Toshiba to Build a Second SCiB Production Facility
Toshiba Corporation today announced that in anticipation of strong future demand, it will construct a second dedicated production facility for its safe, long-life, rapid charge SCiB battery, in the Kashiwazaki Frontier Park, in Kashiwazaki city, Niigata prefecture. The market for lithium-ion batteries is expected to see significant demand growth, and to account for a growing share of a...
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Japan’s IHI Corp said on Wednesday it would start selling low-cost lithium ion batteries developed by U.S. company A123 Systems Inc in Japan in 2010, as it looks to tap surging demand from electric vehicle producers and other manufacturers. Government subsidies have boosted appetite for environmentally friendly cars in the country since they were launched in June. IHI, a heavy machinery...
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