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Report: GS Yuasa to produce new Li-ion batteries by 2020 that double range of small EVs

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The Nikkei reports that by 2020, Japan’s GS Yuasa will begin mass producing lithium-ion batteries that double the driving range of small electric vehicles. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture with trading house Mitsubishi Corp. GS Yuasa is the world’s fourth-largest supplier of automotive lithium-ion batteries.

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Report: Bosch and GS Yuasa targeting production of lower-cost, higher-capacity Li-ion battery in 2020

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and Mitsubishi Corporation each holding 25%. said it has developed a next-generation lithium-sulfur battery with three times the capacity of existing products. KG, headquartered in Stuttgart, was set up in November 2013. Bosch holds a 50% stake with GS Yuasa International Ltd. Earlier post.).

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