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    Mitsubishi to Use Toshiba Batteries in Minicab MiEV
    Mitsubishi will use Toshiba’s lithium-ion batteries in its upcoming Minicab MiEV small electric commercial truck. The Minicab MiEV is set to have a range of 100 km (62 miles) on a full charge, compared with the i-MiEV’s 160 km (100 miles), in a bid to keep costs low. In July-2010, Toshiba said it was working jointly with Mitsubishi to develop lithium-ion battery...
    by at January 22nd, 2011 at 01:01 pm
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    Auto Union Type C e-tron Study
    Audi will be showing the “Auto Union Type C e-tron study” with electric drive at the 62nd International Toy Fair in Nuremberg. This is based on the limited-edition pedal car model which is sold through quattro GmbH, a subsidiary of AUDI AG. The body of the hand-finished unique specimen is made of aluminum and carbon-look material and is suitable for children and adults...
    by at January 21st, 2011 at 02:01 am
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    Electric Vehicle Cyber Security
    Electric vehicles are coming! Auto manufacturers have production plans, sales forecasts, and they show no inclination to wait for a charging infrastructure to be in place, and consumers have begun to show interest in a vehicle that is kinder to the environment and possibly much less expensive to operate. However, as the industry prepares for a quickly increasing volume...
    by at January 20th, 2011 at 10:01 am
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    Mitsubishi to Launch Eight PHEV, Electric Car Models by 2015
    Mitsubishi plans to launch eight plug-in hybrid and electric cars by the fiscal year 2015-2016, and to double operating profit in the next three years by focusing on emerging markets. The rollout starts this year with a mini commercial truck version of its i-MiEV electric car. The new models will also include Mitsubishi’s first plug-in hybrid cars, to be rolled out...
    by at January 20th, 2011 at 10:01 am
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    Ohio Utility Gets First Electric Equinox from AMP
    Amp Electric Vehicles announced that it has delivered its first electric Equinox to Dayton Power and Light (DPL), a utility company located in Ohio. DPL established a team in 2009 to prepare the utility for the entrance of electric cars in its service area, and the AMP Equinox research vehicle is part of that effort. According to DPL, the cost of electricity as fuel for...
    by at January 19th, 2011 at 03:01 am
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    Murray’s T.27 Crash Test Results a Major Break Through in Car Safety
    Gordon Murray Design have conducted the first crash test of a vehicle built with their ground breaking iStream manufacturing technology. The test was carried out at MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) on a Gordon Murray Design T.27 Electric City Car. The crash test was the mandatory EEC 40% offset deformable barrier front high speed impact and the T.27 came through...
    by at January 19th, 2011 at 02:01 am
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    Ener1 to Make Battery Packs with Chinese Wanxiang
    Ener1, Inc. and Wanxiang Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd., a division of the Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corporation, signed a joint venture to make lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for vehicles in China. The new company will harness cutting-edge American technology and advanced Chinese manufacturing capability to produce battery systems for Wanxiang’s...
    by at January 18th, 2011 at 09:01 am
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    Chevrolet Volt Works Fine in Frigid Weather
    When the first Chevrolet Volts purchased by retail customers rolled off the delivery trucks in New Jersey recently, they were met with the season’s first major blast of winter weather. One of the goals in developing the Chevrolet Volt was to create a plug-in electric vehicle suitable for everyday use regardless of weather. Typical northern winters take an even bigger...
    by at January 17th, 2011 at 11:01 am
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    Masdar to Test i-MiEV Electric Cars
    Masdar announced the commencement of an i-MiEV electric car pilot program that could potentially see the city move closer to its aim of being the world’s first carbon-neutral city. Through the pilot, Masdar will test and validate the performance of electric cars and various charging solutions in the region’s climate conditions and patterns of car usage. The pilot...
    by at January 16th, 2011 at 06:01 am
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    Ford Developed Home Charging Station for the Focus Electric with Leviton
    The Ford Focus Electric will offer an innovative home charging station unit for customers that was jointly developed with Leviton, a leading North American producer of electrical devices. One of the main advantages of the charging station is the nonpermanent-style installation. The unit plugs into a 240-volt outlet instead of being hard-wired into the electrical breaker...
    by at January 15th, 2011 at 02:01 am
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