KARIYA (Japan) - Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. and DENSO Corporation are jointly developing a system for offering information distribution services using charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). The two companies will also conduct demonstration experiments, together with Fukuoka City, from the end of fiscal year ending March 2012.

Kyushu Electric Power and DENSO have been developing the system from fiscal year ending March 2011 with the purpose to help create a low-carbon society by increasing the use of EVs and promote regional development in Fukuoka, Japan, by utilizing Fukuoka City's regional information database. Kyushu Electric Power's EV charging station technologies and DENSO's information device and telecommunications technologies will be combined to develop the system.

With this system, in-vehicle information devices and mobile information devices in EVs will communicate with EV charging stations that are connected to the Internet, to provide users with information services. This system will use event information, tourist information and disaster prevention information and other information provided by Fukuoka City and information provided by Kyushu Electric Power's group companies.

The two companies will conduct demonstration experiments from the end of fiscal year ending March 2012 through fiscal year ending March 2013, and consider commercial applications based on the results.

Prior to the demonstrations, a demo system will be presented at Kyushu Electric Power's exhibition booth at the Fukuoka Motor Show 2012 from Jan. 27 to 30, 2012.

About Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., headquartered in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, is involved in the electric power business, energy-related business, IT and telecommunications business and other businesses.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 consolidated operating revenues totaled 1,486.0 billion yen. More Information about Kyushu Electric Power is available at http://www.kyuden.co.jp/en_index.html .

About DENSO Corporation

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs approximately 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, totaled US$37.7 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.denso.com/global/en/, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com .