Mazda has announced that it will take part in a joint project to test electric vehicles in Japan, by providing three Mazda2 / Demio superminis to be converted into EVs and will also assist in determining the vehicle specifications and evaluating the car's performance. Among the companies participating in the project, which will be lead by the Itochu Corporation, are Norway's Th!nk, Seiko and Nippon Car Solutions.
The Tsukuba Environmental Style Test Project is scheduled to commence in March 2010 in Tsukuba city, near Tokyo.
The Japanese automaker said that through its participation in the EV project, it aims to further strengthen the base of its future R&D activities in the development of its electric drive technologies.
Participating organizations
Project leader
Itochu Corporation
List of collaborating companies and roles & responsibilities
Family Mart
Provide sites for the project at convenience stores
Itochu Enex
Provide sites for the project at service stations
Tokyo R&D
Electric vehicle-related
Th!nk (Norway)
Electric vehicle-related
Kyuki
Supply rapid chargers
EnerDel Inc. (US)
Supply vehicle batteries and fixed batteries
Seiko Electric
Fixed battery system integration
Itochu Techno-Solutions
Supply ICT technology, data center
Windcar
Car sharing service operation
Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation
Car sharing-related
Nippon Car Solutions Co.
Car sharing-related
Ecosystem Japan
Supply solar panel systems
Mazda Motor Corporation
Electric vehicle-related (provide Mazda Demio vehicles)
Advisory Committee
Tsukuba City
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI)
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
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