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Sanyo Triples Hybrid Car Battery Output

Advanced Battery Technology, Feb 2005

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. of Japan, has tripled its monthly output capacity for rechargeable batteries for hybrid vehicles to about one million units to meet growing demand from customers such as Ford and Honda. The production boost at Sanyo's plant in Hyogo prefecture is aimed at meeting the growing demand for Escape Hybrids as well as for Honda's Accord Hybrid cars.

Sanyo and DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes-Benz division have also agreed to jointly develop hybrid car batteries. In addition to its direct ties with automakers, Sanyo is aiming to collaborate with some of the world's major auto parts makers. Sanyo will not deny a report that it will team up with Robert Bosch GmbH of Germany to develop rechargeable batteries for hybrid vehicles.

Copyright Seven Mountains Scientific, Inc. Feb 2005
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