EV battery Plant

vfx · 02-03-2008, 01:36 PM

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FT.com / Companies / Autos - Battery plant signals surge in electric cars

domenick · 02-04-2008, 04:07 AM

According to this piece, the output from this factory is only meant for one supplier. Elsewhere I read it was for Daimler.

Kardax · 02-04-2008, 11:30 AM

That may be the case today, but no sensible company would avoid adding new customers :)

-Ryan

doug · 02-04-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Kardax

That may be the case today, but no sensible company would avoid adding new customers :)

-Ryan

Unless they're being paid for exclusivity.

Kardax · 02-04-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by doug

Unless they're being paid for exclusivity.

That's possible, but exclusive contracts never last very long in the manufacturing industry, a few years at most. They're a good way to finance a new project, but impede growth of the supplier's business.

-Ryan

JRP3 · 02-04-2008, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kardax

That may be the case today, but no sensible company would avoid adding new customers :)

-Ryan

Remember the Ovonics NiMH/Cobasys debacle?

Kardax · 02-04-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JRP3

Remember the Ovonics NiMH/Cobasys debacle?

Yes. I wouldn't call that "sensible" :)

-Ryan