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Sony wants to produce batteries for electric vehicles

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Khatir Soltani
As the number of electric vehicles hitting the market will grow exponentially, Sony sees potential for producing battery packs and has shown off their first lithium-ion battery prototype yesterday.

According to an article on TechCrunch, A Sony Vice-President said the company is even ready to build dedicated plants in Japan and elsewhere to handle the manufacturing process. We should start seeing Sony-branded battery packs for electric and hybrid vehicles by about mid-decade.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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