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Power Management Solution Reduces Police Car Dead Batteries, Emissions

- Nov 17, 2009

With all the technology, like laptops and radios and other equipment, that police and law enforcement vehicles are required to run, it's no surprise that dead car batteries are constantly plaguing officers. When Energy Xtreme presented its anti-idling technology to the Dallas Police Department as a way to reduce vehicles' carbon dioxide emissions, Fleet Manager Lt. Dale Barnard thought it could also help eliminate the problem of dead batteries in police cars.

Barnard said police officers are constantly faced with the dilemma of what to do with their cars when working in the field. Should they leave the car's lights on, but take the keys and lock the door? Should they leave the car running, but have to worry about it being stolen? Should they sit idling to power the technology, but waste gas in the process?

The anti-idling technology is a power management solution that operates a car's electrical system while it's turned off. Barnard said it consists of two...Continue Article...