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Mitsubishi reports fire in i-MiEV battery pack, melting in Outlander PHEV pack

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Mitsubishi Motors reported two separate incidents with Li-ion battery packs: one, a fire in a i-MiEV battery pack at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant; the other, heating and melting in a pack installed in an Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Lithium Energy Japan Building Second Li-Ion Plant for Mitsubishi i MiEV

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Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., earlier post ), plans to construct a battery factory in response to Mitsubishi Motors’ plans to boost production of its i MiEV electric vehicle. The joint venture will spend ¥2-3 billion (US$21-32 million) to build the lithium-ion battery factory in Kyoto.

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Report: GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi and Magna Planning JV for Automotive Li-ion Batteries in Europe

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are planning to set up a joint venture for the European production of automotive Li-ion batteries. Costing 40 billion yen [US$466 million] or so, their factory will likely be one of the largest electric-vehicle lithium ion battery plants in Europe and is to be built in Spain or Austria. Mitsubishi Corp.

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Report: Mitsubishi to use Toshiba Li-ion battery in Minicab MiEV

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’s lithium-ion batteries for the MMC Minicab MiEV. The Minicab MiEV. The SCiB is Toshiba’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery that combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging. to produce lithium-ion batteries for its i-MiEV electric passenger vehicle.

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Lithium Energy Japan Commits to Construction of New Li-ion Plant with Annual Capacity for 50,000 i MiEVs

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Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), the joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., million cells a year, enough to equip 50,000 Mitsubishi i-MiEV EVs with their 16 kWh packs. i-MiEV battery pack equivalents. Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp, will build a new Plant in Ritto City, Shiga Pref., billion (US$401 million).

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GS Yuasa to supply Li-ion batteries to PSA Peugeot Citron for electric commercial vehicles

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plans to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to PSA Peugeot Citroëën SA. GS Yuasa now supplies lithium ion batteries to Mitsubishi Motors for use in the i-MiEV electric car. GS Yuasa Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp.

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2013 Honda Fit EV receives EPA fuel economy rating of 118 MPGe; highest yet

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. EPA Combined MPGe. EPA Combined kWh/100m. Battery Capacity. EPA Label Range. Honda Fit EV. Ford Focus Electric. Nissan Leaf. The Fit EV battery can be recharged in less than 3 hours from a low charge indicator illumination point with its 6.6