Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. has accelerated its development of electric current sensors for engine control in electric vehicles (EVs) and other eco-friendly cars. Despite having just launched a new product at the end of 2016 that has a maximum measured electric current of 40 amperes, an effective current of 20 amperes and a drive voltage...
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Inabata Looks to Expand Hydrogen Energy Business
Inabata & Co. Ltd. (TYO:8098) will be increasing its business efforts with hydrogen energy-related products, recommending to customers hydrogen generation equipment developed by Odasco-Heliocentris Europe GmbH in Germany and fuel cell systems and stacks made by PowerCell AB of Sweden. The company will offer the use of such technology for zero energy home (ZEH) and...
Furukawa Electric Moves Closer to Market With CNT Wire
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. (TYO:5801) is advancing toward commercialization of its carbon nanotube (CNT) wire as an electric cable material. The company recently proved that its CNT coil can be used in motors. Anticipating future use of the technology in electric vehicle (EV) race cars, Furukawa Electric is working to establish integrated production techniques that...
Asahi Kasei Develops Series of Sensors for Next-Generation Vehicles
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) has developed a detection sensor for fogging in electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) glass and a biosensor that measures the driver’s pulse wave. The company will step up marketing efforts targeting automobile manufacturers and others in order to quickly commercialize them through collaborative validation tests. The fogging...
Mitsubishi Chemical to Supply Europe With Battery Electrolytes From US Plant
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is increasing its efforts to supply components of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), an area of the automotive industry in which strong growth is anticipated. The is setting out to supply European manufacturers with products made at its battery electrolyte plant in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is unusual for battery electrolytes to...
Teijin looks to Enter Market for Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Separators
Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) plans to roll out separators for automotive lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs). The new separators will most likely be utilized by LiBs found in plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) that are expected to hit the market around 2020. Teijin will begin large-scale sample shipments starting in fiscal 2017 and will ramp up production capacity...
Global Market for Lithium Carbonate Continues to Decline
The international market for lithium carbonate continues to sink as an increasing number electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturers in China are hesitant to purchase the material. This comes on account of the government, which is pursuing a policy for EV popularization, moving to restrict company eligibility for subsidies. The result of battery manufacturers’s bearish activity...
Denka Targets 100 Billion Yen for Automotive Business in 2025
Denka Co Ltd. (TYO:4061) is targeting sales of automotive products to increase to 100 billion yen ($935.59 million) in 2025. The plan is to capture demand for heat-dissipating materials for electrical components, lithium-ion secondary battery (LiB) components and new lightweight materials. This comes amid two new trends in the automotive market: the spread of electric...
Sumitomo Chemical Aims to Grow LiB Cathode Materials Into 10 Billion Yen Business
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is poised to grow its cathode material for lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs) into a 10 billion yen ($95.52 million) business by 2020. The company aims to have the newly developed, high-capacity cathode material, which can extend the range of electric vehicles, installed in new cars sold in 2019 and 2020....
Toshiba Develops Technology That Aids EV Buses by Suppressing Electromagnetic Waves
Toshiba Corp. (TYO:6502) has developed technology that suppresses interference of wireless rapid-charging systems in electric buses (EV buses). The technology suppresses unnecessary electromagnetic waves that interfere with other wireless communication, which is important for the practical application of wireless rapid charging systems. A wireless charging system that can charge without connecting a charging cable is...
