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10-28-2009, 07:34 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Johnson Controls forecast that the global market for advanced automotive batteries will be valued at nearly $2 billion in 2010. (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/66507092.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Johnson_Controls_Li-Ion_HEV_Pack.jpgThomas Content - JSONLINE (http://www.jsonline.com) - October 27, 2009
Lithium batteries are poised for a big introduction in automotive tech. Will they prove to be the firm foundation we expect them to be? --Ed.
Add Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen to the list of carmakers that have signed contracts with Johnson Controls Inc. for lithium-ion batteries.
The two European automakers have signed development agreements with the Glendale firm, which makes lithium-ion batteries through its joint venture with the French battery technology firm Saft.
The contracts involving Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen are development contracts, and more details about the deals will be announced later, said company Chairman Steve Roell during a conference call with investment analysts Tuesday.
Development contracts involve work with automakers for possible future vehicles, as opposed to production contracts for vehicles that are about to hit the road.
Johnson Controls-Saft is already making lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles being... http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/66507092.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Johnson_Controls_Li-Ion_HEV_Pack.jpgThomas Content - JSONLINE (http://www.jsonline.com) - October 27, 2009
Lithium batteries are poised for a big introduction in automotive tech. Will they prove to be the firm foundation we expect them to be? --Ed.
Add Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen to the list of carmakers that have signed contracts with Johnson Controls Inc. for lithium-ion batteries.
The two European automakers have signed development agreements with the Glendale firm, which makes lithium-ion batteries through its joint venture with the French battery technology firm Saft.
The contracts involving Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen are development contracts, and more details about the deals will be announced later, said company Chairman Steve Roell during a conference call with investment analysts Tuesday.
Development contracts involve work with automakers for possible future vehicles, as opposed to production contracts for vehicles that are about to hit the road.
Johnson Controls-Saft is already making lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles being... http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/66507092.html