Green Options

As the Nissan-Renault Alliance works feverishly towards the goal of launching an entire lineup of electric cars in the next few years, they have begun to set their sights on the nitty gritty of supplying parts for the endeavor. And when you’re talking about Nissan’s electric cars, the most important part that comes to mind is, of course, the advanced lithium-ion battery.

In the 1980s, the United States semiconductor industry was saved from moving completely overseas by the formation of a consortium called Sematech, a coalition of businesses designed to promote research and foster partnerships among the members. In a recent and similar move, the U.S. lithium ion battery industry has formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture, which they are thankfully just calling the “Alliance” for the sake of brevity, to support the development and manufacture of new [...]