North America's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Plan Opens in Michigan

A123 Systems, the makers of advanced lithium-ion batteries, have just opened a new battery factory in Livonia, Michigan. They claim that "based on available data" it is the largest battery plant in North-America (some manufacturer might be keeping their capacity secret). This new facility should increase A123's manufacturing capabilities by "up to 600MW hours per year when fully operational, contributing to the company's plan to expand global final cell assembly capacity to more than 760MW hours annually by the end of 2011. " That's a lot of batteries! And, as previously noted, it should help drive prices down.

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North America's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Plan Opens in Michigan