Jun 6 2008
Long before it was fashionable for companies to proclaim "Green is Good" messaging, PulseTech® Products Corporation was busy improving the performance and extending the life cycles of millions of batteries for both the military and private sector consumers with its exclusive line of products.
PulseTech Products Corporation (www.pulsetech.net), headquartered near Dallas, is an early adopter of a corporate Green Product Policy by keeping typical lead-acid based batteries for autos, light and heavy trucks, SUVs, small boats, recreation vehicles, construction and power sports equipment performing long past expected life cycles and out of the waste stream, landfills and smelters.
Based on statistics gained from 2007 annual shipment figures and a national recycling rate study performed by a trade industry organization, battery manufacturers shipped 117 million batteries to market in the US and Canada during 2007. During the course of the study period, an average 99 million worn-out, non-operational, defective and/or discharged batteries were recycled annually at smelter facilities within North America.
In dollars and cents, the retail figure for new batteries shipped annually amount to an estimated $4.8 billion while those batteries going out-of-service as alleged defective batteries and sent to the smelters are valued at an estimated $145 million.
Nearly $96 million of that $145 million are batteries that were abused or damaged and in large part capable of remaining in service through proper maintenance, charging and conditioning. As a result of sending these alleged defective batteries to the smelter prematurely, the environment and consumers pay dearly. Wasted natural resources carry a large cost today and into the future.
According to PulseTech® Vice President of Sales and Marketing Smokey White, PulseTech products, if used regularly, could save consumers a conservative amount of nearly $100 million annually!
White said regular battery maintenance is a true Green advantage for consumers, and can now be fully implemented in every household through PulseTech’s simple “plug and play” technology.
“That’s money in their pockets, and money that can go towards savings or other more important family purchases,” said White, whose company has patented a unique PULSE technology, which administered through various PulseTech products breaks down sulfation buildup and substantially improves a battery's ability to accept, store and release energy, thus extending battery life.
As a battery ages through use or sits unused for periods of time, lead sulfate crystals enlarge and can build up excessively to the point where they create a physical barrier across the surface of the plate. Before long, this build-up can become so dense that a battery is no longer able to accept or release energy.
Added to the typical car battery stress is a plethora of gadgets and onboard systems that sap power and shorten battery life. Add-on electronics like iPods and navigation systems, found in many newer model cars, for example, are pulling power from that same 12-volt battery.
“By helping keep plates clean through PULSE Technology, the battery works harder than ever thought possible,” said White. “It maintains a greater reserve capacity, will recharge faster and release more of its stored energy.”
White said with more energy available, battery output is maximized between charges, and electronic accessories work better.