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Toshiba Constructing Second SCiB Battery Production Facility
Toshiba has big plans for its rapid charge SciB (Super Charge ion Battery) battery in the new year.
Due to an anticipated surge in demand for automotive and industrial applications, the company is constructing a second SCiB production facility in the fall of 2009.
The new facility will most likely be in Kashiwazak, Japan. The city is attempting to become a model "EV and plug-in hybrid town", and offers a substantial subsidy program.
Toshiba's SCiB battery was released in April 2008. It features a charge-discharge capacity of over 6,000 cycles, a high safety profile, and the ability to recharge almost completely in 5 minutes.Â
The SCiB battery isn't the only lithium ion product to experience an increase in demand— the lithium ion battery market is expected to grow from 2010 on, and may reach sales of $19 billion by 2015.
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