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Honda to form joint venture with GS Yuasa for lithium batteries

Honda has announced that it is following its Japanese compatriots by forming a joint venture to develop and build lithium ion batteries. Nissan, Toyota and Mitsubishi already have such joint agreements. Honda will be the second automaker to hook up with GS Yuasa. Mitsubishi and GS Yuasa established a JV in 2007 to produce batteries for the iMiEV that will launch in 2009. Honda will own 49 percent of the venture with the rest being held by the battery maker. The only lithium ion application that Honda has shown so far is the fuel-cell powered ... Read more →

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Honda to form joint venture with GS Yuasa for lithium batteries 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Japanese companies to build batteries in America 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although Japanese battery makers currently have plans to greatly expand their production capacity at home, it seems this still isn't enough and America seems to be the destination of choice for some new manufacturing plants. One of the companies planning on creating some green-collar jobs in the ...

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