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Mitsubishi i-MiEV for policemen |
Mitsubishi i-MiEV career does not only among companies and individuals. Electric car has attracted much interest in the British police, and its power system is used in the new green garbage collection trucks.
During September National Police Exhibition and presented a variation-and-MiEV for law enforcement. Copy aroused considerable interest among visitors to the exhibition. Since then, Mitsubishi Motors is inundated with requests to test this version by the British police. A vehicle with a range of 160 km and maximum speed of 140 km / h is the perfect solution for the operating of the police in the cities. Outside areas or should be expected - the possible pursuit of suspects, even leading, would be excluded. However, the possibility of affordable and environmentally sound to carry four people and equipment very interested in the UK. The first soundless residents should expect the West Midlands. In turn, the company Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co.., Ltd. will use the self-produced by organic waste compactor garbage collection trucks, powered from the battery. Power system will come from the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. This is the first case where an element designed for the i-MiEV-and will be used in other vehicles. Been used in garbage collection trucks, waste compactors are powered by internal combustion engine vehicle. This means that the garbage collection and landing, the engine must always work, increasing noise and pollution. Organic garbage is quieter and emit during operation by 75 percent. less carbon dioxide, so that the engine does not need to be constantly switched on during operation. Thanks to minimize noise, garbage trucks, such are the perfect solution when working in the early morning hours. In addition, the vehicle operating costs are lower, so that electricity is cheaper than diesel.
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