Aeon to offer accelerated EV charging at malls
The biggest name in shopping malls in Japan is set to install electric vehicle charging spots in its parking lots after entering negotiations with car-makers Mitsubishi and Fuji Heavy Industries, builders of the iMiEV and R1e, respectively. Starting with the Lakeland mall currently under construction in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Aeon will add to its list of environmental programs by giving EV drivers the opportunity to juice up while they are doing their shopping. According to reports, the charging equipment to be used will have the ability to fill batteries much quicker than the plug at Japanese homes, taking only an hour to do the job rather than the more typical 7-14 hours.This equipment sounds to us like something Nissan might be interested in looking into as it explores EV charging infrastructure in Japan.[Source: Green Car Congress]
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EV-1 1:49PM (6/23/2008)
There are joint ventures in other places too.
One can't help but being a bit confounded that power companies aren't more on the ball, here. They could certainly claim market shares as well as reap environmental profile gains, would they take the lead and START BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE like in this report from Japan.
As for charging time - what happened to Toshibas'
mind-blowing "60 seconds for 80%" revolutionary LiIon cells ? Anyone ?
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2005_03/pr2901.htm
Check it out !
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