A123 Systems, Inc (AONE)

A123 Systems, Inc (AONE)

Postby iam802 » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:35 pm

Daimler, GM interest in A123

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Batteries included: Livonia's A123 Systems hires 300 workers

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/201 ... 10/9160657

A123 Systems officially opened Monday with a tour for a congressional delegation and members of the news media of part of its 291,000-square-foot lithium ion battery production facility in Livonia.

A123's facility brings 300 new jobs to Livonia. Company officials said half of the employees hired had been laid off from their previous jobs.

Located in a building that once housed Technicolor Videocassettes at 39000 W. Seven Mile, the plant will manufacture prismatic cells and systems. The factory is designed to enable the complete production process, including research and development, manufacturing of high-value components, cell fabrication, module fabrication and the final assembly of complete battery packs ready for vehicle integration.

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Reporters viewed the battery cell and pack manufacturing assembly lines in what the company called “precisely controlled clean rooms.” The facility has the capacity to produce 1 million cells a month, enough for 30,000 electric vehicles a year, according to Jason Forcier, vice president of Automotive Solutions Group.

The facility had been vacant about 10 years, Forcier said.

Forcier discussed the production process with reporters. The battery cells are aged for 14 to 28 days, to check for deterioration and electrical shorts, which occur from small particles. That quality control check is an industry standard, Forcier said.

The batteries are expected to last 10 years and 3,000 cycles or charges. About 95 percent of the battery is recyclable.

Current electric batteries add about $10,000 to the cost of a hybrid vehicle, Forcier said, but company officials believe as production increases, costs will fall and that may be cut to about half in three to five years.

Daimler has expressed interest in A123's batteries and GM is also talking with the company about possible production, company officials said. GM's first electric car, the Chevy Volt, has a price of about $41,000.


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