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Yuasa and Mitsubishi Want 5x More Li-Ions

Posted on August 07, 2008

Apparently Mitsubishi is confident that the i-MiEV is going to be really popular. Not a bad assumption considering the popularity of the Smart Car, the fact that the i-MiEV is the vehicle of choice for renewable charging station testing, and the small matter of Japan's postal service itching to go all-electric for their fleet. I wonder if their UK survey brought back signs of high demand as well.At any rate, the company along with Yuasa have decided that their battery plant needs to be a whole lot bigger before they've even put out a single battery! So Yuasa is now hunting for a space to bui...

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