Mitsubishi Fuso to test electric trucks with 5-minute battery swap

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Mitsubishi Fuso is partnering with U.S.-based Ample to set up stations that can swap an electric truck's battery in five minutes. (Photo courtesy of Ample)

MIHO TANKAI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus will work with a U.S. company on a test run of electric trucks with batteries that can be changed in five minutes, Nikkei has learned, in an effort to boost the trucking industry's shift to zero-emission vehicles.

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