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Power Solutions Hybrid Market Leadership

Johnson Controls, through our joint venture Johnson Controls-Saft, is the leading independent supplier of hybrid battery systems that make vehicles more energy efficient. In 2009, Johnson Controls received a $299.2 million grant – the largest grant awarded – from the United States Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to build domestic manufacturing capacity for advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles. The grant will help to build a U.S. advanced battery industry that allows for long-term growth, new jobs, and global leadership in the development and manufacture of today’s hybrids, as well as future technologies like plug-ins and all-electric vehicles.

Earlier this year we announced that our joint venture Johnson Controls-Saft received incentives for $148.5 million from the State of Michigan for the establishment of a U.S. manufacturing facility for lithium-ion cells and complete hybrid battery systems. We will build this facility in Holland, Michigan, using an existing Johnson Controls Automotive Experience facility. The State of Michigan incentives complement the grant we received from the Department of Energy.

Our planned investment in our first U.S. lithium-ion manufacturing plant illustrates our global leadership in the developing hybrid industry. We will continue to develop relationships around the world and will develop a manufacturing footprint to support our global customers’ needs. We will also continue to make appropriate investments in our existing operations in Milwaukee, Hannover, Nersac and Shanghai.

Our joint venture Johnson Controls-Saft presently has the following announced production and development contracts for vehicles using hybrid technologies. We also have projects in the works with almost every major original equipment manufacturer (OEM), which have not yet been announced. 

Development Contracts

  • Ford: partnership with Southern California Edison and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for a fleet of demonstration plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
  • GM: PHEV Saturn Vue using lithium-ion technology.
  • SAIC: PHEV fuel cell vehicle demonstration fleet.
  • Daimler: PHEV Sprinter delivery van fleet using Li-ion battery systems.
  • USABC: The United States Advanced Battery Consortium, with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Johnson Controls-Saft a contract valued at $8.2 million. The contract will focus on the development of lithium-ion battery systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Production Contracts

  • Daimler Mild Hybrid: Mercedes S-Class SOP 2009 with Li-ion technology.
  • BMW Mild Hybrid: 7-Series Li-ion SOP 2010.
  • Chery Mild Hybrid: Small sedan Ni-MH SOP 2009. 
  • Azure BalanceTM Hybrid Electric: Commercial delivery trucks
  • Ford PHEV: Introduced in 2012
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