Johnson Controls-Saft JV awarded $8.2 million contract;
> Two-year project will focus on plug-in hybrid technology
> The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), with funding
> from the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Johnson Controls-Saft a
> contract valued at US$8.2 million.
> Johnson Controls-Saft is a joint venture that has brought together
> Johnson Controls – the world’s leading supplier of automotive batteries
> and a company deeply experienced in integrated automotive systems
> solutions – with Saft, an advanced energy storage solutions provider
> with extensive lithium-ion battery expertise.
> The contract will focus on the development of lithium-ion battery
> systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and over the
course
> of two years will seek to validate the commercial feasibility of
> lithium-ion technology for mass market PHEVs.
> “We are working on the development of the complete PHEV system,
which
> includes high energy capacity cells, battery management electronics,
> control software and an efficient thermal management system, all
> optimally packaged for safety and efficient integration into the
> Controls’ hybrid battery business. “Specifically, key goals for this
> PHEV contract are to optimize cell and battery system design for
10-mile
> USABC, whose members are Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, awarded
> and 40-mile electric range vehicles.”
> Johnson Controls-Saft a similar contract in 2006 focused on developing
> lithium-ion battery systems for hybrid-electric vehicles. USABC is one
> of several technology development consortia of the United States
Council
> for Automotive Research (USCAR).
> “Lithium-ion technology has the potential to dramatically change the
> personal transportation landscape for consumers,” said Don Walkowicz,
> executive director of USCAR. “It can support multiple powertrain
> technologies, from PHEVs to fuel cell vehicles. The Johnson
> Controls-Saft contract is part of USABC’s broad battery technology
> research and development program and is important to advancing
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> sustainable transportation solutions worldwide.” (Johnson Controls-Saft
> vehicle,” said Mary Ann Wright, who leads the Johnson Controls-Saft
> joint venture and is vice president and general manager for Johnson
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