Hitachi lied about its Eco appliances

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    Remember all these commercials about how Hitachi “does everything for the earth” by producing amazing energy-saving products that cut down on CO2 emissions?


    Well, it turns out they were bullshit. It has been discovered that Hitachi has been selling special “energy saving” refrigerators based on false claims about a manufacturing process that supposedly involved huge CO2 emission reductions and recycling old products.

    Update: Check Mainichi’s English article for more details. It would seem that Hitachi may be able to get off with a mere warning from the government….

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