Toyota Motor Company
Daimler and bayeresche are turning to laptops to find a cheaper electric vehicle power ---
And their sales.
Lithium is being tested by car manufacturers
Ion batteries assembled by Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors
Cheaper than a bigger car.
Only batteries favored by GM
Nissan Motor Co. , Ltd.
And Mitsubishi Motors.
A pack of 6,831 cylinders-
Formed batteries produced by Panasonic
Power Tesla's $109,000 sports car, which costs up to 245 miles per vehicle.
The automotive industry will help lithium
The ion battery manufacturer's sales are more than three times that of 5 trillion yen ($60 billion)
In 10 years from 1.
According to Sanyo motor, 5 trillion yen this year.
The largest battery manufacturer in the world.
Charging consumers
Electronic batteries benefit from economies of scale, which may help reduce the manufacturing cost and price tag of new appliances
The automobile industry says the far Vine, Tokyo.
Analyst at senior research firm in Japan.
"This could result in the cost of the electric vehicle's headquarters parts being lower than the gasoline vehicle," said Endo . ".
"As the cost decreases, the retail price of electric vehicles will be more likely to decline.
The price of electric cars is higher than three
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, GM's Chevrolet Volt is priced at $41,000 and Nissan's Leaf is priced at $32,780.
Electric vehicles cost twice as much as gasoline.
According to consultant Frost & Sullivan Inc. , the engine car is too expensive because of the battery
Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles, including plug-in
In terms of models, the world will reach about 954,000 or about 2 this year.
2% of car sales, J. D.
Power and Associates, industrial forecasters at West Lake Village, California, estimates October.
Government subsidies may help boost plug sales
Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated last month that hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for 9% of car sales in 2020.
Panasonic, a major shareholder of Sanyo, is a major supplier of lithium.
Tesla and last month acquired a $30 million stake in Palo Alto, California.
Toyota and Daimler also hold shares in Tesla.
Panasonic has increased its annual production capacity of small batteries by 9% to 1.
After opening a factory in Osaka, Japan, 4 billion units.
The company wants to increase sales of energy
Related products, because of the fierce competition in the TV industry. Do business.
Panasonic rose 1.
2%, closed at 1,190 yen trading in Tokyo today, peeling a loss of 10% this year.
Electric wisdom of Tesla power Daimler and packaging assembled by Mercedes-Benz A-
Toyota will use Tesla's small car.
In 2012, battery packs were installed in the electric RAV4.
BMW has leased 450 Minis powered by laptop batteries, and Volkswagen has studied the technology at its California plant.
The larger lithium battery costs about $700.
Production is $800 per kWh, while mass production
Martin Eberhard, Tesla's founder and former chief executive, said packaging produced using small laptop batteries could cost $200.
"This is a more effective way," he said . "
"There is a huge advantage in economies of scale.
"The factory that makes small batteries is running in large capacity," Eberhard said.
It also benefits electric car manufacturers who don't have the resources to develop their own batteries, said Menahem andman, president of senior automotive batteries at House consulting in Oregon, California.
GM works with South Korea LG Chemical Co. , Ltd.
Nissan partners for Volt pack and NEC
The biggest individual in Japan
Computer manufacturer of Ye.
Toyota, the world's largest carmaker, is working with Tesla to develop the electric RAV4, with its plug
The Prius hybrid and a small electric vehicle with a plan of 2012 kilometers use larger batteries.
"When the customer decides, 'This is the car I want, 'we want to be so full --
Toyota's president, Toyoda, said: "The line manufacturer who found the answer for the customer . ".
"By using car batteries and laptop batteries, we are able to offer our customers a wider range of options.
The partnership with Toyota and Daimler helped Tesla raise about $0. 226 billion in its initial public offering in June.
Tesla of stock price this year has soared more than 80% and Russell 11% Index (Russell 1000 Index) of or for 1,500 although the company self-2008 since delivery of sports car quantity less than.
Toyota shares fell 15% this year, and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 3% index fell more than 225.
A123 Systems
A water village in Massachusettsbased lithium-
Ion battery manufacturers-
Owned by GE.
In addition, small cylindrical batteries originally designed for power tools are being promoted. Lithium-
Ion batteries in consumer electronics have a recall history of fires caused by overheating.
Nokia Oyj, the world's largest mobile device
In 2007, the company offered to replace up to 46 million Panasonic cell phone batteries.
Panasonic now uses insulating film between electrodes to limit the risk of overheating, said Yuji Tsuzaki, a spokesman for the battery department. Sony Corp. recalled 9.
6 million lithium
Ion batteries in 2006, because metal particles entering the battery during the manufacturing process may cause short circuit and overheating.
This is still a problem with 27-year-old Inaba Takenobu, who is shopping in the Nissan showroom in Yokohama, Japan.
He said he would choose gas.
An electric car.
"When I heard that Tesla's car had a huge battery pack consisting of a battery pack used by consumer electronics, my image of the car was ruined," Inaba said . ".
"I'm still worried about the lithium.
The ion battery could explode.
"Sports car owner Scott Painter says he doesn't care about what's under the hood and hasn't noticed any degradation of the battery since he bought it 2008 Times.
"I have never been found wanting a battery," said Painter, chief executive of Truecar Inc . "A car. sales data-
A marketing company in Santa Monica, California.
"I stepped on the pedal and it was like a bat coming out of hell.