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Article: Milwaukee-based company unveils lab for hybrid auto batteries.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 28, 2005
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Byline: Thomas Content
Sep. 28--With gas prices soaring, and sales of hybrid vehicles expected to double this year, Johnson Controls is moving to cash in on the battery assisted car boom with a new $4 million laboratory.
The company today will unveil the lab that will be used as a proving ground for next-generation hybrid batteries, a potential source of big business in the years ahead.
The center of activity is three small rooms tucked inside its Battery Technology Center, adjacent to Johnson's corporate headquarters. During a recent tour, managers showed off the computers, diagnostic equipment and ovens that will put future batteries through a ...