Toshiba Corporation announced today that its situated in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, the plants SCiB lithium batteries have broken ground should be completed in October, to begin mass production in spring 2011.Studio 1537 battery
Toshiba back in 2007 proposed the plans SCiB Super Li-ion battery. SCiB called Super Charge Ion Battery, using the new cathode, diaphragm, electrolyte materials, and manufacturing technology. Compared with the commonly available lithium-ion battery, charging SCiB ultra-fast and long life benefits at 5 minutes to charge 90% more than 3000 charging times repeated degradation of discharge capacity of less than 10%. In addition, it has a safety high heat, high input and output performance, even under minus 30 degrees Celsius can not fully discharge properties at low temperature.Studio 1535 battery
Toshiba plans to initially Kashiwazaki plant produces more than 500 miles per month for battery electric vehicles SCiB, then gradually increase production capacity. In addition to electric vehicles, laptop batteries SCiB will be used for other purposes.