JAPAN: NEC says battery costs can be halved

Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 3 September 2010

Electronics giant NEC, which has a joint venture with Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, believes it can halve the cost of making the batteries in seven years while doubling their performance.

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