TMC Develops 3 Battery Factory To Support Diversification Of Fuel Cars

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) develops three battery factory to support the diversification of fuel cars that produced. The third plant produces lithium and nickel battery types which has now reached a production capacity of up to 1.1 million units per year. In 2010 the battery company’s sales reached 100 billion yen.
On Saturday, December 3, 2011 some 80 journalists from 13 countries visited the factory, Primearth EV Energy Co. Ltd. (PEVE) located in Shizouka, Japan. During the visit Satoshi Ogiso, executive General Manager of Toyota Motor Corporation, said today PEVE has three battery plant in Tohoku, Miyagi, and Omori (Kosai), with each production of 400 thousand, 400 thousand and 300 thousand units per year.
“Development of a battery factory is very important to support the diversification of fuel that we produce,” he said. Most of the production or about 80 percent of production PEVE battery is used for Toyota cars, especially the Prius sedan, which is the first mass-produced by TMC with hybrid technology. “Until the end of 2011, production PEVE battery will break the approximately four million units,” he said.

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