Mitsubishi Chemical uses solar cells for truck air conditioning

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2009, shows a truck installed with solar batteries for air conditioning. Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said it has developed a technology to use solar cells for air conditioning in trucks to help reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001138065

Registered date
2009/10/22 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2009 Kyodo News

Media size
1303 × 1828 pixel

Resolution
240 dpi

Deployment size
467.77(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Mazda's 1st hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Masamichi Kogai stands by a hybrid version of the Axela compact car during an event in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013. The fully renovated Axela, known as the Mazda3 abroad, will be sold in Japan from Nov. 22.

Mazda's 1st hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. unveils a hybrid version of the Axela compact car during an event in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2013. The fully renovated Axela, known as the Mazda3 abroad, will be sold in Japan from Nov. 22.

Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows trees in autumn colors at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on Oct. 19, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. The logo of TEPCO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. -- can be seen on the facility.

Suzuki releases new, lighter, more efficient Wagon R

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2012, shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s new Wagon R minivan released by the automaker. The new model comes with a lighter body and improved fuel economy, fueling competition among automakers ahead of the soon-to-end government subsidy program for eco-friendly car purchases.

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity.

Air-propelled vehicle developed by Toyota group

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2011, shows the engine of a prototype three-wheel vehicle developed by Toyota Industries Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp. group company. The vehicle named Ku:Rin is powered by compressed air without using any fossil fuel or electricity.

Fully-remodeled fuel-efficient Vitz compact car released

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows a fully restyled Vitz compact car that Toyota Motor Corp. released on Dec. 22, 2010. One of the versions of the new Vitz, which is equipped with a stop-start engine control system, provides a fuel economy of 26.5 kilometers per liter.

Toyota's new Ractis

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter shows a new model of Toyota Motor Corp.'s compact hatchback Ractis on Nov. 22, 2010, in Tokyo. The car features enhanced fuel efficiency with lower vehicle height compared with previous models, while keeping a roomy interior.

Isuzu releases trucks complying with new clean air regulations

TOKYO, Japan - Isuzu Motors Ltd. released new models of its Giga heavy-duty (in photo) and Forward midsize truck series that comply with Japan's new clean air regulations on May 17, 2010. The new regulations require a 65 percent cut in nitrogen oxide emissions and a 63 percent reduction in particulate matter emissions compared with the previous regulations for 3.5-ton and larger trucks.