Johnson Controls (JCI) Joint Venture to Supply Batteries to Ford Transit Connect BEV

December 1, 2009 9:45 AM EST

Johnson Controls-Saft, a joint venture of Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) and Saft, announced today that it has been chosen as the Lithium-ion battery supplier for Azure Dynamic's Force Drive integration on the Ford Transit Connect Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). The all-electric van will be in production beginning in late 2010.

The Johnson Controls-Saft battery systems, including electronics, electrical and mechanical components, will be assembled at the company's facility in Holland, MI. Azure Dynamics has not announced the manufacturing location for the Transit Connect BEV.

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