Japan firms to work out next-gen car battery norms
[2008-7-22]
Tag : Battery Lead
Toyota Motor Corp, NissanMotor Co, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and other Japanesecompanies will work together to set up common standards forlithium-ion batteries being developed to power next-generationcars, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
Under the lead of an organization affiliated with the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry, nine car and motorcycle makers, sixbattery makers and utility Tokyo Electric Power Co will come upwith a draft of the standards covering testing and chargingmethods, vehicle safety and other areas.
The group aims to pitch its specifications to the InternationalOrganization for Standardization with the goal of creating a globalstandard for lithium-ion batteries, the paper said.
Lithium-ion batteries, commonly used in laptop computers and mobilephones today, are seen as a key component to improve theperformance of pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars.
Creating a common standard would help the companies cut developmentcosts and gain an edge over overseas rivals.
Carmakers Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Corp each have ajoint venture to develop and produce lithium-ion batteries for caruse with Matsushita Electric, the NEC Corp group and GS Yuasa Corp,respectively.
Major automakers, including Detroit's General Motors Corp, are in atight race to bring fuel-efficient, zero-emissions electricvehicles to market as consumers increasingly shun record-high fuelprices.
Toyota Motor Corp, NissanMotor Co, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and other Japanesecompanies will work together to set up common standards forlithium-ion batteries being developed to power next-generationcars, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
Under the lead of an organization affiliated with the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry, nine car and motorcycle makers, sixbattery makers and utility Tokyo Electric Power Co will come upwith a draft of the standards covering testing and chargingmethods, vehicle safety and other areas.
The group aims to pitch its specifications to the InternationalOrganization for Standardization with the goal of creating a globalstandard for lithium-ion batteries, the paper said.
Lithium-ion batteries, commonly used in laptop computers and mobilephones today, are seen as a key component to improve theperformance of pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars.
Creating a common standard would help the companies cut developmentcosts and gain an edge over overseas rivals.
Carmakers Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Corp each have ajoint venture to develop and produce lithium-ion batteries for caruse with Matsushita Electric, the NEC Corp group and GS Yuasa Corp,respectively.
Major automakers, including Detroit's General Motors Corp, are in atight race to bring fuel-efficient, zero-emissions electricvehicles to market as consumers increasingly shun record-high fuelprices.
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