Acquisition Boosts Firm’s Power-Storage Portfolio

ECOtality, a company that acquires and commercially advances clean electric technologies and applications, has acquired Electric Transportation Engineering (eTec) and its affiliated companies; there will be no changes to the company’s management team. Specializing in the fields of alternative-fuel, hybrid (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) and infrastructures, eTec is a recognized leader in the research, development and testing of advanced transportation and energy systems. For example, the company developed the eTec SuperCharge, a smart fast-charging system that extends battery life without the destructive effects of overcharging.