GM Orders More Than 100,000 Hitachi Batteries For Hybrids

Cacti · 03-04-2008, 05:21 PM

Tuesday, Mar. 4 2008
GM Orders More Than 100,000 Hitachi Batteries For Hybrids

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that General Motors Co. has ordered lithium-ion battery systems for use in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles. Financial details were not disclosed. Hitachi said GM plans to launch the vehicles in North America in 2010.

abq sfr · 03-04-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cacti

Tuesday, Mar. 4 2008
GM Orders More Than 100,000 Hitachi Batteries For Hybrids

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that General Motors Co. has ordered lithium-ion battery systems for use in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles. Financial details were not disclosed. Hitachi said GM plans to launch the vehicles in North America in 2010.

I found an original url with more info here:
Hitachi Receives Order from GM for lithium-ion Battery Systems for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles - Forbes.com

joe1347 · 03-04-2008, 06:33 PM

So much for the US-based company - A123systems which seemed to be the early frontrunner.

hill · 03-04-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by joe1347

So much for the US-based company - A123systems which seemed to be the early frontrunner.

Well, GM left all the EV1 component manufacturers high & dry, when they abruptly halted production on it (sued CARB so they COULD halt production) ... which was the best car they've ever made ... and THAT halt pulled the rug out from under all of them, though the component manufacturers obviously were told they'd be making a bunch of THOSE EV's . . . so you'd think GM parts suppliers would eventually learn.

03-04-2008, 05:21 PM	#1
Cacti Poleikleng Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 59 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	GM Orders More Than 100,000 Hitachi Batteries For Hybrids Tuesday, Mar. 4 2008 GM Orders More Than 100,000 Hitachi Batteries For Hybrids SAN FRANCISCO -- Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that General Motors Co. has ordered lithium-ion battery systems for use in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles. Financial details were not disclosed. Hitachi said GM plans to launch the vehicles in North America in 2010.

03-04-2008, 06:33 PM	#3
joe1347 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MD Posts: 207 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: GM Orders More Than 100,000 Hitachi Batteries For Hybrids So much for the US-based company - A123systems which seemed to be the early frontrunner.