US automakerChryslerhas signed an agreement withA123Systems,麻省理工学院将消磨增刊y batteries for its first-production electric vehicles.
A123Systems will supply energy storage systems for Chrysler's first-generation ENVI Range-extended electric vehicles and battery-only electric vehicles.
The heart of ENVI's battery system is a scalable battery module, as demonstrated in ENVI's five electric-drive vehicles showcased at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The five vehicles included theDodgeCircuit EV, theJeepWrangler EV, the Jeep Patriot EV, the Chrysler Town & Country EV and the Chrysler 200C EV concept.
At the show, Chrysler announced its intention to bring the company's first-production electric vehicle to market in 2010.
A123Systems is currently planning a site in Michigan where it will manufacture the nanophosphate lithium-ion prismatic battery cells, modules and battery packs for Chrysler.
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