Join hands with Toyota and Panasonic to establish a brand-new battery energy company.

If the cooperation between Toyota and Panasonic can be traced back to 1953, then Toyota and Panasonic have already cooperated to develop the battery business. Now, in order to ensure the advantages of electric vehicle industry in the future, Toyota and Panasonic are also seeking more cooperation and breakthroughs in battery price, battery performance and safety. Toyota and Panasonic announced the establishment of a new company Prime? Planet? Energy and Solutions Taixing Energy and Solutions Co., Ltd., the new company is expected to open in April this year 1. In the new company, Toyota holds 5 1% and Panasonic holds 49%? The Tokyo headquarters of the new company is located in Japan Bridge in central Tokyo, and Kansai headquarters is located in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture. ? In terms of personnel structure, Yoshida Bo of Toyota Power Company will be appointed as the president. ? The company will have about 5 100 employees, including 2,400 employees of China subsidiary.

As early as 2065438+200965438+122 October, the two companies signed a business integration agreement and a joint venture agreement to establish a brand-new company (joint venture company) focusing on automobile battery business. The business scope of the new company includes developing, manufacturing and selling diamond-shaped lithium-ion batteries with large capacity/high output, all-solid-state batteries and next-generation batteries (including the research and development of brand-new battery principles, etc.). It is reported that the new products of the two companies may form a good solution in the future electric vehicle market, which can not only provide power solutions for cars and other vehicles, but also provide solutions for environmental problems caused by various batteries.

According to the plan of both parties, Panasonic will transfer most of its battery-related equipment and facilities in Japan and Dalian, China to a joint venture with Toyota, while the company that produces batteries for Tesla will still be owned by Panasonic. Among them, the first phase of the new company will focus on manufacturing and selling large-capacity/high-power rectangular lithium-ion batteries for automobiles, all-solid-state batteries for automobiles and next-generation batteries for automobiles, including research and development based on new batteries. ? Develop highly competitive battery products. Under the negotiation between Toyota and Panasonic, the two sides agreed to establish a feasible scheme to develop square battery enterprises. The establishment of this project will further promote the development of a new generation of solid-state battery technology, enhance the potential capacity of the battery, and provide better technical support for long-distance electric vehicles in the near future.

Toyota plans that by 2025, half of its global sales will come from electric vehicles, achieving this goal five years ahead of schedule. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to ensure stable and reliable battery power supply.

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