Posts Tagged ‘panasonic’

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    Panasonic to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Ford PHEVs
    Panasonic Corporation announced on Friday that it will supply lithium-ion battery cells for Ford’s hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The upcoming models of the Ford Fusion Hybrid Electric and C-Max Hybrid Electric as well as the Ford Fusion Energi and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids will use Panasonic battery cells in combination with a gasoline...
    by at February 24th, 2012 at 08:02 am
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    Panasonic to Supply Electric Drive System for Suzuki Electric Scooter
    The Panasonic Group announced that it will supply its electric drive system for Suzuki’s e-Let’s electric scooter, to be released in January 2012 in Japan. The electric drive system consists of four components: a high performance in-wheel motor and a high efficiency control circuit primarily developed by Panasonic, as well as an electric motor battery system...
    by at December 12th, 2011 at 01:12 am
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    Tesla Model S to Use Panasonic’s Lithium-Ion Battery Cells
    Tesla Motors and Panasonic finalized a supply agreement for automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells that will be used in Tesla’s premium electric sedan, Model S. The agreement supplies Tesla with Panasonic’s lithium-ion battery cells to build more than 80,000 vehicles over the next four years. It guarantees the availability of enough cells in 2012 to meet...
    by at October 11th, 2011 at 06:10 am
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    Panasonic Takes Full Control of Sanyo
    Panasonic, the world’s largest maker of rechargeable batteries, will spend $9.4 billion to buy out minority shareholders in two subsidiaries specializing, solar cells, electric car batteries and other green technology. Panasonic, which currently owns 50.5% of Sanyo and 51% of Panasonic Electric Works, said the acquisitions are part of its effort toward becoming the “No....
    by at July 29th, 2010 at 06:07 am
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    Panasonic Presents First Lithium-Ion Cells to Tesla
    Panasonic Energy Co. officials presented a top Tesla Motors executive with the first lithium-ion battery cells made at the new factory in Suminoe, Japan. The new factory will start producing 3.1Ah battery cells, the highest energy density cells available in the market. The facility will produce more than 300 million cells per year. “These cutting-edge Panasonic batteries...
    by at April 23rd, 2010 at 08:04 am