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Mazda to start lease sales of small EV in 2012

TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp said on Monday it would begin lease sales of a Mazda2-based electric car in Japan in the spring of 2012, aiming for a driving range of about 200 km (124 miles) on a full charge.

Mazda will lease the car mainly to government entities and companies in Japan, it said. The Mazda2 subcompact is called Demio in Japan. (Reporting by Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Chang-Ran Kim)