A123 Systems case study analysis

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January 9, 2016

 

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It was a great improvement over carbon batteries. • Later, nickel-hydride batteries became the technology of choice. • Lithium-ion batteries became available in the 1990s, offering higher energy densities. This technology won out nickel-hydride. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery offered advantages that were previously unavailable: • Lithium is the lightest of all metals • It had the largest electrochemical potential • It provided the greatest energy content per unit volume • It had no memory effect • Its energy leakage rate was less than half that of NiCd and NiMH • The first of its type was developed by Sony in 1990 with enough cycles to be usable for rechargeable batteries o Mass production took place in 1991 o Panasonic and Sanyo quickly developed similar batteries that were on the market by 1994 Big advances in a mature industry like batteries were hard to find...
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This technology won out nickel-hydride. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery offered advantages that were previously unavailable: • Lithium is the lightest of all metals • It had the largest electrochemical potential • It provided the greatest energy content per unit volume • It had no memory effect • Its energy leakage rate was less than half that of NiCd and NiMH • The first of its type was developed by Sony in 1990 with enough cycles to be usable for rechargeable batteries o Mass production took place in 1991 o Panasonic and Sanyo quickly developed similar batteries that were on the market by 1994 Big advances in a mature industry like batteries were hard to find...
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