Toyota and Panasonic to Start Feasibility Study of Joint Automotive Prismatic Battery Business
2017年12月13日 - 6:04PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation announce
today an agreement to begin studying the feasibility of a joint
automotive prismatic battery business.
This agreement between the two companies aims to help find
solutions to pressing societal issues such as global warming, air
pollution, the depletion of natural resources and energy security.
Furthermore, this agreement is intended to address growing demand
and expectations for electrified vehicles. In order to realize
these objectives, Toyota and Panasonic target further advancements
in automotive batteries, which are crucial technologies in
electrified vehicles.
Since Toyota and Panasonic began their business relationship in
1953, the two companies have been challenging each other with the
goal of mutual improvement, particularly in honing their
manufacturing capabilities (monozukuri). With the business
environment undergoing drastic change, both companies have realized
the importance of collaborating with trusted partners and looking
past conventional boundaries to contribute to the world through
monozukuri and creating new value.
Through activities such as launching the Prius, the world's first
mass production hybrid vehicle (HV), in 1997, and the Mirai fuel
cell vehicle (FCV) in 2014, Toyota has a record of taking on
difficult challenges in its effort to realize a sustainable
mobility society. Leveraging the know-how and experience
accumulated through the continuous refinement and commercialization
of its electrification technologies, Toyota is working on the
development of a full range of environmentally friendly vehicles
including HVs, PHVs (plug-in hybrid vehicles), FCVs, and EVs
(electric vehicles) that fit the needs of customers' lifestyles
worldwide.
Panasonic has positioned automotive lithium-ion batteries as one of
its key businesses, and its automotive batteries are used by many
automakers worldwide. Panasonic's technological capabilities which
achieve various requirements for such batteries are well regarded
in the market. The company is making efforts to further enhance the
safety and capacity of its automotive prismatic batteries, making
use of its accumulated technological knowledge in the battery
business.
Toyota and Panasonic recognize the importance that further
advancements in battery performance, price and safety, as well as a
stable supply capacity, will have on encouraging further
popularization of electrified vehicles. Both companies will
consider details of the collaboration with the aim of achieving the
best automotive prismatic battery in the industry and, ultimately,
contributing to the popularization of Toyota's and other
automakers' electrified vehicles.
About Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the global mobility company that
introduced the Prius hybrid-electric car in 1997 and the first
mass-produced fuel cell sedan, Mirai, in 2014. Headquartered in
Toyota City, Japan, Toyota has been making cars since 1937. Today,
Toyota proudly employs 370,000 employees in communities around the
world. Together, they build around 10 million vehicles per year in
29 countries, from mainstream cars and premium vehicles to
mini-vehicles and commercial trucks, and sell them in more than 170
countries under the brands Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. For
more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: Toyota
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