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    Nissan, Mitsubishi to Join Kyoto Electric-Car-Sharing Project
    Nissan and Mitsubishi will join the Japanese city of Kyoto in a pilot electric-car-sharing project. A total of seven Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars will be used in the project, the Nikkei reported. Charging stations set up in Kyoto will be networked so that participants in the electric-car-sharing project will be able to find the charging points. Local...
    by admin at July 17th, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    JFE Builds Fast Charging Station for Electric Cars
    Japanese company JFE Engineering claims it has found a way to recharge electric car batteries in only 3 minutes. In tests JFE conducted with its “Super-Rapid Charging System” device, Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV electric car, which has a driving range of 160km on a full charge, was able to drive for 80km (50 miles) continuously after a 3-minute charge. A 5-minute charge supplies...
    by admin at July 11th, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    Toshiba Working with Mitsubishi on Electric Car Batteries
    Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. said Friday is working jointly with Mitsubishi to develop lithium-ion battery system for use in automaker’s electric cars. Toshiba has developed a fast-charging long life lithium-ion battery called SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which it plans to adapt for electric cars. The use of new oxide-based materials in the current SCiB...
    by admin at July 2nd, 2010 at 11:07 am
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    Mitsubishi i-MiEVs Join Transport for London Fleet
    Transport for London (TfL) has added four Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars into its fleet as part of Mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to make London the electric car capital of Europe. The four new Mitsubishi i-MiEVs, part funded by the Government’s Low Carbon Procurement Partnership (LCVPP), are the first step to achieving the 1,000 electric cars that the Mayor...
    by admin at June 27th, 2010 at 04:06 am
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    Electric Cars Get $114m Push in California
    The California Energy Commission approved $114.3 million to help set up electric- and ethanol-powered vehicle infrastructure around the state. Of the funds, $15.4 million comes from state coffers, $49.6 million is federal money and $49.3 million comes from private sources. A $8 million grant with Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. (ETEC), in conjunction with Nissan,...
    by admin at June 26th, 2010 at 04:06 am
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