"EV Power Station" cooperates with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's plug-in hybrid car to achieve home power supply

February 04, 2023

Nichicon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Chairman: Takeda Izumi) The world's first power supply to the home using electric vehicles (EV) in the name of "EV Power StaTIon (EVPS)" "Vehicle to Home (V2H)". In July of this year, the EVPS, which is connected to the MiEV series of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (headquarters: Tokyo Metropolitan Area, general manager and COO: Aikawa Tetsuo), was launched for the plug-in hybrid at Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. The power car (PHEV) "OUTLANDER ー PHEV" has also been confirmed to have the same effect as the EV without starting the engine during the power supply process. Therefore, the same EVPS as the existing EV is realized by connecting the EVPS*2.

market background

Since 2012, Nikko has sold three types of EVPS (high-performance equipment: ZHTP1900R, standard equipment: ZHTP1580R, socket type equipment: ZHTP1700R) according to customer needs, and has been well received by customers.

In July of this year, Nichicon realized the connection with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's EV product lineup - MiEV series, which expanded the V2H support vehicle. This time, it was confirmed in the "OUTLANDER ー PHEV" strongly requested by customers. It is possible to use the same function as the EV without starting the engine during the power supply process, thereby realizing the home power supply*2 of the power supply stored in the lithium battery for driving to be mounted as an emergency power supply device.

A new generation of car charging infrastructure for the next-generation car revitalization center of the general corporate body.

*1 Note: Nikiton survey data for June 2014

*2 Note: When the engine is started, it cannot be charged and powered.

Introduction schedule

Release date: December 25, 2014

EVPS purchase related consultation window

Nichikang Co., Ltd. Customer Service Center

Youling Co., Ltd. EV Infrastructure Promotion Room Telephone

Support model

The charging and power supply models for “OUTLANDER ーPHEV” are as follows.

1) EVPS can be used with vehicles with fast charging function and has been upgraded with in-vehicle software designed to use MiEV power BOX.

2) Use on vehicles with fast charging function.

Contact information for the vehicle: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

In the future, Nichicon Co., Ltd. is committed to expanding and popularizing environmentally-friendly plug-in hybrid vehicles and EVs through the sale of EVPS, and responding to peak shifts and emergency auxiliary power supplies from plug-in hybrid vehicles or EVs to the home. The society contributes.

<Overview of Nichikang Co., Ltd.>

Location: On the Toba, Yumaike, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City

Legal representative: Chairman Takeda Izumi

Date of establishment: August 1, 1950

Capital: 14,286 million yen (as of March 31, 2014)

Number of employees: 5,792 (as of March 31, 2014)

Business Scope: Various capacitors and functional modules for electronic equipment/electricity/equipment,

PTC thermistor, various power supply, capacitor application equipment manufacturing and sales

Sales: 104,689 million yen (as of March 2014)

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