Westborough Battery Firm is 'Philosophically Driven'
Boston-Power is gearing up to supply electric batteries to China's fifth-largest automaker
Westborough business owner Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud calls herself "pretty philosophically driven." Soon, vehicles manufactured by China's fifth-largest automaker will be powered by electric batteries generated by Lampe-Onnerud's vision. On Aug. 8, Boston-Power Inc. announced a multi-year deal to provide batteries to the Beijing Electric Vehicle Company, part of the Beijing Automotive Industry Company. "Reflecting a long-standing working relationship between the two companies, it is projected that Boston-Power’s battery systems will be used in hundreds of electric vehicles (EVs) starting in 2012 and thousands of EVs by 2014," the press release says. Lampe-Onnerud, of Framingham, says the deal is one reflection of her interest in being "…
