Johnson Controls is to supply its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to power the Chery Jaguar Land Rover start-stop and other vehicles made in China.
“Johnson Controls is providing energy storage solutions to help our automotive customers meet increasingly stringent fuel economy and emissions standards,” said Johnson Controls Power Solutions, China, original equipment vice president and general manager, Deborah Roberts.
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“Our AGM batteries have robust cycling capability to meet the needs of start-stop vehicles as well as provide performance for vehicles with the most sophisticated power demands.”
Initially launched in Europe, Johnson Controls has manufactured more than 18m AGM batteries since 2001 and now produces more than 4.5m on the Continent.
“Our battery AGM technology can help consumers save 5% to 8% in their vehicle fuel costs every year as well as helping them reduce their CO2 emissions,” said Roberts.
The company says globally, during the next five years, start-stop vehicles with Johnson Controls’ AGM batteries will reduce CO2 emissions by 12.6m tons and save more than 1.2bn gallons of fuel.
Johnson Controls estimates the worldwide start-stop market for new vehicles, powered by AGM batteries, could reach 35m annually by 2017.
To support this growth, it is investing US$520m globally to increase production in the US, Europe and China.
