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Banner Power Bull wins the Stiftung Warentest and ADAC 2012

conventional starter battery test

In the latest 2012 battery study carried out by Stiftung Warentest in conjunction with

ADAC, the German Automobile Club, the Banner Power Bull P7209 battery was

awarded a top “very good” rating (1.4) and was thus the winner of the conventional

starter battery category. This is the first occasion in this millennium that the test panel

has given a “very good” to a starter battery. Moreover, the Austrian starter battery

specialist also subjected its Running Bull EFB and AGM start/stop batteries to what is

Europe’s toughest and most independent battery test and emerged with two “goods”.

Linz-Leonding, November 22, 2012. As a delighted Andreas Bawart, the Banner Group’s

commercial CEO, explains: “Stiftung Warentest last scrutinised starter batteries in 2007 and

therefore it is all the more important for us that our Power Bull quality battery was allocated

the highest “very good” grade, especially as up to now such a rating had not been awarded

in this millennium.” Three conventional starter batteries from Banner, Bosch and Exide in the

72 Ah capacity class were tested and the Banner Power Bull P7209 not only triumphed over-

all, but was also ahead on points in the individual categories comprised by durability, per-

formance characteristics and performance specification fulfilment.

Banner Power Bull – for the strictest demands

The Banner Power Bull battery was designed in accordance with the European EN 50.342-1

standard and it also meets the strictest requirements of leading automotive manufacturers.

With its Power Bull technology, Banner has long been a first fitter for top producers such as

BMW, Volkswagen and Skoda. Moreover, at the end of 2010, Banner launched a more ad-

vanced Power Bull onto the market, which had been created specifically for the demands

made by modern cars. These relate to the marked increase in the cyclical loads on starter

batteries emanating from the massive rise in on-board power consumption derived from a di-

versity of control devices.

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In view of the outstanding performance of Banner batteries during the 2012 Stiftung Warent-

est assessment, Andreas Bawart is convinced that: “The test results prove clearly that with

the Power Bull, Banner has THE premium replacement battery for modern cars without

start/stop systems.”

Start/stop batteries make their test debut

Batteries were also tested for the first time with regard to their suitability for vehicles using

start/stop technology. Cycle-resistant starter batteries, so-called enhanced flooded batteries

(EFB) from Banner, Exide, Moll and Varta/JCI were examined along with valve-regulated,

absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries from Banner, Exide and Varta/JCI were subjected to a

specially created testing procedure. Both the Banner Running Bull EFB 570 00 and its Run-

ning Bull AGM 570 01, were subsequently awarded a “good” rating.

EFB batteries are used primarily for vehicles in the small car category fitted with simple

start/stop systems. By contrast, AGM batteries are currently employed for vehicles in the

medium and premium class range that use start/stop systems in combination with braking

energy recuperation (e.g. BMW efficient dynamics).

At present, Banner supplies AGM batteries as a first fitter to leading car makers such as

BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen and with its overall “good” rating, the Banner Running Bull

570 01 AGM showed no weaknesses during testing and received top marks in the over-

charging resistance and performance specification fulfilment categories. A “very good” was

not allocated in this test.

Andreas Bawart: “We are very happy that the first, independent suitability test for start/stop

batteries in Europe has taken place and that this confirmed the ability of our batteries to very

largely meet the demands made on this product. The immediate future belongs to EFB and

AGM batteries and we estimate that by 2015 up to 90 per cent of all the new vehicles manu-

factured in Europe will be equipped with this technology and thus make a significant contribu-

tion to a reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.”



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In view of the increasing complexity of battery technology, Andreas Bawart went on to add

that the selection of the correct replacement battery nonetheless represents a major chal-

lenge for the retrofitting market: “If a vehicle producer first installs an AGM battery, then an

AGM battery must also be fitted as a replacement. Only then is the scheduled battery service

life guaranteed.”

Captions:

Photo 1: Top rating. The Banner Power Bull battery received a top “very good” grading in the

2012 Stiftung Warentest survey.

Photo 2: Top performance. The Running Bull AGM is the most powerful battery available for

start/stop applications.

All photos Banner GmbH, reprints free of charge. Specimen copies are rquested.

Banner at a glance

Banner GmbH is an innovative, steadily expanding producer of top quality starter batteries.

The company, which is based in Linz-Leonding, Austria, has been manufacturing batteries for

all types of vehicles since 1937. The family-owned firm, which is headed by Andreas Bawart

and Thomas Bawart, employs a workforce of around 760 across Europe. Banner produces

and sells over 4.0 million starter batteries annually and thus numbers among the oldest, most

experienced and important brands in the battery production field. Banner batteries are used

for the first fitting of numerous models from Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Skoda, Volvo,

VW, Kässbohrer, Liebherr, Caterpillar und Jungheinrich. In Austria, Germany, Switzerland,

France, the Netherlands, the UK, Denmark, Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hun-

gary, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey dealers are served via Group sales companies

with a total of 28 branches. Moreover, Banner products are sold in more than 40 European,

African and Asian states via direct importers. Future-oriented technology and outstanding

quality underline the international reputation of these exemplary products with “buffalo power”,

which are also characterised by the Banner logo. Further information is available under:




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