On Tuesday, in a statement Toyota Motor Corp said, it will collaborate with Panasonic Corp to create a joint venture for producing batteries in Japan. To this end, the duo will establish a production line in Western Japan which will manufacture lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles starting from 2022. The production line will have a…
In a significant breakthrough, International Business Machines Corp stated, it has created a battery design that uses materials extracted from seawater and which does not use cobalt, an expensive mineral. IBM stated, it has partnered with the research wing of Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, and battery manufacturer Sidus, for the commercial development of the new design.…
The development comes in the wake of Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, tweeting that Panasonic has been a constraint on Tesla’s production of the Model 3 since July 2018. Against the installed capacity of 35 GWh at Tesla’s Gigafactory at Nevada, Panasonic has operationalized only 24 GWh. On Thursday, as per a source familiar with the…
While automakers are racing to place electric vehicles by 2020, there is also a race to develop smarter, safer and cheaper battery technology that will power them. Honda Motor Co is weighing the idea of developing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (Evs), with a growing number of automakers looking for ways to power next generation…
In 2018, Nissan plans on releasing another version of the Leaf which will have a driving range of “more than 300 miles” In a significant development that underscores Nissan Motor Co’s efforts at stimying criticism over its limited driving ranges in its EV offerings, the company has launched a revamped version of its Leaf electric…
The new battery tech is not only eco-friendly, it is more cost effective and offers superior performance too. Even at 94, John B. Goodenough, a professor at the University of Texas, isn’t done with changing the landscape of today’s battery technology. The Austin-based professor who has widely been credited for the invention of lithium-ion batteries…
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