GM Awards two lithium-ion battery contracts for PHEV Saturn Vue
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
General Motors is moving forward on their plans for a plug-in hybrid version of the Saturn Vue that chairman Rick Wagoner announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Today they are awarding development contracts to Cobasys and Johnson Controls-Saft to create and test lithium-ion batteries. The companies will supply battery packs that will be installed in prototype vehicles with testing to begin later in 2007. Both companies are working on different battery technologies that will be evaluated by GM for durability, reliability and cost. GM will also actively look at other battery makers, even while this testing continues. Once a battery has been found that can meet the requirements for production, the shift from NiMH batteries to lithium-ion will move forward. The full GM press release is after the jump.
[Source: General Motors]
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