Apr 21
Written by: Aaron Turpen 365 views
Published on April 21st, 2009 in Electric Cars
The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NATTBatt) has selected Glendale, Kentucky as its choice of locations to build a manufacturing campus. NATTBatt is a consortium of more than fifty corporations, associations, and research institutions involved in advanced lithium-ion battery cells for transportation.
The group, dedicated to making the U.S. a world leader in the manufacturing li-ion cells, selected the Kentucky site for its close access to both Interstate 65 and CSX rail. The site will be part of the business plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy to get part of the $2 billion in funds slated for electric vehicle battery component and manufacturing projects.
If successful, the facility would total about 1 million square feet to be used for large-scale “flexible manufacturing” facility for various types of li-ion cells. This facility would provide a resource for manufacturers of all stages of development to help them get into the market.
The DoE’s decision is expected sometime this summer and construction would begin as soon as the funds are available, so that could also begin this year. The Argonne National Laboratory is instrumental in the NAATTBAtt.
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