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Army Works With EnerDel On New System For Hybrid Humvee

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Monday, November 9th, 2009

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Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel Inc. will be working under a $1.29 million contract with the Army to develop a next-generation battery system for the hybrid version of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee), to be known as the XM1124 Humvee. Under the contract, EnerDel, a subsidiary of Ener1 Inc. [HEV], will design and build high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for two different applications, drawing on its expertise in multiple-chemistry solutions and ability to provide a complete architecture in cell…

Congress

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