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Just this week, Johnson Controls announced plans to build a new, $100 million battery plant at a China location it hasn't yet identified for an advanced lead-acid battery meant to allow a vehicle's engine to start and stop quickly.

Shanghai Shuts Plants in Lead Probe James T. Areddy 2011

Pound for pound, it will also pack 10 times the punch of lead-acid batteries at half the cost and without the need for toxic materials or chemicals ...

Energy Diversification, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Because their components are lighter, Lithionics says their car batteries average about 12 pounds apiece as opposed to the 40 pounds Consumer Reports has found on average for lead-acid batteries in testing.

2010 SEMA Show: An aftermarket lithium-ion battery to start your car 2010

When Gage joined AC, there were five people trying to find ways to convert a few Honda Civics with electric motors and everyday lead-acid batteries.

AC Propulsion has been electrifying cars for decades 2010

A start-up company is hoping there's a market for a lithium-ion battery to start up your conventional car, in place of the familiar lead-acid batteries that have been used for decades.

2010 SEMA Show: An aftermarket lithium-ion battery to start your car 2010

Safety Harbor, Florida-based Lithionics Battery says their batteries have several advantages over lead-acid types, including longer life, lighter weight, and a steadier, stronger power delivery that could lengthen the life of components like starters and alternators because they wouldn't have to work so hard.

2010 SEMA Show: An aftermarket lithium-ion battery to start your car 2010

China is the world's largest producer and consumer of lead, a key component in the lead-acid batteries needed for the growing number of cars and electric bikes in the country.

Battery factory poisons 24 children in China 2011

Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest producer of conventional lead-acid automotive batteries, also has had to scale back its advanced-battery ambitions.

Battery Companies in Need of a Boost Yuliya Chernova 2011

This technology works with the regular 12-volt lead-acid battery found in every current car, though it favors advanced lead-acid batteries that were prominent at the battery show I recently attended.

Driving the micro-hybrid Porsche Cayenne with Stop-Start technology 2010

Unlike Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid, the Revolo system uses standard lead-acid batteries.

And the Rest of the Winners Are... Michael Totty 2011