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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.).

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Report: Battery Suppliers for i-MiEV Boosting Production Plans by 50%

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and others will boost production of large lithium ion batteries for Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s s i-MiEV electric car by 50% from previous plans. are partners in Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture set up to develop, manufacture and sell large lithium ion batteries.

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Hong Kong Government to Buy 10 i-MiEV EVs

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The Hong Kong government will buy 10 i-MiEV electric vehicles from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Edward Yau told reporters the months-long test drive of the iMiEV, a lithium-ion battery-powered four-seater that gives out roughly 63 horsepower with a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour, was satisfactory.

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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: Mitsubishi to Double i MiEV Production Capacity to 20,000 in Fiscal 2011

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will lift its production capacity for the i MiEV electric vehicle to 20,000 units annually in fiscal 2011, double the initial target. To keep up with the output increases, Lithium Energy Japan, a lithium ion battery joint venture of GS Yuasa Corp., The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Earlier post.).

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Mitsubishi Confirms i MiEV headed for US; Oregon and Portland General Electric Join Partnership Program

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At the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), Mitsubishi Motors North America President and CEO Shinichi Kurihara confirmed that the company is developing the i MiEV for sale in world markets, including the United States. The battery pack of the i MIEV. Fleet sales of the electric vehicle begin this July in Japan.

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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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