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Report: Toyota could go to Sanyo for lithium ion batteries

For the first time, Toyota may be looking beyond Panasonic EV Energy Company for batteries for its hybrid vehicles. The automaker is reportedly planning to buy lithium ion batteries from Sanyo for upcoming hybrids beginning in 2011. High demand in Japan and elsewhere for its hybrid models is pushing Toyota to look beyond its joint venture that has supplied nickel metal hydride batteries for a decade. Panasonic is currently in the midst of taking over Sanyo and is awaiting regulatory approval. Sanyo already has deals to supply lithium ... Read more →

Matsushita to triple capacity with new lithium ion battery plant Domenick Yoney

Report: Toyota could go to Sanyo for lithium ion batteries 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Matsushita to triple capacity with new lithium ion battery plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., better known to us in the west under the Panasonic brand, has "informally decided" to spend about $951 million (100 billion yen) constructing what would be one of the world's biggest li-ion battery factories. This would triple the company's current capacity ...

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