Tesla and Panasonic have signed an agreement to jointly build a large-scale battery manufacturing unit, called Gigafactory, in the US for Tesla's electric cars. Panasonic will be manufacturing cylindrical lithium-ion cells and invest in ...
BMW has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung SDI to extend its collaboration battery cells supply for electro-mobility. Under the deal, Samsung SDI will provide battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid ...
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Following cylindrical cells price and volume usage declines, supply and demand for the technology is expected to remain flat in the second quarter of 2014, due to lowered supply coupled with slight demand increases. Additionally, ...
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is set to invest more than EUR2bn to boost its production in Europe in 2014. The electric carmaker also plans to launch 14 new models in the continent this year. Nissan will boost production in Spain ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has entered into an agreement with Panasonic in which Panasonic will expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla. As a part of this agreement, Panasonic will supply nearly 2 ...
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Specifications for the Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-in Hybrid have been officially released ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt motor show on September 10. As revealed to CarAdvice at the Mercedes-Benz S-Class international launch in July, the ...
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The BMW i3 has been officially revealed at simultaneous unveilings in Beijing, London and New York. The i3 is the first electric vehicle from the BMW Group, and the German manufacturer claims it is also the world’s first premium car ...
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Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing conspiracies involving laptop battery cells and automotive parts. They will pay a total of $56.5 million in criminal fines, the U.S. Department of Justice said. ...
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Adding LEDs lights to snowboarders is like adding frosting to cake. Cake is good by itself but frosting, well wow! This illuminating snowboarder is actually an 11 year Tignes, France local Will Hughes, who has earned one of the coolest ...
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors has recalled over 4,000 electric vehicles (EV) in Japan, due to the defective batteries. The recall affected 4,313 units of the Outlander plug-in hybrids in Japan as well as 17 units of i-MiEVs and 98 ...
Despite mature technology and better cost structures, production forecasts for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) are gloomy. That is the conclusion of the latest E-mobility Index by Roland Berger Strategy ...
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South Korean electronics group LG Chem's US subsidiary, LG Chem Michigan (LGCMI) will start production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells at its Holland, Michigan facility in July 2013. The company has started the testing runs at the ...
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GB Patent Number: 2458942 Granted to: Amberjac Projects One of the 'quiet' technological revolutions of the past ten to twenty years has been in relation to the efficiency and performance of batteries. As our world has become ...
Beverly Hills, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) April 1, 2013 -- The HP Pavilion batteries are composed of lithium-ion cells that are designed to hold power for extended amounts of time. This is manifested by ...
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Power-One, Inc. and Panasonic Corporation have announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to develop, produce and market energy storage systems for the residential and non-residential markets worldwide combining Power-One ...