CPSC recall rechargeable batteries made by China
October 8, 2008, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Coby Electronics Corporation today announced a domestic portable DVD/CD/MP3 player with rechargeable batteries are a voluntary recall.
This recall involves batteries with TF-DVD 1020 portable DVD/CD/MP3 players sold, the recall involves the serial number is DG240043D503000001-1006, DG240006D503000001-400, DG240039D603000001-3000, DG240111D603000001-2000, DG240143D602000001-3000, DG240106D602000001-2000, DG240106D702000001-2000, DG240183D942000001-100, DG240071DB02000001-1400, DG240115D702000001-1726, DG240115D702000001-2500, marked on the bar code label. The player looks like notebook computers, with 10-inch rotating display. Players below the surface and the screen labeled "COBY", the bottom of the player labeled "TF-DVD 1020". The player since May 2007 ~ July 2008 sales in the U.S., priced at $ 168 / Taiwan.
The number of recalled products is about 1.3 million units. Reasons for the recall, the process of charging the battery overheat, posing a fire hazard. Currently, Coby Electronics has received four reports of batteries overheating, including three from the fire and caused a small amount of property damage. No injuries reported.
To this end, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises consumers to immediately stop using the recalled batteries with TF-DVD 1020 portable player, and contact with the Coby Electronics free replacement battery.
The battery industry is electric / hybrid electric vehicle industry has been beginning to achieve lofty
Since the September 26 Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Company announced the acquisition of 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars BYD (1211HK) Hong Kong shares nearly 9% of the shares in the domestic A-share market led the battery industry, especially in electric / hybrid electric vehicle power battery-related subjects shares a hot concern.
The current electric / hybrid electric vehicle industry has been beginning to achieve towering, power and energy for the battery type as the main lead-acid batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries and lithium-ion battery, which lead-acid batteries and nickel-hydrogen battery technology and power of more mature.
Low-cost lead-acid battery technology is mature, the low profitability of manufacturing enterprises. In addition to widely used in electric bicycles, the mainly used in large-scale electric vehicle.
High cost of nickel-hydrogen batteries, applications focused on small areas of high-end hybrid vehicles, is expected to gross margin of 30% or more. Today's hybrid vehicles, Toyota is the largest market share with high-power nickel-metal hydride battery program. Corun also benefit from this industrial chain.
Lithium-ion battery with a light easy, high specific energy, specific power, high efficiency and environmental advantages, has been recognized as the future vehicle power battery choice. However, considering safety, output power, cost, vehicle lithium-ion battery industry is still in initial stage. We estimate the market demand to meet the performance requirements and the maturity of lithium-ion battery still at least two years or so.
Solve the lithium-ion battery technology lies in the market right battery cathode material. Existing mature presence of lithium cobalt oxide materials, safety and cost of defects, alternative lithium iron phosphate, lithium manganese oxide materials such as rapid development, but are less conductive than the energy, new materials, performance, stability and battery output power aspects of the enterprise is still to be resolved.
Plate for the battery performance of listed companies related to growth and earnings levels, we believe that valuation pressure, to give the battery industry, "neutral" rating.
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