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AFL Automotive and Maxwell Technologies to Exhibit Efficient Cold Start System at Mid-America Trucking Show.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 21-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The System Lowers Cost of Ownership for Commercial Vehicle Owners Through Fuel Savings, Lower Weight and Improved Packaging

DETROIT and SAN DIEGO, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AFL Automotive, an Alcoa business, and Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that they are exhibiting a cold start system for the commercial truck market at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky on March 22nd and 23rd. The cold start system utilizes Maxwell's BOOSTCAP(R) ultracapacitors with AFL's power management system to develop an efficient engine starting system.

"The cold start system can lower cost of ownership for fleet owners through fuel savings, lower weight and improved packaging," said Allen Zwierzchowski, Senior Vice President Global Technology AFL Automotive. "The cold start system can be used as part of a no-idle system to start a diesel engine in cold climates and to ensure reliable starting after the truck batteries are drained...

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