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Subaru is working in partnership with the New York Power
Authority and planning to test a pair of R1e electric cars this
summer.

The R1e was developed jointly with Tokyo Electric Power, and
the first running prototype was built nearly two years ago. The
tiny two-seater features a quick-charge lithium-ion battery pack
that provides a range of 50 miles, with a 54-horsepower electric
motor enabling driving speeds of up to 65 mph.

The Subaru R1e is a battery-electric microcar undergoing development [1]. Currently there have been 10 prototypes built and undergoing testing by a
Japanese electric company. Plans call for 3000 of these vehicles to be built and used by the electric company [2] starting in 2008. The vehicle has a
range of 50 miles (80 km) and a top speed of 62 mph (100 km/h). The G4e is a follow-up to Subaru's earlier R1e, which has been jointly developed with
Tokyo Electric Power, the giant Japanese utility company [3]. The prototype is a two-door, four seat vehicle based upon the Subaru R1 gasoline vehicle.
This vehicle has received intense interest from electric vehicle fans owing to its modern battery technology, appropriate size, and potential performance
attributes. The car uses a lithium-ion battery which was developed in cooperation with NEC and can be recharged to 80% capacity in eight minutes using
a special rapid charger, or to 100% charge in eight hours on a standard 100V plug. Battery life is at least 10 years or 144,000-plus miles (240,000 km).
Tokyo Electric Power company plans on producing 150 fast-charge stations. [Via Wikipedia.com]