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Toyota Industries to Begin Selling Rechargers for EVs and PHEVs
7 June 2009
Toyota Industries Corp. will begin selling EV and PHEV charging stations in Japan later this summer for about ¥450,000 (US$4,560). The chargers, developed with Nitto Electric Works Ltd., are rated for single-phase 200VAC 16A 50Hz/60Hz current, and are targeted for installation at commercial facilities and public places.
| Toyota Industries recharger on a stand. Click to enlarge. |
The stand uses a JARI (Japan Automobile Research Institute)-recommended connector. Charging time can be limited from 30 minutes to 270 minutes.
The recharger—147cm tall, 30cm wide and 18cm deep—can be wall mounted or mounted on a stand. The company says it plans to produce a recharger for home use as well.
Toyota Motor also announced that it will begin leasing about 200 plug-in hybrids—based on the new Gen3 Prius and equipped with Li-ion battery packs—at the end of this year. (Earlier post.)
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