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Mitsubishi Fuso Delivering Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid Trucks Outside of Japan for FIrst Time; Orders in Europe and Australia

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has sold ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid ( earlier post ) trucks to Ireland’s leading utility company, the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), in Dublin. ESB plans to use the vehicles for customer service and for infrastructure maintenance in Ireland.

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Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid Fleet Trial in London Reaches Halfway Mark; Next-Generation Euro-Specific Model Under Consideration

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Since August 2008, ten light-duty trucks equipped with hybrid drive systems have clocked around 265,000 km (164,663 miles) in eight fleets operated by customers. The halfway stage has been reached in the three-year fleet trial of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid in the London area. Fumio Akikawa, head of the Global Hybrid Center.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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www.GFTforex.com Earn From 2.73% to 3.04% With GE Capital Corporation. Top Stories Geithner Says About $110B Left in Bailout Fund - AP Oversight panel has bailout questions for Geithner - AP Wall Street mixed following lackluster earnings - AP IMF: US institutions could suffer $2.7 Not An Offer Of Securities For Sale. All rights reserved.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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In reviewing its efforts to date in reducing CO 2 emissions, Nissan said that AESC (Automotive Energy Supply Corporation), its joint venture with NEC Corporation and NEC TOKIN Corporation, aims to be a leader in battery technology. Introduction of an original EV test vehicle in August 2008. Raleigh, N.C.

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Renault-Nissan and Singapore Government to develop zero-emission mobility

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the UK, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China and Hong Kong. The Renault Nissan Alliance, founded in 1999, sold 6,090,304 vehicles in 2008. The Renault-Nissan Alliance. EV Taskforce.