From today's WSJ:

"Johnson Controls Inc. will begin producing lithium-ion hybrid battery cells in Michigan next year after winning $148.5 million in state tax incentives.

The company, partnering with France's Saft Groupe , said it will spend $220 million to renovate a Johnson plant in Holland, Mich., to produce the batteries. Production should start next year with an initial output capacity of 15 million lithium-ion cells.

Batteries made by the venture will likely be used to power a Ford Motor Co. plug-in vehicle slated to hit showrooms in 2010. Ford has selected the Johnson Controls-Saft partnership as its battery supplier."

This is good news all around, especially for Michigan. It's just great to learn someone's going to actually make something here, with Americans doing the work.

http://greenlight.greentechmedia.com/2009/04/15/four-battery-makers-to-get-michigans-tax-credits-1379/

Michigan Battery Tax Credit Distribution

A123 : $125.2 million
Johnson-Saft : $148.5 million
KD(A joint venture between Dow Chemical and some Korean battery company also doing Lithium Polymer) : $146.6 million
LG : $125.2 million

Michigan battery industry's base technology break down

- Korean Lithium Polymer(LG and KoKam) : 50%
- French military grade Lithium Ion(Saft) : 27%
- American Lithium Iron Phosphate(A123) : 23%