Here's an odd little story from Japan today: the battery system that is used in Mitsubishi's i-MiEV electric car is going to get a workout as the driving force for the trash compactor in the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Company's electric garbage collection truck. Running the compactor off of batteries instead of the truck's engine allows for cleaner, quieter garbage collection, as we've seen before. Mitsubishi says that the i-MiEV's battery will help the truck reduce CO2 emissions by 75 percent. Also, the cost to run the truck is "significantly less" due to the EV system. This is also the first time that components from the i-MiEV will be used in something other than the electric jellybean. Where might they end up next?
[Source: Mitsubishi]
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