Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi For all the work that Mitsubishi has done selling the i-MiEV as an electric vehicle around the world - Japan , New Zealand , the UK , Europe , etc. - the car is actually a modified version of the i , a tiny kei car offered in Japan and Europe. The jellybean shape could make it to the U.S. market with not only the all-electric powertrain as an option, but also a...
The all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV isn’t set to hit U.S. shores for another 18 months, but already the company is considering selling a gas version of the car alongside its battery-powered sibling in the U.S. to compete in the same segment as the Smart Car . Read more of this story »
The first batch of Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars has arrived in the UK via Portbury Docks near Bristol. The 25 cars are destined for the West Midlands where they will be taking part in a government trial being carried out in cooperation with Coventry University.
Excitement is building as the first 25 full production all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV’s arrive at Bristol’s Royal Portbury Docks. Final preparation has already begun before the cars hit the road on December 12th 2009 as part of a West Midlands based government trial. The i-MiEV’s left Japan by boat six weeks ago and their arrival has been eagerly awaited, especially by the end users...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Mitsubishi , UK Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery While the ship they came in on was probably dirty as all get out during its six-week journey from Japan, 25 all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEVs have arrived in the UK and will take to the streets (in an uneventful government Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator test kind of way) on December 12th. Bringing...
With governments at home and around the world vigorously pushing development and deployment of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, Japanese battery manufacturer GS Yuasa says it plans to build a new lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant to increase its output. The company already is aligned with Mitsubishi in the Lithium Energy Japan joint venture to supply the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric city...
Mitsubishi announced today that 25 units of the production ready 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV have arrived at Bristol’s Royal Portbury Docks in order to go under government trial. The 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV will be tested West Midlands from December 12th 2009. The 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is an electric car with a top speed of 81 mph and a range of 100 miles. The re-charge of the 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Even though we're still a full year away from the European market launch of the iOn, Peugeot has already started to take pre-reservations for the all-electric car in the UK. Revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the i0n is actually a rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV. As part of the PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Mitsubishi deal, Citroen will also...
The Japanese Mitsubishi i-MiEV model has already proven a hit on home soil – and now bookings are being taken for the European version of the car, under the Peugeot brand. Known as the Peugeot i0n, pre-bookings of the vehicle are open on the websites of Peugeot Germany, Great Britain, France, Spain and Italy. The company [...]
Citroen’s new electric car C-Zero has been presented in the form of an electric city car which will debut on the market by the end of 2010. The car is based on the Mitsubishi I-Miev, as was[...]
Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility" Could the Volt become a high-performance vehicle? Brammo cuts Enertia price to $7,995 2k down, $249 a month and you're good to go. Mitsubishi iMiEV earns its chevrons - bring on the Citroën C-Zero The next French brother to the MItsubishi i-MiEV (and the Renault iOn) makes an appearance. Other news: Merrill Lynch goes out on a limb,...
Zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions and zero noise: this is the description of the new Citroen C-Zero, a new compact vehicle range with a 100% electric solution. The new vehicle is based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and was built in collaboration with the Japanese manufacturer.
Citroen wouldn’t like to lose market share against those manufacturers that have already tackled the green minded with their new models, hence why the French car builder has announced a new electric vehicle concept that is meant to harm the environment as little as possible. Dubbed the Citroen C-Zero, the ...
Striving to keep pace with rival Renault and stablemate Peugeot, France's Citroen has announced plans to launch an electric car late next year. The Citroen C-Zero, like Peugeot's previously announced iOn EV city car, will be based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric already in production in Japan. With two all-electric cars coming from PSA Peugeot Citroen and three from Renault in the next three years,...
Zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions and zero noise: this is the description of the new Citroen C-Zero, a new compact vehicle range with a 100% electric solution. The new vehicle is based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and was built in collaboration with the Japanese manufacturer.
This is Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV Cargo that is currently on display at the Tokyo Motor Show . Even as Mitsubishi has confirmed that its i-MiEV electric car will go on sale in the UK at the end of 2010, there are more clamors for the i-MiEV Cargo. Analysts are saying that the first major use of EVs will be with small delivery vans.
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