u.s. government lab, 14 firms team up on lithium battery - lithium battery manufacturers

CHICAGO (Reuters)-Aiming to mass-
A lithium battery used in automobiles is produced. S.
The lab said on Thursday that companies with expertise in batteries and advanced materials have formed alliances with government labs.
Alliance including 3 m companies and battery industry giants such as Johnson Controls-
Saft plans to earn $1 billion to $2 billion in the United StatesS.
The government provides funds over the next five years to build a manufacturing facility for the participants in an "open foundry" to achieve the goal of perfecting lithium
Ion batteries for cars.
"It's a huge deal for the country and the lab," said Mark Peters, who is in charge of transportation and battery research at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, which will advise the group.
He said in a telephone interview that China, Japan and South Korea are currently leaders in lithium battery research.
"A small, scattered (U. S. )
In the face of determined competition in Asia, the battery industry will not be able to survive for a long time, "said Ralph broad, battery maker consultant, in a statement released by Argonne. “(Other)
"Countries know that people who make batteries will one day make cars," he said . ". The best-
Sales of hybrid vehicles such as Toyota Motor Corp. Prius use nickel metal hydrogen batteries.
Lithium batteries are widely regarded as the next technological leap for electric vehicles
Electric cars, because they can be charged on a wall socket like a computer battery.
The state-of-the-art transport battery manufacturing alliance has imitated the successful public-
Private enterprises created in the 1980 s to restore the American economy. S.
Position in computer semiconductor technology.
Except Johnson control.
Johnson t Advanced Power Solutions is a joint venture between Johnson control and Saft group SA in France, and 3 m Co, a founding member of the battery Alliance, is ActaCell, all battery technologies, altair nanotechnology, Eagle pickup industry, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC, microyang technology, Mobius power, silicon, premium graphite and Townsend advanced energy.
In addition to the consulting role of Agon, the United StatesS.
Truck and car manufacturers will be asked to join the advisory board of the Alliance, said James Greenberg, a lawyer who assembled the group.