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ArticleBMW, Toyota pool research on lithium-ion batteries
Toyota’s Uchiyamada said his engineers felt comfortable dealing with their BMW counterpartsBMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on next-generation green technologies and pool research on lithium-ion batteries.The German premiu car maker will also supply 1.6 liter and 2.0 liter diesel engines to Toyota Motor Europe from ...
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ArticleEV Battery Tech, London
The annual EV Battery Tech conference will take place in London Feb 28 and 29, 2012.The two-day gathering will focus onprogress made in reducing the costs of electric-vehicle battery systems. A series of industry speakers will look at the latest developments.Key automaker speakers include Kazuo Yajima, head of Nissan’s global ...
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ArticleEnersys to build lithium-ion batteries in Germany
The Duracar Quicc! electric minicar uses lithium-ion batteries with cells from LTC (Photo: GAIA)EnerSys has formalized a joint-venture agreement to produce large-format lithium-ion battery cells in Germany.The US based energy-solutions group said it will have a majority interest in a new joint venture it has formed with GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH, ...
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ArticleBosch to build pilot line for next-generation lithium-ion batteries
A Bosch-Samsung JV, SB LiMotive, builds lithium-ion cells such as this one (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch plans to build a pilot production line in Eisenach, Germany, to research materials and production processes for future generations of lithium-ion batteries.The automotive supplier said in a press release that it hopes to start producing ...
