Battery boost January 1st 2008 Working behind the scenes at the
revamped St Pancras station is a
fleet of Linde materials handling
equipment powered by Exide
Technologies' Sonnenschein Dryfit
gel batteries.
These are maintenance-free and
do not produce any gas when
being charged, important when
charging areas are below ground
level in low ventilation areas.
Exide Technologies also
provided the associated chargers,
both standard and high efficiency.
The use of battery power helps
Eurostar achieve its aim of being
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