Boston-Power, a Westborough, MA-based maker of long-lasting lithium-ion batteries, says that it has struck a deal with battery maker GP Batteries to dedicate GP’s entire plant in Taiwan to the production of Boston-Power’s Sonata batteries. The deal is expected to double production this year of Sonata batteries, which Boston-Power is supplying to HP as lithium-ion replacement batteries for laptops. (Here’s a story that I wrote about Boston-Power’s recent $55 million financing and expansion.)
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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