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May 6, 2011
Mitsubishi Heavy to jointly develop, test electric transit bus in Canada

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), along with the government of Manitoba, Red River College, Canada Manitoba Hydro, New Flyer Industries and Canada ULC have joined up to develop and test an electric transit bus that will feature "advanced battery and charging technologies." MHI will handle developing the prototype bus' lithium-ion battery packs.

Eric Loveday
May 6, 2011
Connecticut Light & Power launches "Plug My Ride" website; kicks off EV research study

Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P), an electric company and subsidiary of Northeast Utilities (NU), is expecting up to 20 municipalities and businesses in its service area to install charging stations and participate in the utility company's just-announced plug-in vehicle research project. Among the first to sign on to install charging equipment are UBS in Stamford, CT, the city of Torrington, CT and the towns of Westport, CT and Mansfield, CT. By year's end, CL&P expects to have at le

Eric Loveday
May 6, 2011 Report
Radiation Found On Japanese Cars Shipped To Chile

According to The Mainichi Daily News, customs agents in Chile have detected low levels of radiation on vehicles shipped from Japan. Of the 2,500 vehicles shipped from the port of Yokohama, radioactivity was detected on 21 once they reached Iquique. The levels of radiation were determined to be too low to be of any harm to humans by the Chilean Nuclear Commission, though that didn't stop around 100 dock workers from protesting on the grounds that their health was needlessly put at risk.

AOL Autos Staff
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