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…