Report: Mitsubishi teamed up with LG Chem to develop battery
By Andrew, 27 Sep, 2010. 0 Comments
2011 Mitsubishi I MiEV
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has teamed up with Korea's LG Chem Co. Ltd. to jointly develop a lithium-ion battery system, according to a report from the Nikkei business daily. The two companies intend to use this system on small electric cars that have launch dates in fiscal 2012 and on new plug-in hybrids that are slated to be introduced in 2013.
LG Chem declined to give a comment. The report had further stated that the development may result to the first time that a Japanese automaker uses lithium-ion batteries made overseas.
itsubishi Motors’ broad-based alliance with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen includes a deal for Mitsubishi to supply electric cars to the Peugeot and Citroen brands beginning this year with a minicar based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Mitsubishi will provide PSA a total of 100,000 EVs to PSA. Meanwhile, LG Chem, South Korea's No. 1 chemicals company, has already partnered with Hyundai Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. on batteries. [via autonews - sub. required]
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