THE GLOBAL BATTLE TO SUPPLY HYBRID AND ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES GATHERS STEAM
October 1st, 2008
BY ANDREW CAVE and KARRYN MILLER
FACING a looming energy crisis, the battle to produce lithium ion batteries to power hybrid and battery cars is heating up. Germany's Robert Bosch and Samsung of South Korea recently formed a joint venture SB LiMotive Co to compete with the likes of BorgWarner, Johnson Controls, TRW and Continental.
If bullish forecasts such as the Spanish government's goal that Spain could have 1 million electric cars by 2014 are to be believed, (although many experts have reacted to this particular claim with undisguised scepticism) the prize ...
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