Hitachi R & D long-lasting battery life of up to 10 years

Hitachi has announced today that it has developed a technology, double the life of the lithium-ion battery, the method aims to improve the cathode of the battery, use hardware Manganese life Battery up to 10 years to reduce battery replacement costs.
Long-term applications of the lithium-ion batteries are large, such as wind turbines can be used to store excess energy, but also to improve the mobile lifecycle of electronic products.

Before, Apple has released a new way of MacBook and MacBook Pro Life recharge up to 5 years.