Japan, June 3 -- As Toshiba Corporation readies to start sample shipments of its latest innovation in lithium-ion batteries, the "SCiB (TM) Nb," in June 2025, a battery that will advance the electrification of buses, trucks and other commercial e-vehicles where high operating rates are essential, it is offering potential users the opportunity to evaluate the battery for themselves, and accepting sample purchase orders on a dedicated website, SCiB (TM) Nb Sample Purchase Reservation.The SCiB (TM) Nb is the world's first rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a niobium titanium oxide (NTO) anode. This advance gives it a volumetric energy density comparable to carbon-based lithium-ion rechargeable batteries with lithium iron phosphate cathodes ...