Envision AESC aims to bolster EV battery output

Greater output: An Uber driver charges his Nissan Leaf EV in Paris. Envision AESC plans to increase its annual production capacity of batteries by building manufacturing plants in six countries, including France. — Bloomberg

TOKYO: A leading Japan-based automotive battery maker, Envision AESC, will increase its annual production capacity to 400 gigawatt-hours, about 20 times its current capacity, by 2026, building new plants in six countries.

Envision AESC chief executive officer Shoichi Matsumoto unveiled the plan in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun.