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Ford picks Johnson Controls Saft for PHEV batteries, adds 7 utility partners to test program

Ford has announced that when it starts building its first series production plug-in hybrid in 2012, the lithium ion battery packs will be supplied by Johnson Controls-Saft. JCS has already been supplying the prototype packs for current test fleet of PHEV Ford Escapes as well as packs for some of Ford's experimental vehicles such as the HySeries drive Ford Edge. Johnson Controls-Saft is also one of the two development battery suppliers for GM's Saturn Vue PHEV program which has been delayed to 2011. JCS will supply complete battery systems ... Read more →

JCI-Saft to produce Li-Ion packs for Azure Dynamics hybrid vans Sam Abuelsamid

Azure Dynamics has been making hybrid-powered commercial vans for some time now using nickel metal hydride batteries. Johnson Controls - Saft has just won a deal to supply up to 20,000 lithium ion ...

Detroit 2009: Johnson Controls shows off re3 concept Jeremy Korzeniewski

Johnson Controls is a name familiar to many in the automotive world as a Tier 1 supplier of parts - usually interior bits like seats and electronic gadgetry - to automakers all over the world. In ...

BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid to use batteries from Johnson Controls-Saft Jeremy Korzeniewski

BMW's upcoming 7 Series ActiveHybrid (where do they come up with these names, anyway?) will use a 120 volt lithium ion battery pack that will be supplied by Johnson Controls-Saft. That battery will ...

Johnson Controls-Saft get $8.2m for batteries, calls money-givers ignorant Jeremy Korzeniewski

Johnson Controls-Saft has been awarded a contract worth some $8.2 million for the development of lithium ion batteries and the associated system that goes into making them an automotive-ready pack. ...

Chrysler to fleet test lithium ion PHEV Dodge Sprinter 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Chrysler has been testing a variety of different configurations of hybrid Dodge Sprinter vans with various fleet operators for some time now. These have been equipped with either gas or diesel engines and nickel metal hydride or lithium ion batteries. The company is now getting ready to build a new ...

Former Ford Escape Hybrid chief joins Johnson-Controls-Saft 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The chief engineer who helped bring the Ford Escape Hybrid to production for Ford has now joined the Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions joint venture as CEO. Mary Ann Wright will guide the new company as they pursue business for their lithium battery technology in the rapidly growing ...


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