Under the sea and in space, GS Yuasa batteries provide the power

Japanese maker focuses on high performance in extreme environments

SHUNTARO FUKUTOMI and TEN UMEKUNI, Nikkei staff writers

KYOTO -- Battery makers worldwide are fighting for a piece of the pie in the lucrative electric vehicle market, spending huge sums on factories.

But GS Yuasa, a Japanese battery manufacturer that goes back more than a century, is going its own way. The Kyoto-based company develops power cells that can withstand extreme environments, from under the ocean to outer space.

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