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JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough was awarded the 2012 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies for discoveries that “paved the way for development of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology.” It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster.

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JUNE 18, 2010

plans to bring the price of its electric vehicles down some 30% to around ¥2 million (US$22,000) by fiscal 2012. Unveiled last July, the i-MiEV electric car can now be purchased in Japan, including government subsidies, for ¥2.84 The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. million (US$31,300). million yen.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Honda has been developing hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology for many years and plans to launch a new hydrogen vehicle using this technology. Japan, and Europe markets. One significant advantage of FCEV technology is its ability to provide long-range driving capability without requiring lengthy recharging times.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. which also will assemble battery packs for Ford’s hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 16, 2010

Nissan and Toyota agree to standardize their EV charging stations in Japan — and hope this leads to an international standard. For more details, read the story: Toyota, Nissan to standardize electric car recharger. Japan’s No. 3 automaker will begin selling its first electric car later this year.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

Everybody may know those bright red vans - but not everyone will hear them coming in Japan, where the country’s postal service is scheduled to deploy 40 electric vehicles during this fiscal year.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

READ MORE: First Jeep EV confirmed for 2023 READ MORE: Jeep Wagoneer makes high-tech comeback as PHEV hybrid FEATURE: Why electric cars and 4WDs will be more capable off-road READ MORE: Jeep teases electric future with Wrangler-based Magneto concept. seconds and a 644km range. But not before 2025 we’d suggest.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

One of the first places this theory has been tested is Japan. Japan has widely accepted EVs and was the first to put EVs to work during natural disasters. Japan is prone to thousands of tsunamis and earthquakes each year. Portable Electricity To Help Any Area . Emergencies happen everywhere of course, not just in Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

As the demand for electric vehicles grows, the Governor said, companies and universities like CMU will be called upon to develop more efficient and economical batteries, while the nation’s electrical infrastructure will need to be upgraded to accommodate vehicles in need of a recharge.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 10, 2022

As a result, there is no need for special permission to transmit, distribute, or exchange power to charge electric car batteries. As a result, the expense of constructing EV charging stations is limited to chargers, electricity, software, infrastructure, advertising, employees, and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed details of the financial incentives that will be made available to buyers of electric cars from January 2011. Existing electric cars, such as the G-Wiz—the most popular consumer electric car on UK streets—and the MEGA e-City will not be eligible because they do not go fast enough.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ Welcome to the new weekly series - Electric Car Watch, where we will talk about EV plans of major car brands, take a look at their EV vision, and go over their technology platforms. It takes more energy to run a hydrogen car compared to a battery electric car.

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Green Cars News

MAY 12, 2010

A new project has been launched in Tsukuba City, Japan, with the aim of showcasing a real world integration of Smart Grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, rapid recharging, renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Currently, India is importing 100% of lithium-ion batteries from China, Europe, the US and Japan. The Company is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Zinc carbon, Alkaline, Lithium, Rechargeable batteries and lighting products. In electric vehicles, the achievement of greater battery density is an important part.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

A CONSORTIUM OF GREEN vehicle experts has been formed to make Edinburgh the first electric car city in Britain. A four-seater saloon with zero emission, it is now being introduced in Japan. The car has a top speed of 85mph and costs £12,500 new.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. The Chevrolet Volt is the sexiest green car in GM's arsenal.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Just a week ago we told you how Subaru is to launch a diesel car in Japan and that it would begin leasing its plug-in STELLA electric vehicle from this summer. The model will be sold in Japan directly through Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru cars, with delivery beginning at the end of July.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., The joint venture that Toyota set up with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Check out the article: Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee. said Monday that Tennessee is one of the first locations where it will sell its new all-electric car after it arrives in late 2010. Also, the company eventually would like to make the car and its batteries in Smyrna, Tenn.,

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Further recharging when parked is by means of a domestic plug socket. The type of petrol engine used for the Hybrid is similar to the 3-cylinder 658 cc fitted to the compact and low tax ‘Kei’ cars in Japan. . The FCV is currently under test on public roads in Japan.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

Better Place has showcased its new battery switch system in Yokohama, Japan, which is designed to make long distance travel by electric vehicle convenient for consumers. The idea is that the Better Place automated battery switch replaces a depleted electric vehicle battery with a fully charged one in just a few minutes.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Nissan has signed a memorandum of understanding with NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation in an effort to promote a new membership-based charging service for electric vehicle users.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2012

Public transport in the Japanese capital of Tokyo is about to get that little bit greener thanks to the arrival of fast charge, electric buses (pictured). That’s because Toshiba is planning to retrofit small buses in the Minato Ward with lithium-ion cells and electric motors. It hopes that the buses can be recharged to 50 [.].

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Here is a big story from the Japanese electronic giant Toshiba: " Toshiba have stunned the world with their announcement of what's pretty much the holy grail in Lithium battery technology – the Super Charge ion Battery , which recharges up to 90% of its energy in just five minutes , and has a lifespan of over 10 years.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Fully electric cars also set a new record. The EX30 is already rolling out in Europe, Japan, and Brazil. Volvo recently rebranded its fully electric XC40 and C40 Recharge as the EX40 and EC40 with new upgrades as its streamlines its portfolio for an all-electric future.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2009

Carmaker Nissan is to begin manufacturing batteries for electric cars at its Sunderland plant. The new rechargeable lithium-ion battery plant to based within Nissan’s established plant on Washington Road will be Nissan’s European Centre of Excellence for Battery Manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. This level of investment is already poised to happen in at least three places: California, Germany and Japan. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm Where Can I Buy One?

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 30, 2021

The Roadster used three-phase, four-pole AC induction motors and was the first to install lithium-ion batteries in a production car and the first to demonstrate a 200-mile driving range. Tesla and other modern electric cars (except a few) owe lithium-ion batteries to their success. Germany, China, Japan, U.S Conclusion.

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JUNE 13, 2011

The University of California, Davis and the BMW Group released the largest publicly available study of electric-car users yet conducted, including more than 120 families who drove the fully electric MINI E automobile more than 1 million miles in California, New York and New Jersey from June 2009 to June 2010.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Despite this cost challenge, however, the report projects steady growth for hybrid and electric cars—including mild- and full-hybrids; plug-in hybrids; extended range electric vehicles; and fully electric vehicles. That same year, the market for electric-car batteries in those regions will reach $25 billion.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Peugeot is also a partner in the consortium VTLIB’ (Veolia urban transport), still in the running as a candidate for the Autolib’ project, a future electric car self-service system planned for Paris and nearby suburbs in 2011. The batteries are produced in Kusatsu in Japan. six energy companies in six European countries.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Those were the words of Henry Li, head of Build Your Dreams (BYD) Auto’s export and trade division, as he spoke about the staggering growth of his company which launched one of China’s first electric saloon cars earlier this year. How China plans to dominate the electric car race. Now, BYD is set to conquer America.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has made it clear that it sees electric power as the future of the automotive industry – and now it is working on a lithium-ion battery that can power an electric car for 190 miles on a single charge. Now, Nissan hopes to have the new battery ready to be incorporated in electric vehicles by 2015.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn is spending big money to make electric vehicles in high volumes — and soon. 2, Ghosn will unveil the first of three electric models in three vehicle segments that he plans to sell by 2013. The vehicles will be made in the United States, Japan and Europe.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. Photo by Jim Wilson, New York Times. February 15, 2010.

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