Three companies from
Germany and Japan say they're teaming up to revolutionize batteries to be used
in electric vehicles.
The firms aim to
extend the travel range and reduce the weight of their batteries.
German car parts giant Bosch as well as Mitsubishi and GS Yuasa of Japans announced on Thursday that they had decided to set up a joint venture to develop lithium-ion batteries for electric cars.
They added that the research and development project would start operations in Stuttgart, Germany, in early 2014, with production expected to kick off four years later.
The three companies said they planned to drastically boost the capacity of lithium-ion batteries to enable electric cars to travel about 400 kilometers (249 miles) once charged.
That would be a major improvement on the 180 to 240 kilometers achieved so far.
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