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Hitachi Develops Lithium-ion Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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Positioning of the new Li-ion cells for PHEVs. In 2000, the Hitachi Group became the first in the world to begin volume production of safe, high-performance, long-lasting automotive lithium-ion batteries. Source: Hitachi. Click to enlarge. Hitachi and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.