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Electric vehicle supplies power to house

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. displays its prototype MiEV House, in which an electric vehicle can supply power to a house, at the Tokyo Motor Show on Dec. 2, 2011, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward.

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Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant

OKAYAMA, Japan - Nov. 25, 2011 photo shows work on assembling the Minicab MiEV at the Mizushima Plant of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. The automaker aims to sell 4,000 units of the light commercial electric vehicle by the end of March 2012.

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Mitsubishi's minicar-class commercial EV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands next to the MINICAB-MiEV, a minicar-class commercial electric vehicle, in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2011. The automaker will launch the vehicle in Japan on Dec. 8 as the second product in its next-generation EV lineup.

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EV for power supply at home

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko (front), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., tastes rice cooked on power supplied by its electric vehicle i-MiEV (in the background) at the head office of the company in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on July 6, 2011. Japanese automakers are developing ways to turn their EVs into emergency power source as well as use the vehicles for power saving at home in the aftermath of the March disaster and the ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV 'M'

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside the new model ''M'' of the i-MiEV electric vehicle at the automaker's head office in Tokyo on July 6, 2011. The new model equipped with a smaller capacity battery is available from July 25, 2011, with a lower price of 1,880,000 yen after receipt of the industry ministry's eco-car subsidy.

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Electric vehicle battery recycling

OSAKA, Japan - A demonstrator charges Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV using a recycled lithium-ion battery at a charging station in Kyoto on Jan. 25, 2011. The automaker and battery maker GS Yuasa Corp., as well as two other firms unveiled a new method to recycle lithium-ion batteries in the carmaker's electric vehicles.

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Mitsubishi offering car body graphics for i-MiEV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 13 graphics that customers can choose to have on the body of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle. Mitsubishi is offering the option of adding the graphics, including of the Earth and a heart mark, as a way to diversify the look of its EV.

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Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) and Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima shake hands during a ceremony at the electronics retailer's outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 9, 2010. Mitsubishi and Bic Camera inked an accord to cooperate in selling the automaker's i-MiEV electric vehicles.

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Mitsubishi Motors' i-MiEV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle equipped with a device that warns pedestrians that the car is approaching their proximity. The automaker started selling the model Nov. 4, 2010.

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Mitsubishi Motors to sell EVs at electronic retailers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle. The automaker said on Nov. 4, 2010 that it will start selling the EVs through electronics retailers to expand its sales of the vehicle.

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Mitsubishi starts i-MiEV production for export to Europe

KURASHIKI, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. shows i-MiEV electric vehicles at its Mizushima plant in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2010. The automaker said it has launched production of the vehicle for export to Europe.

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Mitsuoka unveils 5-seat electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Mitsuoka, chairman of Toyama-based Mitsuoka Motor Co., stands by the company's new five-seat electric vehicle the Raiku compact EV during a press conference in Tokyo on April 22, 2010. The car is based on Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s four-seat i-MiEV mini EV.

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M'bishi Motors sells i-MiEV to individuals

TOKYO, Japan - A man takes a look at an i-MiEV electric vehicle at a dealership of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Tokyo on April 1, 2010. The Japanese automaker began selling the vehicle to individual customers the same day.

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Tokyo taxi operator adds electric vehicles to fleet

TOKYO, Japan - Two Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric cars introduced by Hinomaru Limousine Co. as taxis are seen in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, as the company added two vehicles to its fleet for use primarily in the central business district in the capital on weekdays. The fare for the initial 2 kilometers of travel will be identical to that of gasoline-powered taxis at 710 yen.

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Mitsubishi Motors to sell i-MiEV EV to public from next April

TOKYO, Japan - A woman charges Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on June 5. Mitsubishi said it will roll out the i-MiEV to individual customers in Japan from April 2010 and start taking orders from late next month.

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Mitsubishi Motors to market i-MiEV EV to public from next April

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's zero-emission i-MiEV electric vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on June 5. Mitsubishi said it will roll out the i-MiEV to individual customers in Japan from April 2010 and start taking orders from late next month.

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Mitsubishi Motors begins production of i MiEV electric vehicle

KURASHIKI, Japan - An egg-shaped ''i MiEV'' electric vehicle, which Mitsubishi Motors Corp. began mass production on June 4, is on display at its factory in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture the same day.

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Mitsubishi Motors begins production of i MiEV electric vehicle

KURASHIKI, Japan - Mass production of an egg-shaped ''i MiEV'' electric vehicle began at Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s factory in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on June 4.

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Mitsubishi to provide electric cars to another firm, possibly Peugeot

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the i MiEV electric car to be launched this summer by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. which plans to provide the eco-friendly vehicle to another automaker, possibly France's largest automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, industry sources said Jan. 8.

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Aeon to set up electric car battery chargers at shopping malls

TOKYO, Japan - The supermarket operator Aeon Co. plans to set up battery chargers for the vehicles at its shopping malls. The photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s electric car MiEV (R), which will be launched in September next year, and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.'s electric car R1e (L), which will also be released next year.

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Firms vie to develop affordable, emissions-free electric cars

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. aims to market the ''i MiEV'' electric vehicle.

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Abe demonstrates next-generation vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe test-drives the I MiEV compact battery car made by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1.

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Abe demonstrates next-generation vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe test-drives the I MiEV compact battery car made by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1.

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Mitsubishi Motors, 5 power firms to research electric cars

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveils a prototype electric car ''i MiEV'' at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 11. The company said it will supply the car to five electric power companies for joint research in a bid to market the environmentally friendly vehicles by 2010.

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Mitsubishi Motors, 5 power firms to research electric cars

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveils a prototype electric car ''i MiEV'' at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 11. The company said it will supply the car to five electric power companies for joint research in a bid to market the environmentally friendly vehicles by 2010. (Kyodo)

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Abe demonstrates next-generation vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe test-drives the I MiEV compact battery car made by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1. (Kyodo)

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Abe demonstrates next-generation vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe test-drives the I MiEV compact battery car made by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors unveils 'i MiEV SPORT' at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Oct. 10 it will exhibit an electric car, ''i MiEV SPORT,'' (shown in this photo) at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. The event will be opened to the public from Oct. 27 to Nov. 11 and will feature about 540 passenger and commercial vehicles, as well as motorcycles, from 58 companies. They include 77 world and 103 Japan premiers. (Kyodo)

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Aeon to set up electric car battery chargers at shopping malls

TOKYO, Japan - The supermarket operator Aeon Co. plans to set up battery chargers for the vehicles at its shopping malls. The photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s electric car MiEV (R), which will be launched in September next year, and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.'s electric car R1e (L), which will also be released next year. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi to provide electric cars to another firm, possibly Peu

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the i MiEV electric car to be launched this summer by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. which plans to provide the eco-friendly vehicle to another automaker, possibly France's largest automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, industry sources said Jan. 8. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors begins production of i MiEV electric vehicle

KURASHIKI, Japan - Mass production of an egg-shaped ''i MiEV'' electric vehicle began at Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s factory in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on June 4. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors to market i-MiEV EV to public from next April

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's zero-emission i-MiEV electric vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on June 5. Mitsubishi said it will roll out the i-MiEV to individual customers in Japan from April 2010 and start taking orders from late next month. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors to sell i-MiEV EV to public from next April

TOKYO, Japan - A woman charges Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on June 5. Mitsubishi said it will roll out the i-MiEV to individual customers in Japan from April 2010 and start taking orders from late next month. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors likely used unapproved testing method for many models

File Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric-powered car. It is among roughly 10 models tested by the automaker using a method not compliant with Japanese regulations to gauge fuel economy, sources close to the matter said on April 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors begins production of i MiEV electric vehicle

KURASHIKI, Japan - An egg-shaped ''i MiEV'' electric vehicle, which Mitsubishi Motors Corp. began mass production on June 4, is on display at its factory in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture the same day. (Kyodo)

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Mitsuoka unveils 5-seat electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Susumu Mitsuoka, chairman of Toyama-based Mitsuoka Motor Co., stands by the company's new five-seat electric vehicle the Raiku compact EV during a press conference in Tokyo on April 22, 2010. The car is based on Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s four-seat i-MiEV mini EV. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo taxi operator adds electric vehicles to fleet

TOKYO, Japan - Two Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric cars introduced by Hinomaru Limousine Co. as taxis are seen in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, as the company added two vehicles to its fleet for use primarily in the central business district in the capital on weekdays. The fare for the initial 2 kilometers of travel will be identical to that of gasoline-powered taxis at 710 yen. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors to sell EVs at electronic retailers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle. The automaker said on Nov. 4, 2010 that it will start selling the EVs through electronics retailers to expand its sales of the vehicle. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors' i-MiEV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle equipped with a device that warns pedestrians that the car is approaching their proximity. The automaker started selling the model Nov. 4, 2010. (Kyodo)

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EV for power supply at home

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko (front), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., tastes rice cooked on power supplied by its electric vehicle i-MiEV (in the background) at the head office of the company in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on July 6, 2011. Japanese automakers are developing ways to turn their EVs into emergency power source as well as use the vehicles for power saving at home in the aftermath of the March disaster and the ensuing nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV 'M'

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside the new model ''M'' of the i-MiEV electric vehicle at the automaker's head office in Tokyo on July 6, 2011. The new model equipped with a smaller capacity battery is available from July 25, 2011, with a lower price of 1,880,000 yen after receipt of the industry ministry's eco-car subsidy. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors sells i-MiEV to individuals

TOKYO, Japan - A man takes a look at an i-MiEV electric vehicle at a dealership of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Tokyo on April 1, 2010. The Japanese automaker began selling the vehicle to individual customers the same day. (Kyodo)

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Electric vehicle battery recycling

OSAKA, Japan - A demonstrator charges Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV using a recycled lithium-ion battery at a charging station in Kyoto on Jan. 25, 2011. The automaker and battery maker GS Yuasa Corp., as well as two other firms unveiled a new method to recycle lithium-ion batteries in the carmaker's electric vehicles. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi offering car body graphics for i-MiEV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of 13 graphics that customers can choose to have on the body of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV electric vehicle. Mitsubishi is offering the option of adding the graphics, including of the Earth and a heart mark, as a way to diversify the look of its EV. (Kyodo)

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Electric vehicle supplies power to house

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. displays its prototype MiEV House, in which an electric vehicle can supply power to a house, at the Tokyo Motor Show on Dec. 2, 2011, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo's Koto Ward. (Kyodo)

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Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) and Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima shake hands during a ceremony at the electronics retailer's outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 9, 2010. Mitsubishi and Bic Camera inked an accord to cooperate in selling the automaker's i-MiEV electric vehicles. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant

OKAYAMA, Japan - Nov. 25, 2011 photo shows work on assembling the Minicab MiEV at the Mizushima Plant of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. The automaker aims to sell 4,000 units of the light commercial electric vehicle by the end of March 2012. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi's minicar-class commercial EV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands next to the MINICAB-MiEV, a minicar-class commercial electric vehicle, in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2011. The automaker will launch the vehicle in Japan on Dec. 8 as the second product in its next-generation EV lineup. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi starts i-MiEV production for export to Europe

KURASHIKI, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. shows i-MiEV electric vehicles at its Mizushima plant in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2010. The automaker said it has launched production of the vehicle for export to Europe. (Kyodo)