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A Voltron for lithium batteries? 14 companies, Argonne National Lab join forces

Perhaps a flock-like approach to building lithium batteries for vehicles is what it'll take. A new alliance has been formed between the Argonne National Laboratory and 14 US companies to try and "perfect" li-ion batteries for cars, the lab announced this week. The alliance, called The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, will ask for between $1 and $2 billion from the US government over five years to help with the task. Much has been made of the way that America is losing the advanced battery race to Asian ... Read more →

Wisconsin gives Johnson Controls-Saft $500,000 for hybrid battery tech Sebastian Blanco

The State of Wisconsin will give Johnson Controls-Saft a half-million dollar grant to aid in the development of hybrid battery technology, it was announced yesterday. The grant is part of Wisconsin ...

Ford picks Johnson Controls-Saft to supply batteries for PHEV Escapes Sebastian Blanco

When Ford handed over the keys to a plug-in Escape hybrid to Southern California Edison last December, one of many secrets the companies kept to themselves was which battery maker was responsible for ...

Johnson Controls and Saft to build lithium ion battery plant in France Sam Abuelsamid

Johnson Controls and Saft have a partnership to produce lithium ion batteries for automotive applications. Among other projects they are one of the two suppliers chosen for GM's Saturn Vue plug-in ...

Boeing and other partners create the first hydrogen fuel cell powered airplane Jeremy Korzeniewski

Boeing is getting an early start on what it sees as a possible emerging market, that of hydrogen fuel cell powered electric airplanes. They have created an electric airplane which generates its ...


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