Trojan – Trojan introduced their new Traveler 8V long life and Ranger 160 batteries. The Traveler is designed for the fleet golf car market and delivers over 40% longer life than Trojan’s current T-875 battery, according to management. The Traveler features Trojan’s Internal Battery Protection System which consists of thicker grids, membrane-wrapped plates, Maxguard multi-rib separators and T2 technology. It also has stronger case walls. The Range 160 is designed more for the consumer market for use in hunting buggies, utility vehicles and low speed vehicles. According to Trojan, the Ranger 160 will deliver 35% more runtime than their T-875 battery.  The 8v batteries include taller plates with more active material and the Maxguard T2 multi-rib separators. At 25 amps the Traveler 8V delivers 295 minutes of capacity and the Ranger 160 430 minutes.

US Battery– US Battery was promoting their XC2 (Xtreme Capacity) battery technology. The XC2 formulation is designed to allow the battery to achieve 100% rated capacity in fewer cycles than other batteries and to stay at that capacity for more cycles. The end result is that more energy is delivered over the lifetime of the battery. According to the company batteries with XC2 technology are also highly compatible with a wide range of chargers and deliver a high level of charging efficiency to meet new California Energy regulations related to battery/charger efficiency.