http://www.just-auto.comLatest Batteries industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:33 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:33 GMTjust-auto.com - RSS feedjust-auto.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Battery maker Exide has announced a new supply agreement with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) to supply the starter batteries on the Toyota Highlander.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=102156Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:00 GMTTaiwanese media report says that Chery is going to announce plans to set up its global electric vehicle (EV) R&D centre in Taiwan.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=102138Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMTMore than a dozen business leaders - including Carlos Ghosn, President & CEO of Nissan Motor Company; David W. Crane, President & CEO of NRG Energy; and Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President & CEO of FedEx Corporation - have come together to form the 'Electrification Coalition'.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=102097Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMTDemand for electric vehicles in the US will far exceed current forecasts, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan and Renault told an audience of environmentalists, government regulators and media in Los Angeles where he kicked off a 12-month tour by the Leaf prototype.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=102076Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:04:00 GMTRenault has decided to produce its future zero-emission electric city car at its Flins plant in the Paris region. The Zoé ZE Concept, shown at the Frankfurt motor show, is a forerunner of this new vehicle.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101940Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:14:00 GMTA letter of intent has been signed in Flins between the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) to set-up a joint venture company that would develop and manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, under the patronage of Christian Estrosi, the French Minister for Industry.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101939Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMTShanghai-based SAIC, partner of GM and VW in China and owner of SAIC Motor, China's biggest automaker, plans to invest RMB6bn (US$879m) to develop and manufacture clean energy vehicles between now and 2011, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting SAIC chairman Hu Maoyuan.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101912Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMTNissan plans to invest JPY50bn (US$554m) to increase electric vehicle battery production for French partner Renault, according to the Nikkei newspaper on Tuesday.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101884Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:42:00 GMTSanyo Electric Co is to supply nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to PSA Peugeot Citroën.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101872Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMTNissan Motor chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said the automaker plans to eventually overcome the high cost of making advanced batteries and make its all electric cars price competitive even without government subsidies.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101846Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMTPanasonic plans to reduce its equity stake in a battery joint venture with Toyota for hybrid vehicles to speed its move to turn Sanyo Electric into a subsidiary, sources close to the matter have said.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101827Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:21:00 GMTJohnson Controls on Tuesday reported fiscal 2009 fourth quarter net sales of US$7.9bn and diluted earnings per share of $0.47. Segment income was $409m versus $605m in the 2008 fourth quarter. Excluding non-recurring items, earnings per share were $0.52 compared with $0.73 in the 2008 period.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101788Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:23:00 GMTThe current struggle for survival of European coachbuilders raises doubts over the long-term viability of these peculiar suppliers' business model. At the very least, the sector's focus is shifting, writes Matteo Finihttp://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101778Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:00 GMTThe Renault-Nissan alliance may also produce batteries for electric vehicles in France, chief executive Carlos Ghosn said.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101783Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:16:00 GMTSK Energy, South Korea's biggest oil refiner, will supply lithium-ion batteries to Daimler's Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus unit.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101757Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57:00 GMTThe news coming out of the Tokyo show this week was all good for Nissan's plant in Sunderland, north east England.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101730Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:35:00 GMTThe '4R' deal between Nissan and Sumitomo Corporation to reuse, resell, refabricate and recycle lithium-ion batteries previously used in electric cars has been described as the "last piece in the jigsaw" in the move towards affordable zero emission vehicles.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101716Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:04:00 GMTToday's unveilings at the Tokyo motor show show that Toyota and Honda are taking vastly different approaches to sports cars.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101695Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:25:00 GMTThe world's largest rechargeable battery maker Sanyo Electric is to produce lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid cars in 2011.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101694Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:16:00 GMTNissan Motor president Carlos Ghosn said the automaker is considering launching four electric vehicles for the mass market, including a two-seater, urban-use model.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101688Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:47:00 GMT