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HONG KONG, May 5 (UPI) -- Hong Kong Environment Secretary Edward Yau signed a deal with Japanese Mitsubishi Motors Corp. for a mass supply of its electric car, the i MiEV.
Yau signed the deal during a recent meeting with Mitsubishi President Osamu Masuko in Tokyo, Kyodo News International reports.
Road testing for the i MiEV is scheduled to start in May.
"Securing the provision of i MiEVs in the immediate future is crucial for Hong Kong's next phase of larger-scale testing, as the i MiEVs will not only be used and tested by the government but also by business enterprises in Hong Kong," Yau said.
The i MiEV is powered by a lithium-ion battery that allows for a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour. A seven-hour charge will allow about 160 kilometers of travel, and the electricity generation will produce 70 percent less carbon dioxide emissions than a gasoline-powered car.
The Hong Kong government also signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan Motor Co. to work on expanding the use of electric vehicles in the region, the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department said in a news release.
Nissan said in a statement that it will start mass marketing electric vehicles globally in 2012.
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