Japan Automobile Research Institute recently announced that Japan will take the lead in the popularity of hybrid cars lithium battery, this will make Japan has led the world in hybrid vehicle technology icing on the cake.
Li-ion battery than the current mainstream nickel metal hydride battery size and weight were compressed by about half, to improve the energy efficiency of fuel hybrid of great significance, has become the preferred next-generation hybrids. At present, around the production of lithium batteries, the world’s car manufacturers and motor, electrical companies have developed in the competition becomes increasingly fierce.
Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. said it would invest 20 billion to 30 billion yen by 2015, the current production of lithium batteries for hybrid production capacity by about 70 times.
Allegedly, Hitachi will increase investment and expand its Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the cause of the production capacity, as soon as possible to achieve large-capacity lithiumdell Inspiron 1100 battery, Dell Inspiron 1300 batteryproduction, the product will be mainly provided to the U.S. General Motors Corporation.
Earlier, Germany announced that from 2009 onwards to launch a 360 million euros of the vehicle battery development program, almost all German cars and carry-owned energy giant to join. The German government said the implementation of the plan indicates that Germany will enter the era of electric vehicles.
At the same time, Daimler Motor Company and RWE energy company also announced that it will work together to build 500 electric car charging stations. German auto industry alliance is expected by 2012 Germany will be opened a prelude to commercial production of electric vehicles.
The main advantage of electric vehicles is both energy-saving, but also produces a wide range of environmental effects. Studies have shown that the use of electric vehicles to pass through one kilometer road, the need for gasoline cheaper than the cost of 80-90%, the carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles is 70%.
Japan’s economy, Trade and Industry has revealed that Japan will strive in 2010 lithium batteries for next-generation electric vehicles.
May 15 of this year, Toyota, Nissan Motor Co. and Matsushita Electric Corporation and other related companies signed an agreement to jointly develop a new generation of unified specification cars lithium battery, and plans to mass production within 2 years. Toshiba decided to spend ¥ 50,000,000,000 development of electric vehicles using lithium-ion batteries, which will be held within two years of high-performance power into semi-commercial production is planned by 2011 to a high-performance lithium-ion battery is suitable for different characteristics of the three categories, namely, addition to the current common type, there will be separate development support hybrids and electric vehicles, high-output power-type and high-energy-density lithium-ion battery type.
Popularity of electric vehicles is a key issue is the need to establish additional Dell Inspiron 1501 battery, Dell Inspiron 1520 battery facilities for adequate power. To this end, Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced that it will participate in the infrastructure to take the lead next year, the first built in the metropolitan area of more than 200 charging stations, three years after the increase will go to more than 1000. Japan’s major car companies have responded positively involved in the study and engineering, eagerly looking forward to “de-oil” era came to Japan as soon as possible. At present, the Tokyo Electric Power Company has successfully developed a large-scale rapid charger, every 10 minutes a full charge, can travel the distance is 60 km, makes the charging time significantly reduced, and further speed up the popularization of the use of electric vehicles in Japan the pace.
It is learned that the establishment of a charge for each facility cost 400 million yen. Tokyo Electric Power company plans to supermarket parking lot in Japan, convenience stores and post offices and other public places gradually building charging facilities to facilitate people off shopping, things to add power when you can let the car.
According to Japan Automobile Research Institute predicted the popularity of hybrids according to the current level of projection, by 2020, Japan’s domestic hybrids will reach about 360 million. If the promotion of high-performance lithium batteries are popular, hybrid is likely to further to reach 7.2 million level.
Media critics said that if Japan can be a new generation of automotive lithium batteries to obtain ISO certification opportunities, and take a dominant role, and the enterprises will benefit immensely.
International industry that the electric vehicle market over the next decade to develop what kind of scale, will depend on whether the cost of lithium batteries can quickly come down, but one indisputable fact is that the potential of this market will be huge enough to to meet the needs of large-scale production.