Battery evolution

Douglas Battery Manufacturing Co. described its new electrolyte system, a product aimed at trucks used in cold storage. "We have developed new batteries for trucks in cold storage situations, which are doing very well," noted Geoff Davies, marketing manager. "We have also designed a new electrolyte formula specifically for minus 32° operations," he added. Douglas has been testing the new electrolyte system for the past two years, and Americold and Tyson are now using it in their cold storage operations, Davies said.