Lithium Energy Japan to Produce High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has set up a “Lithium Energy Japan”, a joint venture company to manufacture large capacity and high performance lithium-ion batteries.

Commercialization of these batteries began in the mid-to-late 1990s by GS Yuasa. Their applications gradually increased, and companies began building up greater market experience and track records in related business. In order to more widely apply these batteries in automotive (including electric vehicles) and industrial fields, we will need to further upgrade their performance and quality, and manufacturing costs will also need to be greatly reduced through mass-production.

GS Yuasa possesses advanced technologies in large lithium-ion batteries and is striving to broaden their applications. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Corporation intends to enter the battery manufacturing business and aims to create other related businesses as well. Finally, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is working to promote greater use of electric vehicles, which is the ultimate in environmentally-friendly vehicles. Through their mutual interests, the three companies came together to invest in this new joint venture.

"Lithium Energy Japan" aims to take a leading role in global industry, and steadily begin mass production of large lithium-ion batteries. Through the development, production, and sales of these batteries, the new company will demonstrate how environmental technologies can be incorporated into society and accelerate the use of these technologies as well, including electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and energy recycling systems.

They set a production scale of 200.000 units / fiscal year 2009.

"LEV50" Large Lithium-ion battery (Cell)	"LEV50-4" Large Lithium-ion battery (Module)

PRODUCTS INFORMATION:

- Lithium Energy Japan has lithium-ion battery "LEV50" which is based on GS Yuasa Group's state of the art technology and extensive experience in manufacturing large-scale industrial and small lithium-ion batteries.
Its excellent performance is brought by our latest technologies and most suitable for EV applications, and can unfold widely for other applications for energy storage etc.

- Features
•Higher energy density
•High specific power density
•Quick charge acceptance