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More Information on Alternative-Fuel Bus Grant, Tech Advantages

In SBF’s June issue, a story covered grant opportunities for procuring alternative-fuel buses. Here, we share more information on potential VW funding impact and technological advances.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2016

Eberspaecher Acquires Majority Stake in Battery Management Supplier

Automotive supplier Eberspaecher now holds 80% of the shares in Vecture Inc. Eberspaecher Vecture will offer battery management products for vehicles and other applications.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2016

New solar charger designed to extend battery life

The SP-5 OTR reverses the normal loss of battery power, sulfation buildup and parasitic draw on erratically used vehicles. The charger typically requires only a couple of hours of sunlight to maintain the connected batteries, company officials said.

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ProductsFebruary 8, 2016

Battery protection system

PriorityStart!HD is designed to be a completely automatic battery protection system that disconnects at 11.7 volts, stopping a dead battery, and then reconnects with simple load change, company officials said.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2015

Battery protection system designed to handle heavier loads

PriorityStart!HD is now engineered to handle heavier loads, a 60% increase to 1,600 starting amps and 400 continuous amps, company officials say.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2015

Batteries stolen from 30 school buses

School bus service was delayed by two hours for three Indiana schools last Thursday morning because thieves stole batteries from the buses overnight.

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ProductsAugust 27, 2015

Battery grip device

The K-1320 Battery Grip features textured grippers that clamp onto batteries with a powerful, controlled squeeze, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2015

Grip device helps handle heavy batteries

The K-1320 Battery Grip features textured grippers that clamp onto batteries with a powerful, controlled squeeze, according to the supplier.

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ProductsJanuary 27, 2015

Battery recovery charger

The SC-6, a six-station HD recovery charger, is designed to recover, charge, maintain and desulfate from one to six 12-volt lead-acid batteries at a time.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2014

90 bus batteries stolen from Georgia school district

In some cases, a dozen batteries were taken at a time from DeKalb County School District in the ongoing thefts. Police have a picture of the suspect’s vehicle driving out of one of the bus yard lots moments after batteries were stolen.

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