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MARCH 27, 2013
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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FEBRUARY 21, 2010
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. GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corp. Meanwhile, GS Yuasa itself will manufacture batteries for the i-MiEV at its Kyoto factory from year-end.
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and South Korea-based LG Chem will jointly develop an advanced automotive lithium-ion battery system. LG Chem will first supply lithium-ion batteries for electric prototype vehicles on which Mitsubishi Motors is working. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
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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JUNE 17, 2011
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to power two new models of electric vehicles (EV), the i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV. With lithium titanate oxide in the anode, the SCiB offers a high level operating safety, long life and rapid charging. 20Ah SCiB cell.
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MAY 25, 2009
Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. earlier post ), plans to construct a battery factory in response to Mitsubishi Motors’ plans to boost production of its i MiEV electric vehicle. and Mitsubishi Corp. Earlier post.). In April, Blue Energy Co., Earlier post.).
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APRIL 3, 2009
The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. 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.,
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