GM China lab wins award for 'groundbreaking' battery invention

General Motors' China Science Lab has invented all-new capacitor-assisted battery technology, which improves performance at cold and warm temperatures for low-voltage and hybrid electric vehicles.

Earlier this month, the innovation by Shanghai-based GM China Science Lab received the 2019 R&D 100 Award.

It is regarded as the "Oscars of invention" by the research and development community, GM said in a press release.

GM boasts that the CAB is built on a "groundbreaking "hybrid cell architecture that employs a capacitor as power assist to a lithium-ion battery cell.

It demonstrates excellent cold-cranking performance and remarkable high-temperature durability, which could have a "game-changing "effect on low-voltage and hybrid electric vehicle systems.