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March 27, 2012

Japan's power shortage is bad news for e-cars

By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP Business Writer

TOKYO — Electric car owners who prided themselves on being green now find themselves in a bind as Japan's government maneuvers to restart dozens of nuclear power plants idled after last year's meltdowns.

For decades, nuclear generation has been a crucial source of power here, but the tsunami-triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant have spurred a debate over how to supply Japan's electricity in the future.


 
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