TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
                                                          NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY
                                                 MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION
                                                    FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Ltd.
                                            THE TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (Toyota), NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY (Nissan), MITSUBISHI 
MOTORS CORPORATION (Mitsubishi Motors), FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Ltd. (Fuji Heavy 
Industries), and THE TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.(TEPCO), have formally 
established "CHAdeMO Association" under the resolution of its general assembly 
held today. The five companies above have become its executive members.

CHAdeMO Association aims to increase quick-charger installations worldwide 
indispensable to further diffusion of electric vehicles and to standardize 
how to charge the vehicles. Last August, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy 
Industries, and TEPCO started a preparatory committee. Then, TOYOTA joined the 
committee and the Association has been established with the five companies as 
its executive members. 
As of today, 158 business entities and government bodies including 20 foreign 
companies are expected to join the Association, such as automakers, electric 
utilities, charger manufacturers, charging service providers, and other 
supporting groups.

Electric vehicles(including Plug In Hybrid electric vehicles) can contribute 
enormously to reduction of CO2 emissions in the transportation sector. The 
Association is going to promote the electric vehicles through the efforts of 
technical improvements of quick chargers, standardization activities of charging 
methods, and international extension of our knowledge related to quick-charger 
installations.

Appendix: General Outline of "CHAdeMO Association" (PDF 88.8KB)