Overview
Battery subsidiary of Panasonic holdings; supplies 2170 cylindrical lithium-ion cells (entering the robotaxi market via Zoox).
Reality check
Kansas factory (company-claimed)
Opened its De Soto, Kansas plant on July 14, 2025 with mass production of 2170 cylindrical cells; future capacity target about 32 GWh a year.
Positioning (company-claimed)
Presents itself as a leading supplier of EV battery cells in North America.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Kazuo Tadanobu President and CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd..
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd..
Companies (1)
Robots and products (2)
People (1)
Supplies to (1)
Batteries
- Zoox2170 cylindrical lithium-ion cellssuppliesannounced
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Timeline
Every recorded move in Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Boston Dynamics
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic battery for Spot to Boston Dynamics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic batteries for Toyota bZ4X to Toyota Motor Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic battery modules for Toyota bZ4X to Toyota Motor Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Honda Motor
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic batteries for Honda e: to Honda Motor
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic battery modules for Toyota bZ4X to Toyota Motor Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Honda Motor
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic batteries for Honda e: to Honda Motor
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic battery modules for Toyota bZ4X to Toyota Motor Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Hyundai Motor Company
2026-08-23Supply: Panasonic cells for Hyundai to Hyundai Motor Company
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
- Panasonic Energy · https://na.panasonic.com/energy
- Panasonic Energy overview · https://www.panasonic.com/global/energy/
- https://na.panasonic.com/news/panasonic-energy-begins-mass-production-at-new-automotive-lithium-ion-battery-factory-in-kansas-aiming-for-annual-capacity-of-32-gwh-to-accelerate-us-local-production
- https://energy.na.panasonic.com/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd..Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
European Premiere of V-Cell Technology and Ni-MH Rail Battery Portfolio
At InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, from September 22 to 25, Panasonic Energy will present, for the first time in Europe, its innovative V-Cell based Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery…
Empowering AI Stability at Scale: Energy Storage Systems for Data Centers
Panasonic’s AI Strategy Enters the Implementation Phase: Real-World Impact for Better Future Showcased at CES 2026
Panasonic Energy to Supply Lithium-ion Batteries for Zoox, Marking a Milestone in Panasonic Energy’s Entry into the Fast-growing Robotaxi Market | Partnership/Joint Announcement | Company | Press Releases
Powering Change from Kansas: How EV Batteries Are Driving Green Mobility and Regional Co-Creation
Panasonic Energy Releases “Integrated Report 2024” | Business Strategy/Policy | Company | Topics
Panasonic Energy to Launch New R&D Facility for Battery Production Development in Japan
Panasonic Energy Releases Its First Integrated Report 2023 | Management/Financials | Company | Topics
Panasonic to Start Building Kansas Battery Plant in November
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/panasonic-energy.md
- RSS feed: /companies/panasonic-energy/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/262d85ed-3617-4a27-8758-e70fa7318c6a
- Revision history: /companies/panasonic-energy/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. draws attention at the 30th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 1, 2026