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Johnson Controls poised to provide batteries for new Mercedes venture
Mercedes. It’s the preferred mode of transportation of globe-trotting diplomats, club-hopping rappers, the cultural elite … and those who just aspire to one day pass beyond the velvet rope at the latest gallery opening.
It creates an image in one’s mind—of élan and performance, of style and uncompromising attention to detail.
And now, it can add eco-friendliness to its perception … with help, of course, from Johnson Controls.
Powering the Elite
Johnson Controls and French battery manufacturer Saft have been selected to provide lithium-ion batteries for the new Mercedes S Class hybrid. Mercedes-Benz will be the first automaker to market a hybrid vehicle powered by lithium-ion batteries when it launches a mild hybrid version of the S-class sedan in 2009. According to published reports, the 2009 S 400 will have a mild hybrid powertrain with an electric motor that also is employed as a starter-generator. (A mild hybrid system can’t drive the vehicle on electricity alone, but augments a traditional fueled engine.)
Powering for Power
While people tend to think of hybrids as gas sippers and not much in the acceleration department, Mercedes officials say the S 400 hybrid will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 7.3 seconds. The carmaker also says the S 400 will be the most fuel-efficient luxury sedan in the world.
The batteries will be produced at Saft’s site in Nersac, France. Johnson Controls joined Saft in a joint venture as Johnson Controls-Saft for the development of nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles, which combine gas-powered engines with electric motors. Johnson Controls-Saft expects to complete a new plant to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for its European customers in 2008.
It creates an image in one’s mind—of élan and performance, of style and uncompromising attention to detail.
And now, it can add eco-friendliness to its perception … with help, of course, from Johnson Controls.
Powering the Elite
Johnson Controls and French battery manufacturer Saft have been selected to provide lithium-ion batteries for the new Mercedes S Class hybrid. Mercedes-Benz will be the first automaker to market a hybrid vehicle powered by lithium-ion batteries when it launches a mild hybrid version of the S-class sedan in 2009. According to published reports, the 2009 S 400 will have a mild hybrid powertrain with an electric motor that also is employed as a starter-generator. (A mild hybrid system can’t drive the vehicle on electricity alone, but augments a traditional fueled engine.)Powering for Power
While people tend to think of hybrids as gas sippers and not much in the acceleration department, Mercedes officials say the S 400 hybrid will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 7.3 seconds. The carmaker also says the S 400 will be the most fuel-efficient luxury sedan in the world.The batteries will be produced at Saft’s site in Nersac, France. Johnson Controls joined Saft in a joint venture as Johnson Controls-Saft for the development of nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles, which combine gas-powered engines with electric motors. Johnson Controls-Saft expects to complete a new plant to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for its European customers in 2008.
