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Sanyo To Hike NiMH Battery Output 3.5x in FY09 Due to Hybrid Car Demand

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will more than triple its production of NiMH batteries for hybrids, citing growing demand for these vehicles. In fiscal 2008, Sanyo made such batteries for hybrid cars at a rate of 1 million units a month. Sanyo supplies NiMH batteries to Honda and Ford, and is looking for more customers. Sanyo Electric Co.

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Chinese Electric Car in 2008?

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I recalled hearing in 2005 that BYD acquired a license from Ovonics to manufacture NiMH batteries. Now, using Lithium (a Chinese product without lead!)

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Sanyo To Build 30B Plant For Automotive Li-Ion Batteries

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The plan is to increase annual production by about 150% to 30 million units (150,000 cars) in fiscal 2009 from 12 million units (60,000 cars) in fiscal 2008. In 2008, Volkswagen and Sanyo announced a partnership to work on next-generation high-performance automotive electric storage systems based on lithium-ion technology.

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Insight Becomes First Hybrid Vehicle to Rank as Best-Selling Vehicle in Japan

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The Honda Fit was the best-selling car among new vehicle registrations in Japan for calendar year 2008 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. Fit was also the industry’s best-selling car for the month of March 2009, for the fourth consecutive month since December 2008, until it was displaced by Insight.

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Toyota launches new Crown series sedans in Japan, including new hybrid models

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Toyota, which had originally introduced a mild-hybrid version of the Crown in 2001, first introduced a full-hybrid model based on a THS (Toyota Hybrid System) II system in 2008. The battery pack is NiMH. The original Crown made its debut in 1955; the new release represents the 14th generation. Earlier post. ) liter V6 vehicle.

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Report: Toyota to Source Li-ion Batteries from Sanyo

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To date, Toyota’s sole supplier of NiMH batteries is PEVE. In 2008, then Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe was already talking about targeting a 1-million unit production capacity of battery packs at PEVE. Toyota sold about 430,000 hybrids worldwide last year and is targeting one million units a year by the middle of the next decade.

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Hybrid DLC-Battery Energy Storage System for Streetcars

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Siemens earlier this year launched a new hybrid energy storage system for streetcars that combines a double-layer capacitor (DLC) and NiMH battery pack. In Portugal, the hybrid energy storage system has been successfully used in passenger services since November 2008. miles) without an overheadcontactt line (OCL).