Battery production begins!

[mwalsh]

A step forward....NEC battery pack production begins in Sagamihara, Japan:

http://www.slashgear.com/nec-begins-nissan-leaf-ev-battery-mass-production-2395103/

The original NEC press release, Google Translate(d) from Japanese:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nec.co.jp%2Fpress%2Fja%2F1007%2F2302.html&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

 

[Nubo]

A step forward....NEC battery pack production begins in Sagamihara, Japan:

http://www.slashgear.com/nec-begins-nissan-leaf-ev-battery-mass-production-2395103/

That article lists the highest top-speed I've seen. So far I've seen 87, 88, 90, and now 94.

 

[garygid]

Maybe that is the "coming down Mount Fuji" speed?

Well, that is, if there are any roads going up!

I see what looks like a ski lodge, and nearby ski runs, but ... no roads.

 

[sjfotos]

Maybe that is the "coming down Mount Fuji" speed?

Well, that is, if there are any roads going up!

I see what looks like a ski lodge, and nearby ski runs, but ... no roads.

One road goes up to one station in the climbing trail, but I forget precisely where. No road gets anywhere close to the top. It is all lava rock by foot!