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The quiet hum of an electric car is to become a regular sound on the streets of Japan: Lawson, the nation's second largest convenience store chain, is to replace 10 per cent of its 1,500 vehicles with electric cars. The chosen model of eco-wheels is the new iMiEV, which will be mass-produced this summer by Mitsubishi Corporation, Lawson's biggest shareholder.
Writer: Danielle Demetriou
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