https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/toyota-panasonic-partnership-could-fuel-gradual-growth-bevs/115062228460172
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Toyota is expanding on its existing relationship with Panasonic to build
more batteries for plug-in cars.
by: Charles Murray
Electronics & TestBattery/Energy Storage
January 30, 2019
The Toyota-Panasonic battery partnership announced last week is a clear
sign that the giant Japanese automaker is joining the ranks of other
mainstream manufacturers who are moving gradually toward
battery-electric vehicles.
The announcement calls for the formation of a new battery company,
51%-owned by Toyota Motor Corp. and 49%-owned by Panasonic Corp. The new
company would build prismatic cells for use in hybrids (HEVs), plug-in-
hybrids (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs).
Industry analysts said that the partnership is a sign that Toyota is
moving toward pure electrification in a bigger way. “With market forces
pushing them in that direction in Europe and China, and to a lesser
extent, in the US, they know they have to get more volume in
zero-emission vehicles,” noted Sam Abuelsamid, senior analyst for
Navigant Research. “So, yes, they’re definitely making a bigger push
into plug-in vehicles in the next few years.”
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