Panasonic Energy holds hands with Mazda to establish a long-term battery supply partnership

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Xiao Zhan for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, June 21, 2023, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. and Mazda Motor announced that they will establish a medium-and long-term partnership and discuss it in response to the rapid development of the electric vehicle and automotive battery industry.

Kazuo Tadanobu, president and chief executive of ‎ Panasonic Energy, said: "as the electrification of the automotive industry begins to accelerate, the partnership with Mazda will be an important step in achieving our mission to achieve a happy and sustainable society. We will promote the growth of the lithium-ion battery industry and further accelerate efforts to achieve zero emissions."

Masahiro Moro, director and senior executive officer of Matsushita Automotive Cylindrical Lithium Ion Battery produced by Panasonic Energy ▲, said: "We are pleased to work with Panasonic Energy, which has always been a pioneer in automotive lithium-ion batteries. We will continue to contribute to curbing global warming through various measures, and the electrification strategy is part of our initiative."

‎ CTOnews.com noted that Panasonic Energy will supply Mazda with cylindrical automotive lithium-ion batteries produced by factories in Japan and North America, which will be used in new models to be launched in the second half of 2020. In addition, Panasonic has previously partnered with Mazda, which used Panasonic batteries in its Demio electric vehicle in 2012. (CTOnews.com Note: Mazda 2).

▲ shows the Demio EV model launched by Mazda in 2012.