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| Exide Technologies Launches Two New
Batteries Premium Power Products for
Heavy-Duty, Commercial, Marine, and Specialty Markets
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Alpharetta, Georgia - (April 17, 2007)
- Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE, www.exide.com), a global
leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, has launched two
new products from its Transportation Division.
Designed with original equipment quality, the Exide RoadForce®
AGM-200 and the Exide MegaCycle™ AGM-200 are lead-acid batteries
for heavy-duty, commercial, marine and specialty commercial
applications. Exide’s newest products offer increased power and
enhancements over conventional, flooded group size 31 products.
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The RoadForce® AGM-200
provides advanced starting power for high energy requirements in
vehicles including heavy duty trucks, buses and farm and
construction equipment.
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The MegaCycle™ AGM-200 provides advanced deep cycle or
starting power for high energy requirements in larger marine
vessels, recreational vehicles and for other specialty
applications including low-riders, mobility equipment and sump
pumps.
Both batteries are completely sealed with individual cell safety
pressure valves and both are maintenance-free under normal
operating conditions. Available in two power levels
– 925 cold-cranking amps (CCA)/200
minutes reserve capacity (RC) and 700 CCA/200 RC, the
Exide RoadForce® AGM-200 and MegaCycle™
AGM-200 feature a highly efficient, flat plate absorbed glass
mat (AGM) configuration. This advanced AGM technology makes them
non-spillable under normal operating conditions and capable of
being installed in almost any orientation (inverted not
recommended). In addition, the batteries offer twice the cycling
life, twelve times more vibration resistance, a 40 percent
greater charge acceptance than conventional flooded group size
31 offerings. (Claims based on lab testing for XRF-31/RoadForce®
and XMC-31/MegaCycle™ vs. conventional flooded 31 product).
Both batteries incorporate a number of other features that
contribute to the battery’s performance:
- Over the top handle: allows for easy installation
and folds out of the way after installation.
- Robust, thick wall poly case: reduces case
distortion, reinforces component stability.
- Increased post diameter/larger lead base:
supplies superior current-carrying capacity and vibration
protection.
- Lead/calcium/tin/silver/alloy: offers longer life
under extreme operating conditions.
- Cast on strap construction with special oval weld:
establishes a high-integrity plate-on-strap bond for reduced
internal resistance and prolonged battery life.
- Heavy, robust cast grids: provide enhanced
resistance to corrosion and mechanical stability for
superior vibration and cycling performance.
- SAE automotive or threaded posts: stud only or
dual post configurations allow for easy replacement and
original equipment fitment.
- Special pressure venting system: individual
pressure vents designed to avoid cell-to-cell vapor
transport, resulting in decreased cell imbalance and
increased life.
The batteries are backed by a full, two-year, free
replacement. They also can be charged by most standard battery
chargers and alternators. Like other Exide Technologies
products, these batteries are made with recycled lead and
plastic, and can be recycled at the end of their service lives.
Exide is one of the few battery manufacturers in the world with
facilities to manufacture and recycle its own products.
“Today’s heavy-duty, commercial, marine and specialty commercial
markets demand high power, high performing batteries that can
withstand extreme environments and endure in the most rugged of
applications," said Jim Jelin, Vice President, Marketing and
Retail Sales at Exide. "The Exide RoadForce®
AGM-200 and the MegaCycle™AGM-200 give Exide expanded presence
in these growing markets with distinct, advanced power
requirements."
The RoadForce® AGM-200 and the
MegaCycle™AGM-200, manufactured at Exide’s Columbus, Georgia
facility, are ready for shipment and will be available in April
2007. More information about the batteries is available through
1-800-START-IT or at
www.exide.com.
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About Exide Technologies
Exide Technologies, with operations in 89 countries, is one
of the world’s largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid
batteries. The Company’s four global business groups –
Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of
World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe
and Rest of World – provide a comprehensive range of stored
electrical energy products and services for industrial and
transportation applications.
Transportation markets include original-equipment and
aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and
marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles
and 42-volt automotive applications. Industrial markets include
network power applications such as telecommunications systems,
electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power
related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and
motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and
other commercial vehicles.
Further information about Exide, including its financial
results, are available at
www.exide.com.
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| Forward Looking Statements Except
for historical information, this press release may be deemed to
contain "forward-looking" statements. The Company desires to
avail itself of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") and is
including this cautionary statement for the express purpose of
availing itself of the protection afforded by the Act. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement in this or any prior
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.
Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to (a) projections of revenues, cost of raw materials,
income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital
expenditures, growth prospects, dividends, the effect of
currency translations, capital structure and other financial
items, (b) statements of plans and objectives of the Company or
its management or Board of Directors, including the introduction
of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions by
customers, suppliers, competitors or regulating authorities, (c)
statements of future economic performance, (d) statements of
assumptions, such as the prevailing weather conditions in the
Company's market areas, underlying other statements and
statements about the Company or its business and (e) statements
regarding the ability to comply with or alternatively obtain
amendments under the Company's debt agreements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from these forward looking statements include, but are not
limited to, the following general factors such as: (i) the
Company's ability to implement and fund based on current
liquidity business strategies and restructuring plans, (ii)
unseasonable weather (warm winters and cool summers) which
adversely affects demand for automotive and some industrial
batteries, (iii) the fact that lead, a major constituent in most
of the Company's products, experiences significant fluctuations
in market price and is a hazardous material that may give rise
to costly environmental and safety claims, (iv) competitiveness
of the battery markets in North America and Europe, (v) the
Company's ability to maintain and generate liquidity to meet its
operating needs, (vi) general economic conditions, (vii) the
ability to acquire goods and services and/or fulfill labor needs
at budgeted costs, (viii) the Company's reliance on a single
supplier for its polyethylene battery separators, and (ix) the
Company's ability to successfully pass along increased material
costs to its customers.
The Company cautions each
reader of this press release carefully to consider those factors
set forth above and those factors described in the Company's
Form 10-Q filed on February 7, 2007 because such factors have,
in some instances, affected and in the future could affect, the
ability of the Company to achieve its projected results and may
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed
herein.
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