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Panasonic develops train car powered by 99 D batteries

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. displays a train carriage, dubbed Evolta, running on 99 size D batteries in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2014. The Japanese consumer electronics giant will conduct an experiment to run the carriage with some 10 people aboard over a distance of 8 kilometers in Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 2.

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Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows swimming (top), running (bottom L) and bicycle riding (bottom R) robots powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Panasonic unveiled the robots in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011, and said they will run a triathlon in Hawaii from late October.

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Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - A pitchman for Panasonic Corp. shows (from L) swimming, bicycle riding and running robots powered by the company's Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries during a demonstration in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011. Panasonic unveiled the robots and said they will run a triathlon in Hawaii from late October.

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Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - A swimming robot powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries is demonstrated in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011. Panasonic unveiled swimming, bicycle riding and running robots and said they will challenge a triathlon in Hawaii from late October.

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Robot completes Tokyo-Kyoto trip

KYOTO, Japan - A small robot powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta batteries arrives in Kyoto, completing a two-month, 500-kilometer trip from Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2010.

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Matsushita unveils longer-lasting alkali batteries

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. unveiled on Jan. 15 what it says is the world's longest-lasting alkali battery. The battery, to be sold under the brand name ''Evolta,'' lasts 20 to 50 percent longer than Matsushita's current alkali batteries, the company says. Evolta will be sold in Japan from April 26. An triple-A ''Evolta'' pack will be priced at just under 600 yen, about 20 percent more expensive than current Matsushita alkali batteries.

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Matsushita unveils longer-lasting alkali batteries

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. unveiled on Jan. 15 what it says is the world's longest-lasting alkali battery. The battery, to be sold under the brand name ''Evolta,'' lasts 20 to 50 percent longer than Matsushita's current alkali batteries, the company says. Evolta will be sold in Japan from April 26. An triple-A ''Evolta'' pack will be priced at just under 600 yen, about 20 percent more expensive than current Matsushita alkali batteries. (Kyodo)

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Students, Panasonic aim for world record for dry cell-powered train

Students of Kawagoe Technical High School pose for photos in front of a dry battery-powered train car they are making in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 3, 2015. The school and Panasonic Corp. plan to run the train with the electronics company's Evolta dry cells to set a Guinness world record for the longest distance traveled by a dry battery-powered train. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students, Panasonic aim for world record for dry cell-powered train

Takumi Tsukizawa explains on Sept. 3, 2015, a dry battery-powered train car he and other students of Kawagoe Technical High School are making in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The school and Panasonic Corp. plan to power the train with the electronics giant's Evolta dry cells in November to set a Guinness world record for the longest distance traveled by a dry battery-powered train. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - A swimming robot powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries is demonstrated in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011. Panasonic unveiled swimming, bicycle riding and running robots and said they will challenge a triathlon in Hawaii from late October. (Kyodo)

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Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - A pitchman for Panasonic Corp. shows (from L) swimming, bicycle riding and running robots powered by the company's Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries during a demonstration in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011. Panasonic unveiled the robots and said they will run a triathlon in Hawaii from late October. (Kyodo)

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Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows swimming (top), running (bottom L) and bicycle riding (bottom R) robots powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Panasonic unveiled the robots in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011, and said they will run a triathlon in Hawaii from late October. (Kyodo)

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Panasonic develops train car powered by 99 D batteries

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. displays a train carriage, dubbed Evolta, running on 99 size D batteries in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2014. The Japanese consumer electronics giant will conduct an experiment to run the carriage with some 10 people aboard over a distance of 8 kilometers in Odate, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 2. (Kyodo)

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Robot completes Tokyo-Kyoto trip

KYOTO, Japan - A small robot powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta batteries arrives in Kyoto, completing a two-month, 500-kilometer trip from Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Evolta Neo robot triathlon

An Evolta Neo robot powered by two dry cell batteries takes part in a triathlon in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2019. Three of the robots completed the 5-kilometer course, with each taking part in swimming, cycling and running. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evolta Neo robot triathlon

An Evolta Neo robot powered by two dry cell batteries takes part in a triathlon in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2019. Three of the robots completed the 5-kilometer course, with each taking part in swimming, cycling and running. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo