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AUGUST 8, 2017

Nissan Motor has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with GSR Capital (GSR), a private investment fund, for the sale of Nissan’s automotive electric battery operations and production facilities to GSR. NNA), and in Sunderland, England, owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

—is supplying the 144V lithium-ion battery pack for the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid sport utility vehicle now on sale in North America. Li-ion pack for the Pathfinder. The battery cells are being manufactured by Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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MAY 13, 2016

Using a new methodology, researchers in Japan—including colleagues from Nissan subsidiary Nissan Arc Ltd., The heterostructure model well explains the distinctive structure and properties of the material, which could play an important role in boosting the capacity of Li-ion batteries.

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MAY 11, 2018

The Nikkei reports that Chinese automotive battery maker CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd.) will provide lithium-ion batteries to Nissan Motor and Renault. The Sylphy will be Nissan’s first electric vehicle mass-produced in China. This marks the company’s first deal with a Japanese automaker.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. According to the report’s baseline estimate, the global Li-ion xEV business will reach $3.8 Li-Ion batteries for strong hybrids are in short supply.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Nissan Motor Co., will conduct test drives of the ATLAS F24 Refrigerator Truck by Li-ion Battery for a one-year period starting this month, in cooperation with Yamato Transport Co., The lithium-ion battery system installed on the vehicle was developed by 4R Energy Corporation. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Nissan Motor Company and its affiliate Nissan Arc Ltd. have developed an analysis method that enables direct observation of electron activity in the cathode material of lithium-ion batteries during charging and discharging. Nissan Arc Ltd., —Mitzner et al. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Jaephil Cho, has developed a new high-power NCA (nickel-cobalt-aluminum) Li-ion cathode material: LiNi 0.81 Variations of NCA systems are currently used in some very high profile battery systems: the Tesla-Panasonic cell used in the Tesla Model S and the AESC cell used in the Nissan LEAF, for example. Batteries'

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Enevate, a developer of advanced silicon-dominant Li-ion battery technology capable of extreme fast charging for electric vehicles (EVs), announced its new fourth-generation technology optimized for high volume commercialization and manufacturing at gigafactory scale. Achieves 800 Wh/L and 340 Wh/kg in large-format EV cells.

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JUNE 2, 2014

announced that its lithium-ion (Li+) battery monitor is being used by Nissan Motor for the Pathfinder Hybrid, a sport utility vehicle for the North America market. The Li+ battery system for the Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid is supplied by Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Nissan Motor Corporation today launched its new business plan – ‘The Arc’ – to drive value and strengthen competitiveness. The plan is positioned as a bridge between the Nissan NEXT business transformation plan running from FY2020 through to FY2023 and its long-term vision – Nissan Ambition 2030.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Nissan Motor Co., has begun construction of an advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2015

The electric vehicle opportunity is set to expand, as leading battery developers such as Panasonic drive down prices of Li-ion battery packs by 35% to $172/kWh in 2025, according to a new report , “Crossing the Line: Li-ion Battery Cost Reduction and Its Effect on Vehicles and Stationary Storage,” by Lux Research.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

Nissan Motor Co., Testing of this new charging system began Monday at Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama. With the new charging system, electricity is generated through solar cells installed at Nissan’s Global Headquarters, and is stored in lithium-ion batteries which are equivalent to four units of Nissan LEAFs.

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JULY 16, 2009

Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), the automotive Li-ion joint venture between Nissan Motor, NEC and NEC Tokin ( earlier post ), has begun trial production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for a wide range of automotive applications at its Zama Operations Center.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

The Renault Group has entered two major partnerships for the production of Li-ion batteries in France. The first is with Envision AESC —a long-standing partner of Nissan; the second is with Verkor , a Grenoble-based start-up specialized in development of EV battery cells.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Nissan launched a new business plan on Monday as the Japanese automaker looks to drive down EV costs. Despite kicking off a new era with the launch of its LEAF in 2010, Nissan has quickly fallen behind with longer-range, more advanced EVs rolling out. Nissan’s new strategy will run between its NEXT and Ambition 2030 plans.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2011

Nissan Motor Co., The e-NT400 Atlas Concept is an EV concept vehicle based on the Atlas F24 and equipped with Nissan LEAF components. 4R Energy Corporation is a joint venture between Nissan and the Sumitomo Corporation established in September 2010 with the objective of considering new businesses that utilize EV lithium ion batteries.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Nissan Motor Company and Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage, are partnering to deploy second-life Li-ion vehicle batteries for stationary commercial energy storage in the US and international markets. General availability is targeted for Q4 2015. formed in 2010. Earlier post.).

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Energy Storage Nissan Commercial Energy 150

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Nissan launched its Pathfinder range in the Russian market at the Moscow Motor Show. Nissan’s all-new fourth-generation Pathfinder—which will be built in Russia—will be available with a standard 3.5L liter gasoline engine and an electric motor paired with a compact Li-ion battery. Nissan has earned a 6.5%

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APRIL 2, 2021

The options for high-manganese cathodes include LMO (lithium-manganese oxide), LNMO (lithium-nickel-manganese oxide), Li-Mn-rich (also abbreviated as LMR-NMC), and LMP (lithium manganese phosphate) or LMFP (lithium-manganese-iron phosphate). Comparison between NMC 811 and three high-manganese cathodes (LMFP, Li-Mn-rich, LNMO).

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Nissan Motor Co., and Sumitomo Corporation have formed a new joint-venture to conduct research on the second-life use of lithium-ion batteries that have been used previously in electric cars. While the EV market is expanding, the new joint-venture company will work towards developing the second-life battery business.

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Li-ion Nissan Lithium Ion Batteries 186

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JULY 19, 2013

Nissan Motor Co., will offer six units of the electric Nissan New Mobility Concept ( earlier post ) for Japan’s first ultra-compact mobility rental car service in Teshima, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa prefecture as part of a pilot project for ultra-compact mobility to be conducted on the island. Nissan New Mobility Concept.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

NEC Corporation is spinning off NEC Tokin’s high-capacity laminated Li-ion battery business into a new wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC called NEC Energy Devices, as of 1 April. NEC will manage the new large-capacity Li-ion battery subsidiary directly, including investment, operation, production and technology.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Nissan reports a successful early field test of a system that will allow companies to regulate their electricity bills using the batteries of Nissan LEAFs used by their staff to commute to work. Vehicle-To-Building” allows up to six Nissan LEAF EVs to be connected to a building’s power distribution board. Earlier post.).

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Building Nissan Power Storage Supplies 277

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The Nikkei reported that Nissan Motor Co. will build a joint-venture lithium-ion battery plant in France in 2012 to supply Renault. In addition to batteries, Nissan and Renault plan to work together on motors and other key components of electric vehicles to bring down production costs. and Portugal by 2012.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Nissan Motor Co. has nearly completed development of a lithium-ion battery using a lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cathode (NMC). Nissan is raising capacity by improving the positive electrode, specifically, using nickel and cobalt, not only manganese. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Nissan introduced the 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show. The new hybrid—which uses Nissan’s new FF hybrid system ( earlier post )—will be available in three fully equipped trim levels when it joins the lineup in late summer 2013. 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid. Click to enlarge. liter V6 models.

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JULY 20, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. The two plants are scheduled to supply the advanced lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to be produced by the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Nissan Motor Co., The service, which kicked off on 11 October 2013, features Nissan’s ultra-compact New Mobility Concept electric vehicles. Nissan provided some top-level user data from the first year to illustrate the effectiveness of the service. Car Sharing Electric (Battery) Japan' Earlier post.).

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JULY 28, 2022

Part of the answer to this question lies in the efficiency of EV batteries. Learn more about these batteries in this article, where we discuss the lifespan of different batteries and how to recycle them when the time comes. In fact, before burning petrol, most vehicles ran on electric batteries. Moving Forward.

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MAY 27, 2010

Nissan broke ground on the manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn., that will produce the lithium-ion batteries that power the Nissan LEAF zero-emission vehicle. The all-electric Nissan LEAF will be produced at Nissan’s vehicle assembly facility in Smyrna beginning in 2012.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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JULY 17, 2019

In May 2019, 47% more lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) was deployed globally in batteries of passenger EVs than the same month the year prior, according to Adamas Intelligence’s latest subscription-based “ EV Battery Lithium Monthly ” report. This increase in LCE deployment was driven primarily by two factors, Adamas said.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Hitachi is transferring and integrating Hitachi Vehicle Energy’s (HVE) design and research & development operations relating to lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles into Hitachi Automotive Systems (HAS) on 1 April. Batteries' Hitachi Vehicle Energy , Ltd. is a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.

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JULY 10, 2011

The French Strategic Investment Fund (ISF) will not invest €125 million (US$178 million) in Renault’s EV battery plant in Flins, French media reports. France owns 15% of Renault, which is investing €4 billion with alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. In addition, a €100 million public loan will no longer be granted.

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