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Nissan to Give Lithium-Ion Batteries a ‘Second Life’
Sep. 12, 2011 07:16PM PST
Battery Metals InvestingGreen Wise Business reported that Nissan is planning to use old batteries used to power its LEAF electric car to store energy from the sun.
Green Wise Business reported that Nissan is planning to use old batteries used to power its LEAF electric car to store energy from the sun.
The market news is quoted as saying:
Nissan said it is working with Sumitomo Corporation to test a large-scale demonstration of renewable generation and battery storage using Nissan LEAF lithium-ion batteries. The joint venture, called 4R Energy, has begun tests using solar panels and second-life LEAF batteries at Nissan’s headquarters in Japan.
