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Sanyo Electric recently announced an agreement with Suzuki Motor to supply lithium-ion battery systems for the Swift Plug-in Hybrid. kWh Li-ion battery pack. Earlier post.) Suzuki has already announced its intention to start manufacturing the vehicles. The plug-in is powered by a 55 kW, 180 N·m AC synchronous motor and a 2.66

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are planning to set up a joint venture for the European production of automotive Li-ion batteries. Costing 40 billion yen [US$466 million] or so, their factory will likely be one of the largest electric-vehicle lithium ion battery plants in Europe and is to be built in Spain or Austria. The Nikkei reports that GS Yuasa Corp.,

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APRIL 10, 2011

plans to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to PSA Peugeot Citroëën SA. GS Yuasa now supplies lithium ion batteries to Mitsubishi Motors for use in the i-MiEV electric car. GS Yuasa Corp. GS Yuasa also recently reached a final agreement to supply Canadian autoparts manufacturer Magna International Inc.

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Other applications for the system include the Fiat 500e city EV and the Citroen Berlingo Electric light commercial vehicle. kWh Li-ion battery pack and propelled by a 30 kW motor. The interface enables the electric drive to pair easily with different electric motor designs to simplify integration and application engineering.

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MAY 25, 2009

The joint venture will spend ¥2-3 billion (US$21-32 million) to build the lithium-ion battery factory in Kyoto. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. Earlier post.). In April, Blue Energy Co., Earlier post.).

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APRIL 19, 2011

European Li-ion automotive battery supplier Axeon has been awarded research funding from the EU to reduce the weight, volume and cost of batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles as part of a €3.32-million million (US$4.72-million) million) consortium program called SmartBatt. Reduction in battery pack cost by 5%-10%.

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