Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the company today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regarding a joint study into environmental load reduction using the electric-powered technology employed in MMC’s I-MiEV EV and Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid EV models.
MMC President, CEO Osamu Masuko stated, “We want to contribute to a more mobile society. The joint study with the Philippines DENR addresses how to lower the environmental impact to society through automotive electrification, utilizing our electric car i-MiEV, the first mass-marketed EV, and our popular plug-in hybrid Outlander. When the project becomes concrete, we would like to extend the participation to other Philippine governmental institutions and research institutions including universities, and electric companies.”
