EA-1711: Final Environmental Assessment

Saft America, Inc., Electric Vehicle/Battery Manufacturing Application

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

March 1, 2010
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Saft America, Inc., Electric Vehicle/Battery Manufacturing Application; Jacksonville, Florida

DOE issued a final EA that analyzes the potential environmental impacts of awarding a federal grant to Saft America, Inc. to construct and operate a high-volume manufacturing plant to make advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries.

For more information, see Saft America, Inc., Electric Vehicle/Battery Manufacturing Application.

  • DOE prepared this EA to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of providing an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act; Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115) grant to Saft America, Inc., Jacksonville Plant to construct and operate a high-volume manufacturing plant to build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for military hybrid vehicles, aviation, smart grid support, broadband backup power, and energy storage for renewable energy.