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GS Yuasa books $30M in extraordinary losses for faulty batteries in Mitsubishi PEVs

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set aside ¥3 billion (US$30 million) for the April-June quarter as extraordinary losses associated with Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s Mitsubishi Motors in June issued the recall, which incurs collection and replacement costs for GS Yuasa. The Nikkei reported that GS Yuasa Corp. Earlier post.).

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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

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Mitsubishi I-MiEV. This year, a number of updates were made to the Green Book methodology to more accurately estimate vehicles’ environmental impacts. ACEEE 2012 “Greenest” Rankings. Make and Model. Specifications. Emission Standard. Green score. Honda Civic Natural Gas. 4, auto [CNG]. PZEV / Bin 2. Nissan LEAF. Toyota Prius.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. Feature your company/blog/book Interview a contributor Whats New?

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. If these companies are ultimately successful and can convince EV manufacturers to ditch lithuim ion, we could depend on the already robust recycling program.

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