Tesla Motors and Panasonic supply contract for automotive lithium-ion batteries
Supply contract for lithium-ion batteries and Panasonic EV Tesla Motors
Supply EV8 million units in four years or more minutes
Panasonic Corporation (headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, President and CEO: Fumio Ohtsubo, Panasonic) and Tesla (Headquarters: Palo Alto, California, USA, CEO and Chairman Elon Musk below, Tesla), the automotive lithium-ion Battery has signed a supply agreement.
Now, to supply lithium-ion batteries for automotive, EV Tesla’s luxury sedan “Model S” is installed.
Based on this agreement, Panasonic will supply lithium-ion batteries for vehicles over 80,000 cars produced by Tesla in the next four years. This Tesla, including in excess of 6,000 bookings have already entered mass production in 2012, “Model S” while ensuring a sufficient supply of batteries for the production of “Model S” the goal of able to give sight to the realization of costs and benefits.
Tesla and Panasonic EV market to accelerate the development and expansion of next-generation batteries, has established a cooperative relationship over the past several years. The two companies signed a supply contract in 2009, the first in 2010, in order to realize the growth and strengthening of cooperation EV industry, has invested $ 30 million for Panasonic Tesla.
Panasonic Lithium-ion battery supplied by a nickel positive electrode using a proprietary technology, high energy density, and industry-leading performance. The nickel-based cathode technology, the Tesla battery Panasonic has developed a co-generation, life has been working to optimize performance and meet the requirements of the EV. ”Model S” new batteries to be mounted on the battery pack by testing thousands of hours of driving experience and more than 15 million miles in the Tesla Roadster, has demonstrated high performance.
Chairman and CEO Elon Musk of Tesla co-founder, said, “Panasonic is the world’s leading battery manufacturers, it chose to partner with Tesla in order to enhance performance and value EV is strong support for our technology becomes “” “Model S” in the battery pack, which is incorporated by the Panasonic’s next-generation batteries, can deliver unparalleled performance and mileage. You can have a great partnership with Panasonic is honored ”I commented.
In addition, Panasonic Corporation Energy Company President Masato Ito said, “extend the mileage on a high capacity lithium-ion battery was good for developing EV. The future, the Tesla” Model S “to start the supply of and, I would like to contribute to the promotion of sustainable mobility ※ 1 “and commented.
Tesla EV in addition to its production has been produced for other carmakers such as Toyota and Daimler ※ 2 battery packs and power train for EV.
※ 1: Sustainable Mobility: Mobility aims to minimizing the environmental impact of a sustainable society
※ 2: Power Train: battery, charger, inverter, motor drive systems such as EV