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Panasonic, Tesla to build giant battery plant in US

Panasonic, Tesla to build giant battery plant in US

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic and US electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors said Thursday they will jointly build and operate a huge lithium ion battery plant known as the Gigafactory.

Panasonic, Tesla reach agreement on U.S. battery plant

A Panasonic Corp's lithium-ion battery is pictured with Tesla Motors logo in Tokyo
by Rohit T. K. in Bangalore

Panasonic Corp has reached a basic agreement with Tesla Motors Inc to initially supply the electric car maker’s proposed lithium-ion battery plant with machinery to make battery cells, the Nikkei said.

Panasonic 12V Ni-MH Energy Recovery Systems used in idle-stop minicars

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Panasonic Corporation’s NiMH 12V Energy Recovery Systems is being applied in the new idle-stop (stop-start) minicars just introduced by Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors in Japan: the Nissan DAYZ ROOX and Mitsubishi eK Space. The new models were designed and developed for the Japanese market by NMKV Co., Ltd., a joint venture formed by the two automakers.