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VARTA AGM RENAMES ITS LINE OF BATTERIES

VARTA AGM RENAMES ITS LINE OF BATTERIES

If you are looking for a high quality battery for your vehicle, Varta AGM batteries are an excellent choice. Recently, Varta has rebranded its line of AGM batteries. The Varta AGM A8 battery formerly known as D52. This battery is one of the most powerful in the lineup, with a capacity of 60 Ah and a cold cranking current of 680 A. It is perfect for vehicles that require high power consumption and a battery that is resistant to vibration and extreme temperatures.Varta AGM A7 battery formerly known as E39. It is a high quality battery with a capacity of 70 Ah and a cold cranking current of 760 A. It is especially suitable for vehicles with Start-Stop systems and for those vehicles that...
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VT Batteries, sponsor of Burgos CF for the 22-23 season.

VT Batteries, sponsor of Burgos CF for the 22-23 season.

VT Batteries together with Exide sign an agreement with Burgos CF to be official sponsors of the team during the 2022-2023 season. The team Burgos Club de Fútbol achieved last 2021 the long awaited promotion to the Smartbank League by beating Athletic Club de Bilbao B 1-0, returning to the second division of Spanish soccer 19 years later. In addition, during 2022 Burgos CF celebrated its 100 years of history in Spanish soccer with a match against First Division Athletic Club de Bilbao, a historic club of our soccer with roots intertwined in the province of Burgos. VTBatteries and Exide, in the Burgos CF kitThis season 22/23 VT Batteries and Exide are part of the Burgos CF kit, on the back of the competition shorts.From the management of VT Batteries, we are proud to announce that...
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ESAN AKÜ Baterías lands in Spain with VT Batteries

ESAN AKÜ Baterías lands in Spain with VT Batteries

ESAN AKÜ is a battery company that was established in 1978 in Istanbul. Continuing its production activities in 4.Levent (subway rapid transit station on Istanbul Metro M2 line) it built a new facility in Ayazağa in 1999 due to its growing business volume, and that year moved all its production and management activities to this new facility. ESAN AKÜ is also the founding member of the AKÜDER Battery and Recycling Industrialists Association, a trade organization representing battery manufacturing companies and recyclers in Turkey. Its aim is to promote and defend the interests of its members on issues related to battery manufacturing and recycling, as well as to improve the competitiveness of its members in the Turkish and international market. With...
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VT BATTERIES AT AUTOMECHANIKA DUBAI

VT BATTERIES AT AUTOMECHANIKA DUBAI

For the second consecutive year, VT BATTERIES has participated in the annual edition of AUTOMECHANIKA DUBAI. This event has established itself as one of the most important worldwide and the most important in the Middle East and Asia. This edition had more than 500 exhibitors and more than 30,000 visitors during the 3 days of the event. On this occasion, VT BATTERIES participated with a joint stand of the brand LUCAS® as exclusive licensee of batteries for the entire African and Middle East market - except GCC where it shares a partnership relationship with the licensee LEBANG -.VT BATTERIES at AUTOMECHANIKA DUBAI During the 3 days, VT BATTERIES held more than 150 meetings with the heads of the Middle East markets, Kerem Comoglu,...
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VT Batteries at AAPEX 2022

VT Batteries at AAPEX 2022

VT BATTERIES as exclusive licensee of the LUCAS® brand for the American market, has attended the first week of November to the AAPEX 2022 exhibition, held in LAS VEGAS (USA). This visit is the first one after the agreement, last June, with the company OE GLOBAL, licensee of the Lucas® brand for batteries in the USA. Thanks to this collaboration agreement, VT BATTERIES becomes a sub-licensee of the LUCAS® brand for the American market. The growth of VT BATTERIES in the American market has been steady and it has an important network of customers with recurring sales in the AGM battery, marine, etc. segments. In the words of the Sales Director Miguel Alvarez, "After the agreement we set as a first milestone our presence in...
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VT Batteries in the American market

VT BATTERIES IN THE AMERICAN MARKET AND UPCOMING TRADE FAIRS VT BATTERIES has developed an intense business agenda during the month of June 2022, with visits to three important development centers for commercial consolidation, namely Miami (USA), San Salvador (EL SALVADOR) and Bogota (COLOMBIA).UNITED STATESThe tour began in Miami (USA) with a working meeting with the company OE GLOBAL, licensee of the Lucas brand for batteries in the United States. The purpose of the visit was to conclude a collaboration agreement by which VT BATTERIES becomes a sub-licensee of the LUCAS brand for the American market.the American market is one of the most important markets worldwide with a very important growth projection for the future...
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MIDDLE EAST ENERGY

MIDDLE EAST ENERGY TRADE FAIR VT BATTERIES has participated in the MIDDLE EAST ENERGY 2022 edition held from 7 to 9 March 2022 in Dubai (UAE). MIDDLE EAST ENERGY is the most important fair in the Middle East dedicated to the Energy sector, with five key sectors: Smart Solutions, Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and Energy Consumption and Management.2022 edition had about 300 exhibitors from Europe, Asia and America mainly, private and public companies, contractors, distributors, wholesalers, consultants and organizations of all kinds related to the energy sector. The main interest of VT BATTERIES was to maintain close contact with manufacturers and distributors related to energy storage and the development of energy storage solutions.
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The electric car, the eternal expectation

Since our start in the battery world, VT has closely followed the evolution of the electric car in the automotive market. In 2012, we learned about "Better Place", the project of a venture capital fund to manage electric car batteries under a "battery sharing" model. At the time, the idea seemed to be the perfect solution to the battery charging problem. The model was that Better Place subscribers could enjoy (as users/subscribers and not as owners) charged batteries at any time, as long as they went to a battery replacement station. Of course these batteries would be charged with renewable energy, which made the project even more attractive and "subsidizable" if possible. But of course...
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The hard life of a Traction Battery

The hard life of a Traction Battery. Batteries are commercially classified according to their application: Starting Batteries. To start explosion enginesStationary Batteries. To power static equipment: emergency lighting, alarms, UPS, telecommunications, etc. Traction batteries. To supply energy to an electric motor that normally moves with the vehicle. If we could make an analysis of the daily life of each of these batteries, we could easily conclude that traction batteries are undoubtedly the ones that "have the worst life". Let me explain: Starter batteries: They are sprint runners. High intensity peaks are demanded during short periods of time. Once the engine starts, the alternator starts to charge them. Their normal state in the 90% of their life is from rest to...
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