Sony eyes making batteries for electric vehicles

Sony eyes making batteries for electric vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - This July 12, 2011 photo shows a building at Sony Energy Devices Corp.'s new factory in Motomiya, Fukushima Prefecture, for making batteries. Parent company Sony Corp. is in talks with automakers inside and outside of Japan to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles from the middle of the 2010s, expecting a sharp increase in demand.

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  • 2011/7/12 00:00:00
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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