General Motors has received a second lithium-ion test battery for use in its Volt range-extended electric vehicle, the automaker announced at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, California. The most recent battery was sourced from LG Chem and Compact Power, but A123Systems and Continental AG are also supplying lithium-ion batteries for the project.
GM hopes to have the Volt to market by 2010, with the first test mules planned for early in 2008.
At the same event, Ford unveiled its first plug-in hybrid, a Ford Escape that uses lithium-ion batteries. Ford will supply Southern California Edison with a total of 20 of the plug-in Escapes in a partnership to develop its technology.
