Without a stable network of electric vehicle infrastructure, there is no future for electric mobility. In order to ensure that such a system is in place and EV's don't become extinct before their time, innovators like Mitsubishi are working on projects like the Smart Grid Living Laboratory Project.
Teaming up with savvy minds at the University of Southern California (USC), Mitsubishi will provide 12 of its eco-friendly, technologically advanced Mitsubishi i-MiEV models to the university's Smart Grid project. Specifically, the smart grid demo will simulate a real-life city of around 55,000 citizens, studying the experience of an EV fleet under a wide range of conditions and simulations over a two-year timeframe.
Of the company's involvement, Yoichi Yokozawa, President & CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America, says, "Mitsubishi Motors is proud to offer our support to the USC Smart Grid Living Laboratory program," said Yoichi Yokozawa, President & CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America. "This project will help cities of all sizes develop a very cost-effective electric vehicle infrastructure game plan for drivers of 100% electric-powered vehicles including the Mitsubishi i-MiEV."1
Not only will the group of Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicles provide researchers with useful feedback but the fleet will be positively integrated into the USC community of students, faculty, and surrounding citizens as well.
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Source: 1http://green.autoblog.com/2012/12/03/mitsubishi-ucs-partner-on-smart-grid-study-with-12-i-electric-v/