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Mitsubishi PHEV concept to be unveiled

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Mitsubishi plans to show a concept plug-in hybrid at the Tokyo Auto Show. Larger and more upmarket than the all-electric iMiev scheduled to be sold in Japan shortly, there no information yet on what flavor hybrid Mitsubishi will employ. Tags: phev mitsubishi plug-in hybrid. Source: autocar.co.uk].

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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.). Initially developed for the Th!

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Report: Toyota To Start Commercial Production of Plug-In Hybrids In 2012

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plans to begin commercial production in 2012 of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Through economies of scale, Toyota hopes to sell its new plug-in hybrids at a price comparable to Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s s i-MiEV electric car, which is slated to debut later this month with a price tag of 4.59 Tags: Brief.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

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Wireless Charging enables the customer the ability to have “transparent” recharging of plug-in electric vehicle—EV, combustion engine (IC) PHEV, fuel cell (FC) PHEV—through a seamless connection to the EVSE charger and automated charging process. Bus manufacturers Volvo and Proterra are also participating.

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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

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Max 75 g/km for PHEV. Min electric range 10 miles (16 km) PHEV. crash tested to acceptable international standards (namely, i) A tailored protocol based on EuroNCAP ii) Compliance with crash testing regimes in other developed international markets of similar stringency to Europe; for example USA, Japan, Korea etc). cars only).

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Mitsubishi Motors Begins Production of i-MiEV; Targeting 1,400 Units in Fiscal 2009

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV electric vehicle on World Environment Day in Tokyo. Calculated in-house based on the average of electric energy frameworks in Japan). Mitsubishi Motors Group Environmental Vision 2020 Roadmap. The i-MiEV system configuration. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

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It’s interesting to speculate regarding the relative market share of the EV in relation to the PHEV. YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. The vehicles will be made in the United States, Japan and Europe. maker of Subaru cars, began leasing electric cars in Japan. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

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