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Mitsubishi Tokyo Motor Show Concept Cars

Hybrids Take Centre Stage at Mitsubishi Tokyo Motor Show Stand

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world premiere concept cars at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 from November 20th. Incorporating a new design that symbolises the functionality and reassuring safety inherent to SUVs, the three concepts take as their theme MMC’s @earth TECHNOLOGY and point to the direction MMC’s development and manufacturing will […]

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

European Sales Start for Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) starts retail sales of its pioneering Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (or “PHEV”) with the first units reaching The Netherlands – the designated launch country in Europe – after production commenced late August at MMC’s Okazaki plant, near Nagoya. Outlander PHEV meets its market at a time of profound changes in the

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Goes Cross Country Racing

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Goes Cross Country Racing

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As preparations for the start of production of the EU-specification Outlander PHEV were underway in Japan, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) took its technology flagship to a last and most unexpected reliability exercise – cross country racing. (FIA) Asia Cross Country Rally MMC remains convinced of the virtues of motor sports to improve the breed and

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2013 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show

Frankfurt Motor Show Roundup

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With the close of the 2013 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday, 22nd September, we take a look at the highlights from an electric/hybrid perspective. From the outset, the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show looked destined to be focused on electric cars, with the likes of Renault already having a range of four electric cars and with

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Sustainable MotoExpo Logo

Sustainable MotoExpo Postponed

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Sustainable MotoExpo, due to take place on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th September 2013 at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has been postponed and provisionally rescheduled to Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th April 2014. A spokesman for Eco Motorsport, the event organisers, said, “Whilst the decision to postpone the weekend has been a difficult one – it is

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Samsung SDI Road Map

Samsung SDI Lead the Battery Charge at Frankfurt IAA 2013

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Samsung SDI, the global leader of consumer lithium-ion batteries is on the way to become the driving force of vehicle electrification with innovative battery cells and complete pack systems. Samsung SDI started mass-production of VDA-standardised lithium ion battery cells with prismatic aluminum housings for electrified vehicles. A 2020 product roadmap for cell capacity increase will

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Varta Micro Hybrid Battery

Micro Hybrid Battery System Saves Potential 15% Fuel

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Johnson Controls, the maker of VARTA® automotive batteries, has unveiled its first-generation 48-volt Lithium-ion Micro Hybrid battery. “We expect this technology to play an integral role in meeting aggressive fuel economy and emission reduction targets.” Says Ray Shemanski, vice president and general manager of the Original Equipment Group for Johnson Controls Power Solutions. Featuring a

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