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APRIL 2, 2020

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of the Daimler Trucks family, plans to start the series production of fuel-cell trucks by the late 2020s. The Vision F-CELL delivers 135 kW of motor power, supplied by a 75 kW fuel cell and a 135 kW high-voltage battery. The modular high-voltage battery provides from 13.8

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JUNE 20, 2013

and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to work together on the next generation of high-performance lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are fundamental for future forms of mobility, such as plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Robert Bosch GmbH and the Japanese companies GS Yuasa International Ltd.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Nidec Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to acquire the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Nidec has been actively engaged in the manufacture, sales and services associated with reduction gearboxes and pressing machines through its subsidiary, Nidec-Shimpo Corporation.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a technology for efficiently managing photovoltaic (PV) and other power-generation systems and also the charging/discharging of electric vehicles (EVs) parked on company campuses. This November, Mitsubishi Electric and its affiliate Mitsubishi Electric (China) Co.,

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MARCH 8, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled a twin-motor, four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) crossover concept—the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer—at the Geneva International Motor Show. The large capacity drive battery is fitted beneath the floor in the middle of the vehicle. The engine is a 2.4L

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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.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

GS Yuasa will shift its focus from hybrids to enter the market for electric-vehicle batteries as early as next year, according to a report from the Nikkei. The battery maker recently formed a department for the project, bringing in engineers from its hybrid and plug-in hybrid operations, according to the report.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The facility will be the company’s first alumina plant in Asia, focusing on the production of specialty solutions for lithium-ion battery technologies, used for electric vehicles. It also improves safe usage and fast charging of batteries. It prevents undesired reactions and makes batteries last longer.

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DECEMBER 25, 2014

Mitsubishi Motors’ Outlander PHEV is now also able to supply electrical power to the home in Japan using the SMART V2H (vehicle-to-home) system made by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, the EVPower Station made by Nichicon Corporation and the Tsubaki eLINK made by Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

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APRIL 12, 2012

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate load shifting by charging at night when demand is low, storing power produced from renewable sources in rechargeable batteries, and supplying such power back to the grid when factory facilities and offices face peak demand. Click to enlarge. Building and components. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi Grid Companies Batteries 236

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

and Mitsubishi Corporation have set up a joint venture—Lithium Energy and Power GmbH & Co. KG—to develop next-generation lithium-ion battery technology with a goal of doubling energy capacity. Our aim is to make lithium-ion batteries twice as efficient. and Mitsubishi Corporation each holding 25 percent.

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Li-ion Mitsubishi Lithium Ion Batteries 210

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has launched a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot, with the first charge point already being utilized with Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV’s in-vehicle storage batteries. There are more than 25,000 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs available in the Netherlands. Earlier post.).

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Mitsubishi Netherlands Grid PHEV 150

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. has completed construction of its new plant for Li-ion battery separators. Mitsubishi expanded production to meet rising demand, with almost ¥2.5 Mitsubishi expanded production to meet rising demand, with almost ¥2.5 billion (US$31.75 million) having been invested in the project. billion (US$31.75

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Enevate, a developer of advanced silicon-dominant Li-ion battery technology capable of extreme fast charging for electric vehicles (EVs), announced its new fourth-generation technology optimized for high volume commercialization and manufacturing at gigafactory scale. Achieves 800 Wh/L and 340 Wh/kg in large-format EV cells.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Production 247

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MARCH 5, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the MITSUBISHI Concept GR-HEV (Grand Runner-HEV) diesel-electric hybrid pickup truck and the MITSUBISHI Concept CA-MiEV (Compact and Advanced-MiEV) concept models at the 83 rd Geneva International Motor Show. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Enevate, a developer of advanced silicon-dominant lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology featuring extreme fast charge and high energy density for electric vehicles (EVs) and other markets ( earlier post ), has secured an $81-million Series E funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Japan Delivery System Corporation (JDS) have jointly developed an electric vehicle (EV) charging system for apartment complexes. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Japan Plug-ins. Over view of the i-CHARGER system. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 17, 2018

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has launched the second phase of a major solid-state Li-ion battery project in a quest to achieve both high energy density and safety in batteries for electric vehicles. Maxell Corporation; Murata Manufacturing Co., Yamaha Mr. Motor Co.,

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the Mitsubishi eX electric crossover concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. MMC intends the eX to showcase next-generation electric vehicle technologies, as well as a new take on the Dynamic Shield front design concept. Automated driving technology.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world premiere concept cars—two of them plug-in hybrids—at the 43 rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 late in November. The PHEV is equipped with MMC’s S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) integrated vehicle dynamic control system for handling, stability and all-terrain capability.

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Mitsubishi Plug-in Concept 2013 210

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) have agreed to collaborate on a smart grid research project incorporating electric-vehicle-to-X (e.g., PCS = Power Conditioning Subsystem. FEMS = Factory Energy Management System.

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Mitsubishi Grid Companies Lithium Ion 210

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017. Mitsubishi has extensively revised the Outlander PHEV for 2017.

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JULY 8, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., MMNA) said that its battery-electric Mitsubishi i has earned an EPA-rated 126 MPGe in city driving and 99 MPGe out on the highway (112 MPGe combined). Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. EPA pegged the “real-world” driving range at 62 miles.

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Mitsubishi EPA Solar Miles 218

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MARCH 28, 2024

EV battery swap specialist Ample has announced it is bringing the first-ever modular swap stations to Japan with the help of partner ENEOS. Ample is a California-based startup specializing in modular battery stations that are easy to install and move, all while occupying a minimal footprint.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor system with a built-in silicon carbide inverter. Mitsubishi Electric’s existing system—comprising separate motors and inverters driving the motors—requires more space for these components and their wiring.

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JULY 2, 2010

Toshiba Corporation announced that it is working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring its SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). The SCiB is Toshiba’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery that combines high levels of safety with a long life and rapid recharging. Earlier post.).

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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. In July 2010, the two companies had announced they were working together to bring the SCiB batteries to EVs.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Mitsubishi staged the North American debut of its Concept GC-PHEV (“Grand Cruiser”)—a next-generation full-size crossover plug-in hybrid. liter supercharged V-6 engine benefits from the latest iteration of Mitsubishi Innovative Valve timing Electronic Control (MIVEC) variable valve timing. Concept GC-PHEV. Click to enlarge.

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North America Mitsubishi PHEV Concept 150

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), will supply battery systems from its new-generation electric vehicle i-MiEV to Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., for use in a garbage collection vehicle to power the trash compactor. Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo refuse truck with Li-ion compactor.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Stage 1 Ventures led the first tranche of $34 million with participation from Air Waves Wireless Electricity and a strategic investment by Mitsubishi Corporation through its US subsidiary, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). Fadell also joins WiTricity’s newly formed Board of Advisors.

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AUGUST 28, 2021

Nissan Motor plans to start sales of an all-new, all-electric minivehicle in Japan in early FY2022. The vehicle is part of a joint project with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and is being planned and developed by NMKV Co.,

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JULY 25, 2012

DENSO Corporation has developed a vehicle-to-home (V2H) power supply system for electric vehicles (EV), which is designed to work in coordination with DENSO’s home energy management system (HEMS), which was introduced earlier this year. Click to enlarge. earlier post ).

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Supplies Electric Vehicles Power Powered 257

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The Parker Project has used a fleet of four vehicles from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, PSA Groupe and Nissan to demonstrate that vehicles from different car brands can contribute to supporting the electricity grid with vehicle to grid (V2G) services. —Gregory Poilasne, CEO of Nuvve Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC); Honda Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; ULVAC, Inc.; Kanematsu Corporation; Kandenko Co., Chubu Electric Power Co., are establishing an organization to provide membership-based quick-charging services for users of electric vehicles (EVs). Kanematsu Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Enevate, a pioneer in advanced silicon-dominant lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology capable of high energy density and fast charging for electric vehicles (EV), is applying its battery solutions to advanced power cells for the power tool market and other high power applications.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. Toshiba will supply battery modules for the new car, which Honda will launch in summer 2012 in Japan and the US. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. EV Drive Mode is an all-electric mode in which the front and rear motors drive the vehicle using only electricity from the drive battery.

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