MILWAUKEE
-- Johnson
Controls-Saft will be providing lithium-ion batteries for BMW's 7 Series
ActiveHybrid car, currently being showcased at the Paris motor show. The
lithium-ion cells and modules will be produced at the Johnson Controls-Saft
production facility in Nersac, France. The facility, which is the world's first
production facility for lithium-ion batteries for HEVs, opened in January and
is scaleable as demand increases.
This
contract is the second lithium-ion production contract for Johnson Controls-Saft.
Additionally, the company has multiple development contracts underway for
lithium-ion batteries for HEVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
