Military HEV batteries provided by a French Company!
Looks like the American's lose another one...
http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2006/press_220520061.html
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Okay, so this is quite a bit old, but still.... I don't think I blogged it last time...
Saft, which is a French company will be supplying Lion Batteries to BAE Systems, which is one the biggest Miliatry Contractors out there to the US. I believe my company had bid on the project, but I have no idea really as I am not involved with either the bidding process or sales process. Either way, it is a bummer we didn't get in on this program... considering Cobasys after all is an American company...
I wonder how many other components / suppliers to the US Military are non-US? Rhetorical, but answer if you like as I would enjoy reading it.
In the end, what matters is the ability to execute with what you have verse what a technilogical edge, because all the technology in the world matters not, if you cannot use it properly!
Saft, which is a French company will be supplying Lion Batteries to BAE Systems, which is one the biggest Miliatry Contractors out there to the US. I believe my company had bid on the project, but I have no idea really as I am not involved with either the bidding process or sales process. Either way, it is a bummer we didn't get in on this program... considering Cobasys after all is an American company...
I wonder how many other components / suppliers to the US Military are non-US? Rhetorical, but answer if you like as I would enjoy reading it.
In the end, what matters is the ability to execute with what you have verse what a technilogical edge, because all the technology in the world matters not, if you cannot use it properly!