The collaboration aims to target the European market for electric vehicles and other applications

The international businesses are teaming up to produce battery cells for the clean mobility sector

It aims to increase production to a 35GWh capacity by the end of March 2019

The CEO of Panasonic said the companies may extend their existing collaboration on energy storage and electric vehicle technologies into Asia

Tesla’s Gigafactory has started mass production of its lithium-ion batteries. The start of operations at the massive plant in Nevada is an important moment for Tesla and its partner Panasonic as a delay in battery production could have proved a chokepoint for the roll-out of the new ‘Model 3’ electric vehicles (EV), ‘Powerwall 2’ home energy […]

Tesla and Panasonic have finalised a deal to manufacture solar cells and modules. The US car manufacturer and Japanese electronics company will work together in a factory in Buffalo, New York to create the high-tech solar panel components. The parts made will be used to build a wide range of equipment, including Tesla’s solar tile roof when it goes […]

Tesla and Panasonic are to work together to manufacture solar cells and panels in New York. They have entered into a non-binding letter of intent which is subject to shareholder approval of Tesla’s buyout of SolarCity. The car manufacturer intends to provide a long term purchase commitment for the cells and modules from Panasonic, which […]

The US is funding $2.1 million (£1.34m) to develop a technology which will make solar systems more efficient. Japanese technological company Panasonic is receiving the cash from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The project aims to lower the cost of solar systems, improve their performance and help reduce the use of fossil […]

Panasonic is the current leader in the global battery market for electric vehicles (EVs) with a 39% share. That’s according to a new report which states Korean company LG Chem has the potential to overtake it as it has signed up automakers including General Motors, Volkswagen, Daimler and Ford. Panasonic is reliant on a single […]

Panasonic Eco Solutions has teamed up with Coronal Group to buy a solar project in Ontario, Canada. The 6MW Balsam Lake solar farm is currently under construction in the city of Kawartha Lakes. When completed, the project – part of the Ontario Power Authority’s Feed-in Tariff Programme – will generate enough electricity to power around […]