DETROIT, Nov 6 - Costs for batteries to power a coming wave of electric cars could plunge to a quarter of current levels over...
TOKYO, Oct 21 - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co Ltd said it plans to start making lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, taking aim at growing demand for green car batteries. Plug-in hybrids have...
Nissan Motor Co. is developing a new generation battery that will be lighter and cheaper, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said October 19. The company wants to control costs and production by controlling battery development. "If you want to be in control of the cost, you'd better be involved," Ghosn said...
By Guo Lu Carmakers and property developers, whose companies have been bolstered by the government's economic stimulus package, topped the Hurun Rich List released Tuesday. Wang Chuanfu, founder and chairman of the automobile and battery maker BYD Company, replaced Huang Guangyu as China's riche...
SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Energy (096770.KS) is in the final stages of talks to supply rechargeable batteries to Daimler's (DAIGn.DE) Japanese truck unit, Mitsubishi Fuso ...
SEOUL, Aug 31 - Hyundai Mobis Co <012330.KS>, South Korea's top car parts maker, said on Monday it has preliminarily agreed with LG Chem <051910.KS> to set up a battery joint venture. Hyundai, the auto...
* Scientists make quick-charging lithium batteries * Batteries can fully recharge in seconds * Finding could lead to smaller, lighter batteries ...
DETROIT, Jan 11 - General Motors Corp will name a unit of South Korea's LG Chem on Monday as the supplier to provide next-generation batteries for its all-electric Chevrolet Volt, a source close to the...
DETROIT, Jan 11 - China's BYD Co is open to licensing its low-cost ferrous-iron electric car battery and has had interest from Japanese, European and U.S. carmakers, its chairman said on Sunday. "We would consider...
TOSHIBA Corp said yesterday it would build a new factory to boost production of advanced rechargeable batteries that can be used in hybrid cars and electric vehicles ...