GS Yuasa and Mitsubishi’s electric vehicle lithium-ion battery joint venture plant to expand production capacity
May 27, 2009 by admin
Filed under Electronics
According to Reuters, citing the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, GS Yuasa (GS Yuasa) will work with Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corporation jointly build a new plant, the production of laptop battery electric vehicles. The report also said that the new plant will enable the battery production increased three-fold.
GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Corporation in December 12, 2007 set up a joint venture Lithium Energy Japan. July 31, 2008, the joint venture factory address – Kusatsu City, Shiga, Japan Kasayama – confirmed. In August 2008 announced that the joint venture: The fiscal year 2008 (April 2008 -2009 3 months) completed the trial production, and from the 2009 fiscal year (April 2009 -2010 in March) the beginning of mass production “LEV50″ lithium-ion sony battery , with an annual output target is 200,000 for 2009, Mitsubishi plans to market the electric car “i MiEV” (car sales in 2009 plans to 2000) used.
April 21 this year, GS Yuasa and Honda hybrid cars lithium-ion VGP BPS9 battery joint venture company Blue Energy Co., Ltd in Japan, Kyoto Prefecture field Fukuchiyama Town Mayor held a foundation stone laying ceremony. The plant is expected to put into operation in autumn 2010.
GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Corporation in December 12, 2007 set up a joint venture Lithium Energy Japan. July 31, 2008, the joint venture factory address – Kusatsu City, Shiga, Japan Kasayama – confirmed. In August 2008 announced that the joint venture: The fiscal year 2008 (April 2008 -2009 3 months) completed the trial production, and from the 2009 fiscal year (April 2009 -2010 in March) the beginning of mass production “LEV50″ lithium-ion sony battery , with an annual output target is 200,000 for 2009, Mitsubishi plans to market the electric car “i MiEV” (car sales in 2009 plans to 2000) used.
April 21 this year, GS Yuasa and Honda hybrid cars lithium-ion VGP BPS9 battery joint venture company Blue Energy Co., Ltd in Japan, Kyoto Prefecture field Fukuchiyama Town Mayor held a foundation stone laying ceremony. The plant is expected to put into operation in autumn 2010.