Green Tech News – Green Car News – Hitachi Develops Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Having the World’s Highest Output*1; Sampling Set to Start in the Fall

Monday, May 25th, 2009 | Author: admin

TOKYO -- May 25, 2009 -- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501)(hereinafter Hitachi) today announced that Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. which develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications, such as hybrid electric vehicles, have developed a lithium-ion battery having the world's highest power density of 4,500 W/kg, 1.7 times the output of the company's mass-produced, automotive lithium-ion batteries.
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