panasonic lithium ion cells

Tesla Motors has never officially announced who supplies the lithium ion cells used in the Roadster's battery pack, but it does have an agreement with Panasonic to supply cells for the Model S. Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel was in Japan this week and received the first batch of new lithium ...

Panasonic just started manufacturing of its latest 3.1 Ah 18650 format lithium ion cells earlier this month but the Japanese company is already hard at work on its next-generation cells. In 2012, it plans to start production of cells with 3.4 Ah output and the following year it is planning 4.0 ...