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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

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It is the second such venture between the two companies, following the announcement last month that they are teaming up with Mazda Motor Corporation on a similar system using vehicles converted to electric drive using a platform designed and built by EnerDel and its partner THINK, which will be stationed at a Family Mart convenience store.

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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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The Nissan Energy Saving Collaboration (NESCO) conducts annual surveys (starting 2003 in Japan and 2013 in Europe, Mexico and China) to measure energy loss at Nissan plants in order to develop ongoing new energy-saving countermeasures. In all, the use of clean energies accounted for 68% of the production at the Aguascalientes A1 Plant.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Portland, Ore.; Production is moving from a supplier in Japan to the Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., When the plant is inactive, such as holidays, the stored solar energy will provide power during periods of insufficient or inconsistent sunlight. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Ener1 To Supply Li-ion Packs to Hyundai Heavy for Electric Buses; Complete Turnkey Solutions Agreement with Toro

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Ener1 is currently installing capacity supply up to 11,000 EV pack equivalents or 260 MWh of lithium-ion battery pack systems.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

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At Portland International Airport, in Oregon, there’s a movie theater screening short films by creators from the Pacific Northwest ( located after security in Concourse C). At Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, there’s a branch of Renaissance Books , a beloved local used-book store ( located in the main terminal before security).

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

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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) i-MiEV, Japan-spec. Mitsubishi launched the i-MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) in Japan in mid-2009. Regenerative brake control. Click to enlarge.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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"Importing batteries from Japan was very expensive," Wang says. "When I first visited the BYD factory, I was shocked," says Daniel Kim, a Merrill Lynch technology analyst based in Hong Kong, who has been to the fully automated production lines in Japan and Korea. "If we put our staff in Japan or the U.S.,

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