Over half the new cars built worldwide by 2016 will have start-stop technology, three times as many as today, according to Johnson Controls. In Europe that number will be as high as 70% as manufacturers seek better fuel efficiency.
The Wisconsin-based supplier says that start-stop systems can save between 5% and 12% of fuel.
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The company told an analysts’ meeting that, globally, start-stop will be used in 52% to 55% of new vehicles built in 2016, up from 8% in 2010. That means nearly 25m vehicles will be built with the advanced batteries allowing start-stop in 2016, up from 7m in 2011.
JCI’s power solutions president, Alex Molinaroli, said overall start-stop battery sales will be 35m within five years, including batteries not put into new vehicles.
The expansion of start-stop technology is driving demand for newer batteries, called absorbed glass mat.
“In this competition, start-stop has gained share because consumers perceive real value from the application and are moving it forward up the adoption curve,” Kim Metcalf-Kupres, vice president of global sales, marketing and strategy, told analysts.
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By GlobalDataThe company is spending US$138.5m to convert an Ohio battery plant to an absorbent glass mat factory, its first such US plant. Production of the start-stop batteries will begin in spring 2012.
The widespread adoption of start-stop system could have an impact on growth of EVs too, the company said, because consumers can use a fuel-saving alternative without having to contend with different infrastructure.
