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In a petition filed yesterday, JCI asked the Delaware Court of Chancery yesterday to dissolve the automotive Li-ion battery joint venture, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC (JCS), which was formed in 2006 to develop and manufacture lithium-ion automotive battery solutions.
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Importantly, LEAF is now assembled in the United States at Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn. assembly plant, with battery production taking place right next door in the country's largest lithium-ion automotive battery plant.
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The battery was developed by the Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), a joint venture of Nissan and NEC.
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The maximum electric load potential of the high-voltage battery is 480 kW, which is an absolute best value in the automotive sector.
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With this action, Nissan becomes the first and only manufacturer in the automotive industry to provide limited warranty coverage for battery capacity loss for electric vehicles.
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The battery maker also will sell its stake in a joint venture with Shanghai Automotive called Shanghai Advanced Traction Battery Systems.
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As for the automotive sector, he says that the first fuel cells will also include a battery.
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Wanxiang has been in the U.S. news last year for its purchase of financially struggling lithium-ion automotive battery maker A123 Systems.
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While he expectedly heard from automotive and battery brands, Agag notes that many mainstream, traditionally non-motorsports companies have begun testing the waters of a future partnership.
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