iQ Power AG
iQ Power is the First Manufacturer with TÜV-Tested Automotive Batteries
iQ Power AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous iQ Power is the First Manufacturer with TÜV-Tested Automotive Batteries – All ECO car batteries now with TÜV seal and GS mark – TÜV Rheinland confirms high quality and positive impact of efficient electrolyte mixing – ECO batteries from iQ Power to adopt new design in the future Chemnitz/Zug, 10 March 2011 – iQ Power AG (ISIN: CH0020609688, WKN: A0DQVL, Symbol: IQPB), the developer and marketer of eco-friendly and technologically advanced starter batteries for motor vehicles, is proud to announce that it is the first manufacturer whose car batteries have been examined and tested by the TÜV technical control board. The TÜV Rheinland has tested and certified iQ Power's entire range of ECO products. In the future, all ECO batteries will bear the TÜV seal and GS mark documenting tested performance quality and safety on a newly designed label (TÜV Seal No. 0031871). All ECO batteries will also carry the annotation 'Automechanika Innovation Award 2010,' a distinction that iQ Power earned last autumn for its ECO products' extraordinarily innovative achievements. 'The compelling testing results of an institution such as the TÜV Rheinland provide verification of our ECO batteries' exceptionally good performance figures by an independent body. All values were significantly better than required by the standard,' emphasized Charles Robert Sullivan, the CEO of iQ Power AG. Electrolyte mixing technology, a new and exclusive feature among automotive batteries, is what that makes the ECO series of products so unique. This mixing not only improves the overall performance of the battery by preventing those major losses of capacity that normally occur in starter batteries from acid stratification and premature wear and tear, but in so doing also increases the batteries' service life and reliability. This makes ECO batteries with electrolyte mixing especially well-suited for use in today's motor vehicles with their numerous electrical features and conveniences. TÜV Rheinland tested iQ Power's ECO batteries in strict compliance with the EN 50342-1 and EN 50342-2 standards, which, although currently valid, are no longer state of the art. The purely static measurement methods were supplemented with simulated dynamic driving movements like those that normally occur when actually operating an automobile. Conclusion: Thanks to their overall design and integrated and efficient electrolyte mixing feature, the starter batteries from iQ Power exceed all the requirements set forth in the industrial standards. iQ Power's ECO batteries rate a higher performance compared to conventional starter batteries. The cycle stability, a critical determinant of battery service life, is also significantly greater. Even the cold cranking current, perhaps the most important factor for starting the car, exceeds the manufacturer's specifications as stated on the battery. iQ Power provides an additional voluntary manufacturer warranty of one year beyond the 24-month warranty required by law.
About iQ POWER The company's operational element is iQ Power GmbH in Chemnitz (Germany), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of iQ Power AG. Headquartered in Zug (Switzerland), iQ Power AG is a publicly listed stock corporation whose shares are traded on the regulated market (General Standard segment) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, over the counter on the securities exchanges in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart, as well as on Xetra (ISIN: CH0020609688, WKN: A0DQVL, IQPB).
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Language: | English | |
Company: | iQ Power AG | |
Metallstrasse 9 | ||
6304 Zug | ||
Schweiz | ||
Phone: | +41 41 7680360 | |
Fax: | +41 41 768 03 68 | |
E-mail: | investor-relations@iqpower.com | |
Internet: | www.iqpower.com | |
ISIN: | CH0020609688 | |
WKN: | A0DQVL | |
Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart | |
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