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Peugeot to use Sanyo NiMH batteries in upcoming diesel hybrid

Earlier this year, Peugeot announced that it would introduce its first production vehicle based on the new 3008 crossover in 2011. Peugeot will likely be the first automaker to introduce a light duty diesel hybrid using PSA's Hybrid4 through-the-road architecture. For this first application, Peugeot will stick with nickel metal hydride batteries and, if a report out of Japan is accurate, PSA will be sourcing its batteries from Sanyo, the same company that supplies batteries to Ford and Honda for their hybrid models. In addition to the ... Read more →

Report: Toyota could go to Sanyo for lithium ion batteries Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Sanyo to crank up hybrid battery production capacity by 75% Sam Abuelsamid

Sanyo is one of the biggest suppliers of nickel metal hydride batteries for hybrid vehicles, along with Panasonic EV energy. Currently, Sanyo's primary customers are Honda and Ford, but the company ...

Panasonic buying Sanyo, consolidation in the battery market? Sam Abuelsamid

Bloomberg is reporting today that Panasonic has decided to buy rival Japanese consumer electronics company Sanyo. While this in an of itself is not particularly important in this space, it does pose ...

Sanyo seeking new customers for lithium ion batteries Domenick Yoney

The world's number one rechargeable battery maker is seeking out new automotive clients in an attempt to stay on top of the heap. With its competitor, Matsushita (Panasonic), snapping at its heels ...

Volkswagen expanding battery cooperation with Sanyo 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Golf TDI Hybrid Concept Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has announced that the company will be partnering with Sanyo to further develop lithium ion batteries for automotive applications. Earlier this month, the group's Audi division announced that it ...

Audi and Sanyo developing hybrids together 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Following Audi CEO Rupert Stadler's declaration that the German automaker would be building an EV within the next decade, things seem to be moving along inside the VAG group. Although a pilot project, Audi has signed an agreement with Japanese supplier Sanyo to develop batteries for hybrid and ...

Sanyo will spend over $3 billion US on new battery tech in next three years 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Sanyo knows a thing or two about making batteries for vehicles. The company's batteries are in the 2008 Ford Escape hybrid and the Honda Accord hybrid, for example. The Asia Pulse reports this week that the company announced that it will spend over three billion dollars over the next three years on ...


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