TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp have agreed to set up a joint venture that will begin developing electric vehicle (EV) batteries from April, as the Japanese companies gear up for an expected surge in demand.
The new company, called Prime Planet Energy and Solutions, would develop prismatic – or square-shaped – batteries that would be available to any automaker, the two companies said in a statement.
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