Fuji Heavy unveils electric car that uses lithium-ion battery
Friday, August 19, 2005 at 05:00 JST - Kyodo News
TOKYO Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (Subaru) unveiled an electric minicar concept model on Thursday that uses high-performance lithium-ion batteries the automaker says will help it compete against others in developing environment-friendly vehicles.
Fuji Heavy President Kyoji Takenaka said with the Subaru R1e model, Fuji Heavy is ready to challenge Toyota Motor Corp and other rivals leading in technologies for hybrid electric-gasoline or fuel-cell vehicles.