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Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry-owned “New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)” 6 announced on 10, decided to Kyoto University as the center, the establishment of research cooperation in research and development alliance to jointly implement the new 2009 project “innovative cutting-edge battery the scientific basis for special study.

” Research and development of the Union to include Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi and other auto makers, Sanyo Electric, Panasonic, Shin-Kobe Electric, GS YUASA, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, such as mechanical and electrical and battery of large enterprises, as well as Kyoto University, Tohoku University, Tokyo University Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and other famous universities and research institutions, a total of 22 units, forming a veritable “all-Japan” system.

The implementation of the project-based Kyoto University will each participate in the dispatch of units with more than 50 researchers specializing in research, development of enterprises based on common technology needs. 7 years, the Japanese government plans to put this item ¥ 21,000,000,000, in 2020 before a charge current range of electric vehicles to raise 3 times the distance.notebook battery.