Energywith Technology Development
Continuing to Build Quality and Trust
For more than 100 years, Energywith has accumulated storage-battery technologies, continuously raising the bar for “quality” and “trust.”
As societal and industrial needs evolve, we consistently pursue research, product development, and field validation of the energy storage systems to deliver new technologies and value to the market.
This page introduces our ongoing technology topics along with the history of our technological development.
Topics of Technology Development
Introducing Energywith’s latest technological initiatives across multiple fields:
Technical Reports
Energywith Technical Report Vol. 3
Energywith Technical Report Vol. 2
Energywith Technical Report Vol. 1
History of Technology Development
1938
Developed the electric vehicle named “Akatsuki-go”. It was a box-type four-seater capable of traveling approximately 80 km on a single charge, with a maximum speed of 40 km/h. Production ended in 1943.
1953
Launched the Hylon Battery, one of the industry’s first automotive batteries, featuring high durability through the use of glass mat separators. Received the “Director-General of the Industrial Technology Agency Award” in 1955.
1982
Started manufacturing and sales of electromagnetic induction–type HITACHI golf carts.
1996
Developed and launched the LHM Series of long-life, stationary sealed lead-acid batteries for UPS and information/communication equipment.
1999
Developed the electromagnetic induction–type battery-powered passenger cart "Carry ECO5".
2000
Developed the IM90 lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles, adopted in Nissan’s electric vehicle "Hypermini".
2009
Developed long-life sealed lead-acid batteries for energy storage systems and delivered them to large-scale wind power plants.
2011
Developed and began mass production of batteries for ISS (idling stop vehicles). Received the “NISSAN Global Supplier Award – Innovation Award.”
2016
Participated in NEDO’s international demonstration project on renewable energy smart grids conducted in Poland (verification completed in September 2020).
2019
Developed the next-generation wireless monitoring device (Gen. 2).
2023
Developed and launched "withBMS", a battery condition monitoring service for electric forklifts.
