Reuters reported that in Frankfurt, informed sources said, Daimler and Renault are planning to expand cooperation and plan to develop electric vehicle batteries.
According to knowledgeable sources said Thursday they are discussing cooperation plans battery, Renault and Evonik (EVONIK) will work together to enter the lithium battery company Daimler. In response, Daimler and Evonik refused to comment, while Renault and Nissan, Nissan can not get in touch.
Renault and Daimler had previously worked together in the small car has that in April 2010 Smart (details of the picture quotes) in the Twingo and develop the equity exchange, when both sides have said it is the cooperation on electric vehicles to negotiate.
In recent years, more and more car companies are increasing the intensity and chemical enterprises, the development of electric vehicle batteries to meet more stringent environmental regulatory standards and attract more consumers, environmentalists. United States, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler said it would in March and Rob Bosch and Samsung, to develop high-energy lithium-ion batteries.
Daimler said the German manager Magaz Thursday, Daimler also in the Japanese electronics company NEC Li-ion technology interest. Nissan and NEC, Nissan has launched a lithium ion battery joint project: AESC.
