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REPORT: Panasonic to follow the Tesla model of laptop batteries in cars

While the lithium ion battery technology that everyone expects to be at the heart of the upcoming generation of electric vehicles was initially used in consumer electronics devices, only one company so far has committed to using laptop-style cells. Tesla Motors builds a battery pack for the Roadster that consists of 6,831 cells of the type used in portable computers. Virtually every battery maker developing lithium ion for automotive applications is creating larger format cells that have what is referred to as a prismatic (flat rectangular) ... Read more →

CES 2009 preview: Panasonic connects your electric car to your house Chris Tutor

Toyota F1 pins its hopes on new TF108 Noah Joseph

'Tis the season to unveil new F1 cars, and following Ferrari's unveiling of the new F2008 and McLaren taking the wraps off its MP4/23, Toyota is next having debuted the TF108 at the team's ...

Breaking: Toyota F1 to sign Timo Glock for Ralf Schumacher's seat Noah Joseph

Striking a chord: Panasonic and Fender planning branded car audio system Dan Roth

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REPORT: Panasonic to follow the Tesla model of laptop batteries in cars 2 months ago on Autoblog

CES 2009 preview: Panasonic connects your electric car to your house 11 months ago on Autoblog

Panasonic first showed off its HD-PLC system at CES in 2004 and, being car nuts, we totally ignored it. Other than letting all our gadgets talk to each other over a house's electrical lines, it did nothing for what we drive. Now, Panasonic is announcing the ability of its PLC system to also ...

Toyota F1 pins its hopes on new TF108 1 year ago on Autoblog

'Tis the season to unveil new F1 cars, and following Ferrari's unveiling of the new F2008 and McLaren taking the wraps off its MP4/23, Toyota is next having debuted the TF108 at the team's headquarters in Cologne, Germany earlier today. The TF108 departs from last year's TF107 primarily in two ...

Breaking: Toyota F1 to sign Timo Glock for Ralf Schumacher's seat 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's that time of the year again, as the Formula One season winds to a close and drivers line up for new contracts. After Ralf Schumacher's departure from the over-funded but under-achieving Toyota F1 team, Felipe Massa was rumored to be heading over while Fernando Alonso assumed his seat at ...

Striking a chord: Panasonic and Fender planning branded car audio system 2 years ago on Autoblog

Fender guitars rock. Even the cheapies are easy to play and sound good in the right hands. Panasonic and Fender are teaming up to create an audio system that will be offered to auto manufacturers. Nigel and Slash have already been snagged by Volkswagen with their First Act package deal (buy a VW, ...

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