

The lead-acid battery is being challenged like never before in its history. While it still competes on price, it is being challenged by new duty cycles especially that of stop-start in automotive and interrupted service in telecom. Only new materials and radical designs can keep it in business. The Editor reports from 12 ELBC in Istanbul.

From where I was sitting, from what I was hearing and from what most people were saying, it looks like Valve Regulated Lead Acid has got the prize for being the energy storage system of choice for microhybrids . . .