As original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) race to develop plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), there also is a pursuit for new battery technologies that will carry the vehicles further, and faster on a single charge. Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., is currently testing 20 plug-in versions of its Escape sport utility vehicle (SUV) with Rosemead, Calif.-based electric utility Southern California Edison. The Escape plug-in uses lithium-ion batteries from Johnson Controls-Saft, a joint venture between Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, and Paris-based Saft Groupe SA, the world's leading manufacturer of nickel-cadmium batteries for industrial applications and lithium batteries for various end-users. The test is expected to last three years. "Based on typical American driving, a fleet of vehicles such as our Escape plug-in hybrid has the potential of displacing 60 percent of fuel consumption nationally," Mark Fields, Ford's executive vice president, said at a PHEV conference in Washington.
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机译：随着原始设备制造商（OEM）争相开发插电式混合动力汽车（PHEV），人们也在寻求新的电池技术，该技术将使车辆在一次充电后更远，更快地行驶。密歇根州迪尔伯恩市的福特汽车公司目前正在与位于加利福尼亚州罗斯米德的电力公司南加州爱迪生公司一起测试其Escape越野车（SUV）的20种插入式版本。该Escape插件使用江森自控（Johnson Controls-Saft）的锂离子电池，该公司由江森自控（Johnson Controls Inc.），密尔沃基（Milwaukee）与总部位于巴黎的Saft Groupe SA合资，后者是全球领先的工业应用镍镉电池和锂电池制造商适用于各种最终用户。该测试预计将持续三年。福特执行副总裁马克·菲尔德斯（Mark Fields）在华盛顿举行的PHEV会议上说：“基于典型的美国驾驶，我们的Escape插电式混合动力车等车队有可能取代全美60％的燃油消耗。”
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