Nersac, France (it’s located here in relation to Paris) soon becomes a major hybrid car testing ground. Johnson Controls opened a production facility hybrid engine lithiom-ion batteries. It’s annual capacity for these high-output batteries is not clear, but the plant is designed for scalability. So if this whole eco-conscious fuss blows over, the plant can quickly shut down.
The European plant is a curious place to start manufacturing hybrid-drive batteries since the majority of hybrid cars are sold to the US market. Hybrid cars require a continuously variable transmission to maximize efficiency, so for hybrid cars to sweep through Europe, people will have to let go of the shifter.
