Batteries at heart of electric drive strategies

UK: Government aid key to GM European restructuring

GM's acting head of European operations Nick Reilly has stressed the importance of aid commitments from European governments as GM…

US: Dana develops battery cooling tech

Dana says it has developed a 'long heat exchanger' designed to extend battery life in hybrid and electric vehicles. The…

FRANCE: Renault-Nissan alliance inks government battery JV

A letter of intent has been signed in Flins between the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the French AtomicEnergy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic…

JAPAN: Sanyo to supply hybrid batteries to Peugeot Citroën

Sanyo Electric Co is to supply nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to PSA Peugeot…

CHINA: Three years to subsidy-free EVs – Ghosn

Nissan Motor chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said the automaker plans to eventually overcome the high cost of making advanced…

AUSTRALIA: PHEV trial also studying home battery use

A road trial of locally modified Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is under way in Australia with a…

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of advanced battery technologies

For some time, manufacturers have been pushing back the technical boundaries of batteries used for hybrid electric vehicles. Matthew Beecham…