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During the Group Strategy Briefing on May 18, Panasonic Group CEO Yuki Kusumi announced that automotive batteries will be a priority investment area. The Japanese manufacturer acknowledges strong ...

Panasonic confirms that it has sent 4680-type cylindrical battery cell samples to Tesla, ahead of series production. The Japanese company was recently asked by Tesla to speed up development and it ...

Thinking about getting a home battery? There are other options besides the Tesla Powerwall. A home battery can help keep the lights on during an outage and offset your electricity usage, which can be ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas officials and Panasonic executives gathered Wednesday morning in De Soto, Kansas, for the groundbreaking of the new Panasonic battery plant, which will produce cylindrical Li ...

If that demand materializes, it could help customers by supporting EV availability in the U.S.

Panasonic is reconsidering an earlier decision to scrap plans for a third battery factory in the US. The new factory might be critical for Tesla's ability to access IRA credits for its most popular ...

Panasonic has today unveiled its new 4680 battery cell built for Tesla and it plans to start “test production” early next year. Last year, Tesla unveiled its plan to produce its own new tabless ...