Toshiba Establishes North American Sales and Support for SCiB Battery

ELECTRONICS:  Toshiba International Corp. recently announced it has established US-based sales and technical support for its new product, the Super Charge Ion Battery, SCiBTM. This nano-based breakthrough lithium technology is noted for its rapid charging capability of 90 percent charge in less than 5 min, long life of more than 10 years even at rapid charge rates, and excellent safety performance. The SCiB^TM product line will be supported out of the Toshiba International Corporation headquarters in Houston, Texas and the SCiB^TM team will focus on business development activities, battery pack design, prototyping, assembly, technical support and service.

The SCiB^TM battery technology offers numerous performance advantages that make it an ideal solution for many of today’s toughest energy storage challenges.

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SCiB^TM cells comprising the battery packs will be supplied from Toshiba’s state-of-the-art automated production line in the Saku Factory located in Nagano, Japan. Initial market development activities in the US will focus on automotive HEV/PHEV/EV, industrial lift trucks, smart grid/grid storage, medical equipment, wind and solar power, scooters and UPS market segments.

- Edited by Liz Taurasi