Based on this trial, the company is also planning ... primarily use its batteries in stations and urban areas. Hitachi says ...

This time around, Hitachi makes a bold claim for its breakthrough-tech, but it's believable and has already been put through preliminary tests. Battery breakthroughs seem to pop up almost every day.

While the cost of lithium-ion battery has fallen by more than 90 per cent in the past 15 years, precious resources are still needed to produce them. Global technology company Hitachi is ...

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co Ltd and a Hitachi Ltd subsidiary said on Friday they plan to roll out a system to keep elevators running during blackouts by drawing power from the batteries of ...