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A prototype zinc/bromine battery under development at Johnson Controls (JCI) (NYSE: JCI) will power the "Solectria Force," a race car entered in the second annual APS Solar and Electric 500 race April 24-26 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
Johnson Controls is currently engaged in a cost-shared development contract for the zinc/bromine battery with the Department of Energy for utility applications. This advanced battery system will, for the first time, be demonstrated in a converted Geo Metro provided by Solectria Corp. of Arlington, MA in the 200 km electric stock car race....