Kosai Shizuoka, - Before taken around the factory, the President PEVE Yoshiro Hayashi explained that the company's profile has three plant locations. Explained, PEVE stand in December 1996 with Toyota Motor Corp.. - Control of 80.5 percent and 19.5 percent Panasonic - with an initial capital of 20 billion yen and is now involving 2900 workers.
Besides watching the Tokyo Motor Show exhibit, Kompas.com invited PT Toyota Astra Motor, see the process of manufacture of batteries for hybrid vehicles Toyota Prius in particular, produced by Primearth EV Energy Co.. Ltd. (PEVE), yesterday (2 / 12). More than 100 journalists from various countries came to the factory location in Sakaijiku PEVE, Kosai Shizuoka, Japan.
Regarding lifetime, according to Hayashi there is no exact term. "However, we expect more powerful than the existing economic component in the car," he replied.
In addition to developing and producing, PEVE also produces nickel metal-hybrid battery, lithium-ion batteries and battery management system for HEV's and PEV's. "The capacity of the factory production reached 1,200 units per month," explained Hayashi.
In addition to the Prius, PEVE also supplied for Toyota trucks from Hino group. BMW's environmentally friendly vehicle also uses PEVE battery.
To view the battery manufacturing process, from the four-storey building, reporters simply brought up to the second floor. Before entering the building, journalists must wear goggles like welder (nodes only), hair covered, covered shoes and long wear. During their stay in the factory are not allowed to take pictures.
If we later on in the factory, we will be brought to the fourth floor to watch the final of the battery assembly. After that, go down to the ground floor as the initial process. Beginning with the installation of positive and negative poles in each cell in several stages.
The cells are inserted into the module are made of plastic. Each module contains six cells with different connectivity. For a single battery charge, which contains 28, 34 and 40 cells. The weight of a battery consisting of 28 cells reached 30 kg.
