Hitachi has just announced a new generation of its lithium ion batteries with significantly more specific power than current cells. The new cells have 70 percent more power than current cells and ...

LG Chem, a global leader in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, said Sunday that it will open its battery patents to ...

Amperex Technology Ltd., the leading producer of lithium-ion batteries, convinced the Federal Circuit Thursday that a trio of Maxell Ltd. patents asserted against the battery maker are invalid.

Hitachi's long-term goal calls for production of lithium-ion cells to soar to a level that will provide for 700,000 vehicles per year by 2015. [Source: Green Car Congress ] Tags ...