Mitsubishi News
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Mitsubishi rolled out the tiny "i" electric minicar (nee i-MiEV) during last week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, confirming its eventual sale in the fall of 2011. But all-electric vehicles are just one avenue the Japanese automaker is investigating as it attempts to curb emissions and end the world’s reliance on oil as a fuel source. Plug-in hybrid technology is another area where Mitsubishi hopes to be a leader. At last year's LA show, it previewed a compact SUV concept powered by an internal combustion engine and a pair of electric motors. The concept was the 2009 Mitsubishi...
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First Photos: 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car, U.S. Version
First came the sketch, now come the photos. Mitsubishi has released the first official images of the U.S. version of its 2012 i-MiEV electric minicar, just a week before the car is unveiled at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The company also released some specifications for the little i-MiEV...
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Wider 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV For U.S. Market: First Sketch
We've been waiting eagerly for more details of the modified U.S.-spec 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car. Now, Mitsubishi has started the long tease. The company tweeted a sketch this morning that shows a wider, slightly more angular i-MiEV that still preserves the now-familiar shape of the...
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EVs Could Be A Boon In Light Commercial Use, Says Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Motors were one of the first vehicle manufacturers to take the plunge and produce an electric car in significant numbers, and it seems they might become the first to do the same for light commercial vehicles, too. The company, who produce the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV microcar due to hit...
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2010 Paris Motor Show: European-spec 2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Don't want a 2011 Chevrolet Volt or 2011 Nissan Leaf? Fear not - there are a raft of other EVs waiting in the wings to satisfy your desire for something different. If you live in the U.S. though, you'll have to wait until late 2011 to get your hands on Mitsubishi's 2012 i-MiEV. For EV fans in 14...
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Innovative Cambered Tire Helps Saves Fuel, Boost Handling
We already know that it’s possible to curb your fuel consumption just by having your tires properly inflated, or better yet, installing a set of low rolling-resistance tires, however, soon there may be an additional avenue to look at when picking the most fuel efficient rubber for your ride. The...
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Last October, Simon Hackett and Emilis Prelgauskas set a new distance record for a production battery-powered vehicle: a hugely impressive 313 miles in a 2008 Tesla Roadster. That's around 70 miles more than the EPA's rated range for the world's best -known EV. Unfortunately for them, not even a month later, the Japan EV Club (JEVC) beat that distance by 44 miles. Now, that same group has upped the ante significantly, recording a stunning 623 miles on a single charge in their small converted Daihatsu Mira van. Their rather less photogenic but significantly more kawaii ("cute") Daihatsu Mira...
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New Reports Say To Expect U.S. Mitsubishi i-MiEV in Late 2011
Volt and Leaf Not For You, Then You Might Wait For the i-MiEV
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Could Come With Sub-$30,000 Sticker
With any new technology there’s always a steep initial price as low supply and even lower demand play a delicate balancing act that will eventually determine whether the technology lives or dies. The same is true for electric vehicles (EVs), which are still considerably more expensive than...
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Mitsubishi to slash 30% from 2011 i-Miev price, closes price gap on Nissan and Chevrolet.
What happens when you're the first mainstream automaker to bring an EV to market after an eight-year absence of highway-capable, mass-produced EVs? Accolades a-plenty, lots of media attention and test-programmes worldwide. But what do you do when rival companies bring out a more versatile, more...
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Honda Remains Unconvinced of EV Future.
Its official! Honda doesn't trust EVs. A week after Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn reiterated the company's support for electric cars along with plans to bring four EV models to market, Honda remain uncommitted about the future of Honda EVs. Honda's president of research and development, Tomohiko Kawanabe...
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Nissan, GM Are Right to Quiz Potential Electric-Car Buyers
Nissan has been criticized by consumers and EV owners alike for the online questionnaire that accompanies the signup process for reserving a 2011 Nissan Leaf. As part of the process, Nissan tries to ascertain if potential customers have a lifestyle compatible with the Leaf's range, recharging...
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Leasing May Make the Electric Vehicles More Popular In the Market
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2013 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Price To Be Set At $22K
Mitsubishi Makes More News With the i-MiEV
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50 i-MiEVs To Hit the Streets Of Canada In Landmark EV Rollout
Mitsubishi Partners With Canadian Company For Real World Testing
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Best Buy's Geek Squad to Receive Four Mitsubishi iMiEVs
Beware Best Buy customers. Next time the Geek Squad drops by to accidentally crash your hard drive or drop your brand new plasma, you might not hear them coming. That's because Mitsubishi has agreed to lease Best Buy's electronics "professionals" four JDM-spec i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi Innovative...
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Mitsubishi Commits To Selling Electric Car in U.S. in 2011
At today's Los Angeles Auto Show, Mitsubishi committed to selling an electric car in the U.S. during 2011. The company didn't say what car, but it's likely to be a version or an update of its i-MiEV electric mini-car. While it is struggling in the market, Mitsubishi has a long history of electric...
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MiEV Makes the Rounds With U.S. Journalists
Mitsubishi Shows Off With Their EV Solution
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Popular In Japan, But Would They Be Here In the U.S.?
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GreenCarReports: 2009 Tokyo Motor Show Coverage
It's a sad thing when an auto show loses its exhibitors, and this was a tough year for Tokyo. Foreign automakers shunned the show--unless you count England's Lotus--so the biannual event had pretty much only Japanese products on display. Despite the downsizing, green cars abounded, ranging from new...
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Mitsubishi Evo To Go Plug-In Hybrid? World's Tuners Feel Faint
We can't help it. Once in a while, we like to toss in big honkin' performance cars, like the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. And even screaming smaller tuner sedans, like the 2010 Subaru STi WRC and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. But now comes news to rock the world: The next generation of the Mitsubishi...
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French Newspaper Reports PSA / Mitsubishi Collaboration on EV Project Could Mark Beginning of Alliance
PSA Peugeot-Citroen recently finalized a deal with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. involving an electric car project slated for production in 2011. The deal involves both Peugeot and Citroen receiving their own electric vehicles based off of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. However, many now believe that the...
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Peugeot BB1 City Car Debuts at Frankfurt Motor Show
Peugeot is just latest company to unwrap something special in Germany
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Update: Taking Orders Starting In July 2009
Mitsubishi Adds To the EV Market Compeition
Jonathan McGrew