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Sanyo Completes New Factory for Automotive Li-ion Batteries; Initial Capacity of 1M Cells Per Month

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Sanyo has already been supplying nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to Ford, Honda and Volkswagen, and co-developing NiMH batteries with PSA Peugeot Citroën. The 37 kWh (385V, 96 Ah) pack in the car comprised 6,656 cylindrical 18650-format cells.

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Guess Who's Back -- 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Marks Return of an Iconic Name

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kWh NiMH battery pack. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. And it will have a base price in the mid-$50,000s. There will be just one powertrain -- an i-Force Max hybrid setup that pairs a 2.4-liter

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Chinese Electric Car in 2008?

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I've long heard rumors of Chinese auto makers developing an electric car. I recalled hearing in 2005 that BYD acquired a license from Ovonics to manufacture NiMH batteries. Unfortunately the article suggest the car will be solely for the domestic Chinese market. Tags: electric car china.

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Updated Roland Berger Li-ion study forecasts auto Li-ion battery market of more than US$9B by 2015; massive overcapacity and market consolidation

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The study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants examines the market for lithium-ion batteries in cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as buses with hybrid and electric drive systems. We are starting to see some signs of Li-ion batteries being used in start-stop systems.

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Toyota Hybrid Breakthrough! One-mile EV Range Highlander Hybrid!

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Now you will be able to move the car across the street for street cleaning days without using gasoline. Mistakenly blaming the battery type (NiMH) for the meager all-electric performance, AutoBlogGreen remains as confused as most auto journalists about plugs and cars, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, and batteries.

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Sanyo To Supply NiMH Batteries to Peugeot

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Peugeot wants to be the first car maker to put diesel-electric powertrains into production vehicles. The French auto company will use the batteries in the 2011 Peugeot 3008 SUV. The Nikkei is reporting that Sanyo Electric Co.

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Toward a Plug-in Hybrid Saturn Vue

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GM today announced two contracts to "design and test lithium-ion batteries" for use in the Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid announced last month at the LA Auto Show. While the future may belong to Lithium, a case can easily be made for the early roll-0ut of NiMH plug-ins. A partnership of Cobasys (Chevron/ECD) and A123 got the second.

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