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Mitsubishi fast charges the i MiEV

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Mitsubishi is to showcase its fast charge function of the all-electric i MiEV city car which slashes the charging time by more than five hours. The fast charger, supplied by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), allows the i-MiEV to recharge from flat to eighty per cent full in just 30 minutes.

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Nichicon introduces smallest and lightest 10 kW quick charger for EVs

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Output voltage is DC 50 V to 500 V (rapid recharging, CHAdeMO). Nichicon has been supplying OBCs (OBC with DC/DC converter) for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Nissan LEAF since the release of these two electric vehicles. The NQC-A102 10-kW quick charger. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi i MiEV to the Midlands

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The all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV city car is one of the cars set to play a prominent role in one of the Government’s recently announced Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator projects being run by the Technology Strategy Board. Tags: Electric cars Mitsubishi car electric i miev midlands trial.

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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“We want to test it and get it into production,” Mr [Anders] Jensen, head of the Smart brand team, told the Financial Times on Wednesday.The brand chose London for the pilot in part because of its network of free public recharging stations. Still I suspect there would be greater demand than initial supply.

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Nissan accelerating rollout of EV quick charge network in Europe by giving away 400 stations

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Nissan’s QCs, therefore, can be used not just by drivers of Nissan LEAF but also by drivers of EVs from Mitsubishi, Citroën and Peugeot (the last two offering variants of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV). The lithium-ion batteries in Nissan LEAF can be recharged from 0 to 80% capacity in 30 minutes using such a quick charger.

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Think and Ener1 Supplying Electric Drivetrains and Battery Packs to Japan Post for EV Conversions; Potential New Line of Business

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Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. Earlier post.). nk City vehicle, according to Ener1.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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North American spec i-MiEV. Mitsubishi is positioning the North American i-MiEV electric vehicle as the most affordably-priced mass-produced EV available in the US. Compared to the original Japan/EU-spec i-MiEV, this new US-spec electric vehicle features a roomier interior and improved safety features, due to a 110mm (4.3-inch)

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