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JUNE 22, 2010

In fact it is the Like from the Mitsuoka Motor Corporation – a five-seat electric vehicle that is based on the i-MiEV. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi Like Mitsubishi i-MiEV Mitsuoka Like Mitsuoka Motor Corporation.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Renault-Nissan isn’t the only car manufacturing powerhouse capable of setting up electric car agreements around the world, as Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has now proven. Under the terms of the agreement, the [.].

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The German car manufacturer will build an electric model at local ventures with SAIC Motor Corporation and FAW Group Corporation in 2013 and will consider a battery powered [.].

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JUNE 3, 2009

In fact, Andreas Truckenbrodt, the chief executive of the Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, described it as “nonsense&# to say that there is a battleground of technologies. He believes that all of the technologies have their value and that combustion engines will share the road with plug-in cars and those running on hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is no stranger to forming collaborations with other manufacturers for its electric cars – and now it seems set to add another partner to its list.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The Frankfurt Motor Show isn’t all about new cars – it’s also a chance for companies to showcase new technologies that could shape the vehicles we drive in the future.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Just a week after we looked at China’s potential to be the new electric car super power (see article) another alliance has formed for the deployment of electric vehicles in the country.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation has teamed up with its customer service IT company Toyota Media Service to develop a charger for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors has received a huge boost after Panasonic Corporation decided to invest $30million into its business. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Tesla Motors Panasonic Panasonic EVE Tesla Tesla electric vehicles Tesla shares.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

As it furthers its efforts to be at the forefront of the electrification of the automobile, 16 state-owned enterprises in China will establish the “Association of the Electric Vehicle Industry” next week.

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DECEMBER 26, 2009

Given the fact that it has already been at the epicentre of numerous green car developments, it should come as no surprise that the name Toyota has taken another giant leap forward for green motoring.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

More details at: Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. automaker since Henry Ford’s Ford Motor debuted its shares in 1956. The IPO represents a landmark in the resurgence of electric-car technology that most carmakers had dismissed as impractical until recently. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO.

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MARCH 11, 2010

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV has continued its European adventure after the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with MM Automobile Schweiz AG and Alpiq Holding AG, the country’s largest electricity provider, in Switzerland.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Two of the biggest companies in the world will combine their experience and knowledge in an effort to usher in a new era for electric vehicles. The Ford Motor Company is teaming with Microsoft Corporation to implement the Microsoft Hohm energy management application for Ford’s electric vehicles – the Hohm will be used in the Focus [.].

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APRIL 16, 2010

Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, is expected to build a new plant in [.]. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi electric vehicles Lithium Energy Japan Lithium-ion batteries Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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MAY 15, 2010

Good news for plug-in hybrid vehicle fans – Suzuki Motor Corporation has received type approval for its newly developed Swift Plug-in Hybrid.

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MARCH 8, 2010

A final co-operative agreement has been signed between PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Back in 2009, the two companies signed a framework agreement and from there a final consensus on development and supply of electric vehicles based on the i-MiEV for [.].

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Japanese car maker Toyota has teamed up with its customer service IT company, Toyota Media Service Corporation, to develop a tool to support home-based charging. The tool will work with the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle, which is due to be launched next year, as well as other electric vehicles.

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MAY 12, 2009

Motors and inverters, which are key components of EVs, will be built at the Yokohama Plant), and initially in the Zama Operations Center in Zama City, Kanagawa, respectively. Tags: Electric cars Nissan Cars electric production.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Tesla founder, Elon Musk sees a future where electric cars are powered by solar-generated electricity, according to clean tech website, PV-Tech.org.

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JULY 5, 2009

According to reports in The Nikkei , the Toyota Motor Corporation plans to begin the commercial production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in 2012. The plug-ins will use lithium-ion batteries produced by Toyota’s joint venture with Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Electric Vehicle Energy Company.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt isn’t the only range extended car on its way – now Capstone Turbine Corporation will introduce its own prototype at the LA Auto Show.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

Canoo’s 200-Mile Electric Pickup is Compact Truck With A Full-Size Bed – Canoo (GOEV), the California-based EV start-up revealed its electric pickup with an estimated 200-mile range. Alpha plans to offer the Wolf in single-motor, front-wheel-drive and dual-motor, all-wheel-drive configurations.

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JUNE 25, 2009

The only way that Japan can stay ahead of the pack in the green car race is to place the focus on electric cars. That’s the verdict of Osamu Masuko, the president of Mitsubishi Motors which is preparing to launch the i-MiEV electric vehicle. In Japan it will have a price tag of 4.59million yen.

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JULY 9, 2009

According to reports in The Nikkei , Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will join forces with the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group to expand their electric vehicle partnerships to the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

In a surprising decision, Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US have agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van that would have been based on the Transit Connect. However, Tanfield will remain as Ford of Europe’s official collaborator on commercial electric vehicles.

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MAY 28, 2011

Police departments and municipalities are among the areas of the European public sector being targeted by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation as it looks to increase sales of its’ i-MiEV electric car.

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MAY 25, 2009

It may be a Japanese car manufacturer, but Nissan Motor Corporation is likely to receive a significant boost from the US government. The company is set to benefit from 100billion yen in low-interest loans to promote the development of and transition to electric vehicles and other fuel efficient cars.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

General Motors will team up with SAIC Motor Corporation to work on a new electric vehicle architecture in China. The new architecture will be the first to be co-developed by the two companies after their Shanghai GM venture introduced the Chevrolet Sail electric concept last year.

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MAY 6, 2009

At an Annual General Meeting in Paris, Renault has unveiled its new prototype electric vehicle, the Kangoo be bop ZE (Zero Emission). The Kangoo be bop ZE is powered by a 60hp (44kw) electric motor which revs to 12,000rpm and has far greater efficiency (90 per cent) compared to an internal combustion engine.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Those clever minds at Mitsubishi – including Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation itself – have developed the M-tech Labo (pictured): an all-new smart grid demonstration system.

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APRIL 14, 2011

A contract up to $1,400,000 has been awarded by the Port of Los Angeles to Vision Motor Corporation to retrofit up to 15 of its electric trucks with a range extending hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid system.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will join forces with Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation on a smart grid research project that will include vehicle to X (V2X, home, factory, etc) technology.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Chinese battery maker and car manufacturer Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto is to display its electric cars at the annual shareholders’ meeting of US conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway as it bids to tap into the North American market.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The Korean manufacturer, which has already catapulted itself to the top of the UK sales charts, will now debut two new vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show. First is the ix-Metro, a new hybrid electric CUV concept for the sub-B segment that promises carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at a meagre 80g/km.

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JUNE 22, 2009

A battery powered, all electric utility truck with an aerial device has been produced by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation in association with Altec Industries Inc. It comes with a 120kW induction motor and a lithium-ion battery pack capable of a range in excess of 100 miles and a payload up to 16,280lbs.

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