Date: 02/07/2010

Toshiba works with Mitsubishi to extend its SciB battery to run Evs

Toshiba is working with Mitsubishi to bring the SCiB battery to electric vehicles (EV). The SCiB is Toshiba's rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which Toshiba claims combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging, characteristics that make it highly suited to application in electric vehicles.

The SCiB module houses the SCiB cells that utilize the capabilities of the SciB. The SciB battery is durable and has a long life cycle over different distances. To bring the SCiB to EV, Toshiba has developed a new anode material and a new electrolyte that enhances both safety and rapid recharging. The SCiB has already been selected for an electric bicycle, an electric motorcycle, and as part of the power storage in a microgrid system. Toshiba aims to produce SCiB for industrial applications, including EV and power storage, at Kashiwazaki Operations, a new facility in Niigata prefecture that is slated to start production in 2011.

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