quietly, panasonic becomes a major player in electric cars - lithium ion battery for solar storage
TOKYO, JAPAN --
With the steady development of lithium
Development of ion batteries for electric vehicles and Chargers (
220 and fast 480 V), under-the-
Panasonic, in partnership with companies such as Toyota and Tesla, is quietly becoming a major player in electric vehicles.
As Toyota and Tesla are intertwined, it will be an interesting international partnership.
Naoto Noguchi, president of Panasonic Energy, told me that the progress of the new battery in terms of weight and energy density made it across 300-
The mile-wide barrier is soon possible, and the advanced battery offers impressive four amplifiers
Hours two years later.
San Noguchi recalled his eyes with deep affection
Suddenly appeared on the Tesla sports car in San Francisco and met with founder Elon Musk on Space X, but Panasonic's relationship with Tesla was made public only because Tesla promoted it.
This is a cautious company.
I talked to Noguchi because Panasonic has a 80% share of Sanyo, which has its own lithium --
Ion battery business
Panasonic will eventually absorb Sanyo brand, but there may be some vitality in the short term.
This combination strengthens Panasonic's strength in the battery field.
Panasonic is going green, but it offers a business reason for the transformation.
Our vision is around lithium.
Ion batteries, but the lifestyle built around electric vehicles in the garage is helping companies transition from emphasizing home electronics to emphasizing home electronics.
Americans may know Panasonic's portable audio player and turntable best, but the business comes and goes ---
Most of the apples are there.
Panasonic plugged in these days.
Google's cloud service disrupted the achievement of Harris Panasonic by shooting protesters at the Virginia Beach of Connecticut's mother, but it didn't like to talk about who was buying those achievements.
At the big CEATEC electronics show in Tokyo on Tuesday, Panasonic showed off its smart home energy management systemgrid-
Home of the future connected family, among which (
As Panasonic has shown in its eco-Creative Pavilion)
, Using fuel cells, lithium-
Ion batteries and rooftop solar panels achieve zero emissions and charge Toyota plugin hybrid.
The system is being tested in Denmark.
On Thursday, Toyota, Panasonic's biggest customer, showed off its Smart Center ).
If Panasonic's technology works behind the scenes (
My guess is, it is)
The company did not say that an interview with nookou in Osaka did not clarify the relationship between the two sides.
This is the way this supplier likes to work. -
Behind the scenes.
"Toyota has been our partner for many years," Noguchi said . ".
"Of course, we also have cooperation in this area.
Every customer is very important. it is a big customer.
"He said more in the video here, but always cautious about customers: Panasonic batteries are likely to appear in the battery pack of the upcoming Tesla Model S, and Toyota's plug-in-
Hybrid and future battery electric city cars.
In Japan, Panasonic is trying to sell the concept of battery cars integrated into the smart grid, as well as part of the overall renewable energy system.
Almost every part of the system is manufactured by Panasonic, including lithium-
Ion batteries that capture energy from solar panels (also Panasonic-built)
Scattered during the day, scattered at night.
Part of Panasonic's vision is the home fuel cell, which is beyond the conceptual phase. The one-
The price of the kilowatt battery is as high as $34,000, providing electricity to 60% of ordinary Japanese households, but Panasonic, with the help of the government's subsidy of about $2,000, has sold 13,000 so far.
It plans to increase production next year.
Fuel cell customers won't save money quickly: the device saves $500 a year on electricity and has a life span of only about 10 years.
But it makes zero emissions possible, which seems more and more important to the Japanese.
In the 3D TV and the new tablet, the green theme runs through the CEATEC show.
Panasonic likes to pop your eyes and I put on 3D glasses with others.
But its real achievements are not so flashy.
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