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  ‘Micro-hybrids’ are the next big thing for fuel-efficient vehicles

  May 9, 2013 at 9:03 am

  by Jim Harger, MLive.com, May 9 2013 HOLLAND, MI – In the future, your new car may have a “micro-hybrid” powertrain instead of the hybrid or electric powertrains on the market today, says MaryAnn Wright, vice president of technology and innovation for Johnson Controls Inc. Power Solutions. That’s good news for West Michigan because the lithium ion batteries for that micro-hybrid will be made at Johnson Control’s advanced battery plant in Holland, Wright said at a gathering sponsored by Lakeshore Advantage, a Holland […]

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  Johnson Controls: New ‘micro hybrid’ two-battery system will boost mileage

  January 10, 2013 at 12:01 pm

  by Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 10 2013 Johnson Controls Inc. is introducing a battery system that combines lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries inside a car to boost gas mileage and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The company said Thursday it will introduce a 48-volt micro hybrid demonstration module during the North American International Auto Show next week. Read more…

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  2013 Could be a Record Breaker for Fuel Efficiency and Electric Vehicles

  December 19, 2012 at 12:14 pm

  Looking forward to 2013, I see good news for new car buyers. Showrooms will have an unprecedented number of fuel-efficient models of both the gasoline and electric varieties. Plug-in electric vehicles are set to reach new records for sales and fleet average fuel economy will be at all-time high levels.

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