Japanese-academic cooperation– develop electric cars
Are organized according to Japan’s Kyodo news agency, plans to by the industry-university collaboration for electric cars venture capital firm “SIM Drive 22, a common press conference to VGP-BPS10A,VGP-BPS10A/B,VGP-BPS10B,VGP-BPS11 Mitsubishi Motors and Isuzu Motors announced on 34 companies and local governments are in the research and involve the development of reaching for a 2013 production of electric vehicles.
In addition to spare parts and battery manufacturers, and foreign trade companies to local companies, Tottori, Okayama Prefecture Government and the county will be involved in the promotion of research and development.
R & D goals can travel 300 kilometers in order to recharge the electric vehicles. The driving distance is twice that of existing electric vehicles. In order to create less air resistance of the body, is the famous sports car designer Okuyama Kiyotsura also in research and development to participate.
Prices of the new electric car body will try to ordinary flat car. If you are over 10 years, including batteries, including prices and electricity costs with the same displacement of oil costs the same to be like normal cars. When determining the future models and specifications, is in March next year, such as cars.