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Toyota introduces Prius Plug-In Hybrid
Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan has today confirmed the introduction of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, a plug-in version of the third-generation Prius petrol-electric hybrid vehicle. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) offers greater range...
Prius Plug-in Hybrid\' Lease Discussions Begin in Japan
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces that it has started discussions with potential users in Japan of the newly developed "Prius Plug-in Hybrid". Approximately 200 units will be leased through a leasing company to designated parties such...
Honda\'s future: small cars, no NSX or Euro Acura
Honda chief executive Takanobu Ito today spelled out his vision for the next decade at Honda to CAR Online. No successor to the NSX is under development, but there will be a smaller city car slotting under the Jazz in Honda's range. It will be launch...
Panasonic to use PC batteries to power cars
Japan's Panasonic Corp. has developed a technology that binds together standard lithium-ion battery cells used in laptop personal computers to power electric vehicles, taking aim at growing demand for green cars.The company said that new technology w...
Toyota to reveal Auris Hybrid and Prius Plug-in Hybrid concepts at IAA 2009
The Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept will take centre stage for Toyota at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor show.The concept represents a milestone in Toyota’s strategy: introducing Toyota’s full hybrid technology to a mainstream model, and the first ...
Ghosn: Electric cars worth the billions being invested (...and Leaf's Li-Ion batteries alone cost about $10,000 per vehicle)
Japan--Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the potential payoff from pioneering zero-emission cars is worth the risk of investing billions.Electric vehicles could take 10 percent of the global market by 2020, or roughly 6 million units in annual sales, Ghos...
Nissan retailing of the Leaf electric vehicle starts next year in five markets
Just days after pulling the wraps off of its prototype Leaf electric vehicle in Japan, Nissan Motor Co. says it has committed to an early launch of 5,000 sales in the United States, starting late next year.The plan will require Nissan North America t...
EV's computer combats will-I-make-it anxiety
Nissan Motor Co.'s new electric vehicle comes with a computer system aimed at allaying drivers' fears that they will be stranded midtrip by dead batteries.The system taps navigation maps, cell phones and a 24-hour global data center to keep drivers a...
Mitsubish i-Miev: Available in Europe from 2010 for €34,000
Mitsubishi i-Miev will be available in UK from 2010 with prices starting from approximately €34,000. i-Miev is expected to be available in main European markets around 2012.The price is expected to be lowered at around €15,000 by 2012 as the prod...
Nissan unveils "Leaf" - World's first electric car designed for affordability and real-world requirements (日産自動車、手頃な価格とニーズを満たす電気自動車「リーフ」を公表)
YOKOHAMA, (Aug. 2, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled Nissan LEAF, the world's first affordable, zero-emission car. Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that comfortably se...
Mitsubishi discloses what will come after i-MiEV
Mitsubishi Motors Corp will expand the lineup of its electric vehicles (EV).Following the i-MiEV, which was launched in July 2009, the company is now planning to release an EV that is based on the platform of the i-MiEV and has a larger storage space...
Nissan unveils contactless charging system for EVs
Nissan Motor Co Ltd disclosed that it is developing a contactless charging system for electric vehicles at its briefing session.The company aims to employ the system for the "next generation" of its electric vehicle scheduled to be released in fiscal...
Nissan readies its Electric Vehicle platform
TOKYO (July 27, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida-based prototype to demonstrate the superior driving pleasure of a pure zero-emission vehicle. It also showcased a sophisticated EV-IT system ...
Automotive Energy Supply Co. begins trial production of Li-Ion batteries
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary NEC TOKIN Corporation, today announced that its joint-venture company - Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) - has begun trial production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for a wide ...
Renault-Nissan plans 4 lithium-ion battery plants in Europe
The Renault-Nissan alliance plans to build up to four factories in Europe over the coming years to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles."In Europe, we haven't made the final decisions, but we will soon," said Colin Dodge, Nissan's exec...
Toyota to start commercial production of plug-in hybrids in 2012
The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. plans to begin commercial production in 2012 of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Output for the first year is estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 units.The plug-ins will use Li-ion batteries produced by T...
All-electric i-MiEV city car to play prominent role in government's £25 million 'Real World' trials
Twenty-five of the first fifty all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV city cars will go onto the Government’s trial in November 2009The all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV city car is set to play a prominent role in one of the Government’s recently announced ...
Nissan's EV plans revealed
Nissan will give its new global electric car its first public airing when the company opens its new global headquarters in Yokohama on August 2.Nissan's EV, billed as a medium five-door hatchback with dedicated body styling, will appear first as a pr...
Nissan gets $1.6 billion to produce EVs and lithium-ion batteries in Smyrna
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) said it has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Energy for a $1.6 billion loan to modify its Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant to produce zero-emissions vehicles and state-of-the-art lithium-ion bat...
Toyota and EDF Energy awarded UK Government funding for innovative PHV road trial: 20 new PHVs on UK roads in 2010
Toyota and EDF Energy have been awarded UK government funding through the Technology Strategy Board’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Competition to support a trial of up to 20 innovative Plug in Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs). Based on Toyota’s fu...
Mitsubishi aims to cut price of electric car
Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the maker of the i MiEV electric car (earlier post), plans to cut the vehicle’s purchase price by more than half to less than 2 million yen ($21,000) as government incentives and tighter emission rules boost demand for fuel...
Mitsubishi Motors planning five more EV models
The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi will soon introduce five other electric models, and that by fiscal 2013, it intends to sell upwards of 30,000 electric vehicles and be profitable. Concurrent with beginning production of the i MiEV (earlier post), M...
Mitsubishi Motors to bring new-generation EV i-MiEV to market (三菱自動車、新世代電気自動車『i-MiEV』を市場投入)
- Delivery to corporate, governmental and local authority users starts late July -- Sales to individuals to start April 2010 -Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today, on World Environment Day, unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV *1 *2 new-gener...
三菱 i-MiEV の生産ライン公開…当面月産200台規模
三菱自動車は4日、岡山県倉敷市の水島製作所で本格生産を始めた電気自動車『i-MiEV（アイミーブ）』の生産ラインを報道関係者に初めて公開した。現時点では月間200台程度の生産計画の...
FHI to launch "Subaru Plug-in STELLA" EV in Japan
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, today announced the launch of its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV), which is equipped with a high-performance lithium-ion battery. The model will be sold in Japan directly ...
Toyota to lease 200 PHEVs in Japan starting at end of 2009, 500 globally; Gen3 Prius plus Li-ion pack
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. This will be the first time a lithium-ion battery is...
Lithium Energy Japan building second Li-Ion plant for Mitsubishi i MiEV
Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp., plans to construct a battery factory in response to Mitsubishi Motors’ plans to boost production of its i MiEV electric vehicle.The joint ve...
Toyota questions price, recharge time and battery durability of plug-in hybrids
Toyota Motor Corp., which recently posted its first financial loss in decades, said U.S. consumer demand for plug-in hybrids may be limited by the vehicles' price, recharge time and battery durability - nevermind their popularity with President Obama...
Toyota to lease over 150 plug-in hybrid vehicles across Europe
Toyota will lease over 150 units of its next generation Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) to selected fleet customers across Europe as part of a three-year programme. Alongside France, Toyota is in discussion with three European countries, including the U...
Sanyo to build ¥30B plant for automotive Li-Ion batteries
Sanyo Electric Co. will spend about ¥30 billion (US$314 million) to build an automotive lithium-ion battery plant. The new factory is expected to come onstream by the end of fiscal 2010, with capacity to produce enough lithium-ion batteries for more...
