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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Japan Well that didn't last long. It's been less than a month since Simon Hackett set something of a electric vehicle distance record in his Tesla Roadster, driving 501 km (311 miles) across the hot and flat Australian outback with the windows up and the air-con off. Now comes news that the dedicated enthusiasts of the Japan EV Club have decidedly bested that mark and are...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
ZEELAND, MI (MARKET WIRE) Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is shipping auto-dimming interior rearview mirrors with its Rear Camera Display (RCD) feature for the new Daihatsu Mira Cocoa mini-passenger vehicle in Japan. The Cocoa is in the "Kei" vehicle segment, a Japanese...
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garagecar (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Released in Japan in August, Mira Cocoa, fun and relaxed way of life who want to apply to daily life, is aiming for female drivers. Mira Cocoa, fully meet the needs of the potential target audience is a reliable car, and, with a special design makes the ride fun and peaceful.
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Autocar (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Just when you thought that small cars might all be starting to look alike, along comes Daihatsu in Japan with this new boutique mini called the Mira Cocoa. The Cocoa (isn't that an absolutely fantastic name?) is the latest entry into Japan's unique 660 cc minicar sector. That means to say it's small, cheap to buy and run, strictly limited on power and speed, and definitely not coming to the UK. As...
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CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 04/02/2009
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (yes, it does really exist) has released a top ten list of the most fuel-efficient cars sold last year in Nippon. The result: Toyota's Prius (pictured) is No. 1 in the standard and small-sized vehicle category whereas the Daihatsu Mira tops the light vehicle segment (vehicles with automatic transmissions only).
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