Blue Energy, the recently announced joint venture between Honda Motor Company and GS Yuasa, has begun construction of a new battery manufacturing plant. A groundbreaking was held this week for the Osadano Plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto where Blue Energy will develop and produce lithium ion batteries for future Honda hybrid vehicles. Production of batteries at the factory should start in the fall of 2010.

Honda has repeatedly said that it doesn't see plug-in vehicles as being particularly practical in the foreseeable future and doesn't plan any pure battery electric vehicles or even plug-in hybrids. Instead, the lithium ion batteries will be used in new hybrid models to replace nickel metal hydride with a smaller, lighter energy storage package. The first and so far only Honda with a lithium battery is actually the FCX Clarity fuel cell sedan.

Gallery: Honda FCX Concept



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