December 22, 2005 Lithium-Ion Cells Co-Developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and GS Yuasa Corporation Onboard THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR) Passes First Eclipse Season. December 8, 2005 Establishment of a joint venture company which manufactures and sells automotive lead acid storage batteries named "Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt. Ltd." in western part of India September 20, 2005 Electrically powered bike equipped with lithium-ion battery LM won the championship of "Shikoku EV Rally 2005". June 23, 2005 Thales selects GS Yuasa for Lithium ion battery system in Boeing 787 Dreamliner February 28, 2005 GS-Yuasa Corporation has developed the extremely lightweight and small sized battery. GY-F1 to be supplied exclusively for West McLaren Mercedes team as one of the most successful team in the history of Formula One.