Vanguard’s Swappable Battery Can be Switched Out on Jobsites

The battery’s exchangeable nature allows it to be easily swapped out between applications on the jobsite to help reduce downtime.
Dec. 7, 2022
2 min read
The VanguardLithium-Ion1.5kWh* Swappable Battery Packis the latest innovation in Lithium-Ion battery technology from Briggs & Stratton. This swappable battery is built to bring efficiency, versatility and reliability to users in multiple industries that require battery power. The battery’s exchangeable nature allows it to be easily swapped out between applications on the jobsite to help reduce downtime. The swappable battery also features expandable power, meaning more than one pack can be used together to meet greater power needs.The swappable battery comes with a standard interface that can work across multiple product platforms, adding versatility and reducing unnecessary costs. The battery is set up for optimized network communication with the product and the internet via an IoT device. This connectivity capability means that users can monitor the battery remotely, control battery-powered products remotely and conduct fleet management. Like all Vanguard products, the swappable battery is tested to ensure that it is able to withstand tough environments and is durable in the face of abuse, debris and dirt.Accompanying the current lineup of batteries, the swappable battery pack features many of the benefits found in the3.5kWh*,3.8kWh*,5kWh*,7kWh* and10kWh* batteries, while also adding some newhighlights.Vanguard batteries also come with service and support throughathree-yearcommercial limited warranty** and are backed by the vast Briggs & Stratton dealer network. The 1.5kWh* will be available May2023.Visit vanguardpower.com.*Total energy measured using a 0.2C discharge per IEC 61960-3:2017**Offer not valid in California, United States or Quebec, Canada. Three-year commercial limited warranty applies to Commercial Series enginesmanufactured after June 30, 2017.

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Michael Roth

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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.

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