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Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions has been selected by SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd. to supply lithium-ion batteries for its demonstration fleet of new energy vehicles. The demonstration fleet is helping to usher in a new age of extremely fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly, urban transportation in the People's Republic of China.
"Fuel efficiency and reduced emissions are becoming increasingly important to consumers who want to make smart purchasing decisions," said Mary Ann Wright, who leads the Johnson Controls-Saft joint venture and is vice president and general manager of Johnson Controls' hybrid battery business. "As we work to commercialize hybrids globally, it is critical that we partner with our customers to advance the energy efficiency of the vehicle." The lithium-ion battery systems will be produced in Milwaukee, WI, USA. The batteries will be in demonstration vehicles in early 2008.
Johnson Controls will supply also Lithium-ion Batteries for the future Mercedes S400 hybrid. Batteries will be produced at Nersac in France and assembled at Hanovre in Germany.
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