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Chrysler
Electric EPIC Minivan |
Battery M.D. provided the exclusiveremanufacturing on behalf of high voltage battery pack DaimlerChrysler for all of their Electric EPIC minivans from May of 2002 until program end in 2004. During that program, Battery M.D. established a proprietary method
to repair (remanufacture) battery packs using only used batteries rather than requiring new batteries for the repair (SAFT NiMH). This program saved DaimlerChrysler over $1.5M in warranty costs in less than 2 years. Battery M.D. was awarded a Tier 1 supplier status and still maintains that status today.
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| Ford Electric Ranger |
First selected to provide mobile electric vehicle repair services for Ford’s Electric Postal Vehicle fleet in Northern California, Ford soon learned that Battery M.D. knew batteries. Having over 10 years laboratory experience performing life cycle testing on the Ford Ranger (East Penn VRLA formerly Delphi battery), Battery M.D.knew what to expect in the field. In August 2002, Ford established Battery M.D
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Ford
Electric Postal Vehicle |
. as their exclusive battery pack remanufacturing company for all high voltage battery packs for their Electric Ranger pick ups and Electric Postal Vehicles. During this period, Battery M.D. was awarded a Tier 1 supplier status and still provides parts and vehicle service on behalf of Ford today.
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| General Motors EV1 |
Due to Battery M.D.’s extensive NiMH laboratory life cycle testing experience and the founder’s previous vehicle design experience during the development of the EV1, General Motors hired Battery M.D. to become their exclusive battery pack repair company for their second generation EV1s. Battery M.D. set up and maintained repair facilities in both Southern California and in Northern California and was responsible for performing the high voltage battery
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| Chevrolet Electric S10 |
pack repairs and maintaining the records on all NiMH vehicles from May 2000 until program end in 2005. As a result of their work with GM, Battery M.D. was also contracted by Chevrolet in 2003 to provided the high voltage NiMH battery repairs on their electric S10 truck and still provides this work today.
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| Toyota RAV4-EV
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In May of 2006, Toyota Motor Sales hired Battery M.D. to manage their salvage parts program for their Electric RAV4. This task includes storage and maintenance of all new and used parts for the Toyota RAV4-EV as well as being the exclusive battery pack remanufacturer on Toyota’s behalf for the Panasonic NiMH battery. Battery M.D. still performs this work today.
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