Once simply known as the Mitsubishi 'i', the tiny egg-shaped electric car, with four doors and four seats, has been on sale for several years now U.S. but has never really sold in high volumes.
With a starting price of $23,845 before federal and local incentives (and after Mitsubishi's $850 destination and handling fee), the diminutive i-MiEV is one of the cheapest electric cars available.
It also carries an EPA rating of 112 MPG equivalent - only recently overtaken by rivals like the Chevy Spark EV and Fiat 500E. Official range is 62 miles on a charge.
Full review: 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car
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Driving the i-MiEV
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Minicar: Drive Report VIDEO!
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Minicar: Driven
- 2012 Mitsubishi i: First Drive, U.S.-Spec MiEV
- Drive Report: 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car
- Mitsubishi iMiEV Ride & Drive Review
2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV information
There were no changes to the i-MiEV for the 2013 model year, but 2014 saw some subtle revisions and a reduced sticker price to the current $23,845. Find out more about the 2014 car below.
- 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Arriving At Dealers, Updated, Cheaper (New!)
- 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: $6,130 Price Cut, More Standard Features (New!)

2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Details and pricing
As one of the longest-running electric cars on the market, we've had time to gather plenty of details on the i-MiEV. So whether you want to know the official EPA ratings which makes the i-MiEV one of the most efficient cars on sale in the U.S, or simply read about the van and sports car concepts, you'll find it in the list below.
- Mitsubishi i In Cheapest Electric Car Lease Yet: $69 Per Month
- Dealer Discounts 2012 Mitsubishi 'i' Electric Car To Smart Level
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Car Owners Speak Up: Pros And Cons
- Consumer Reports Hates 2012 Mitsubishi I’s Range: Is It Right?
- Mitsubishi 'i' Tops Greenest Car List, Edges Out CNG Civic
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Deliveries Have Started: Have You Seen One Yet?
- First Production 2012 Mitsubishi 'i' Delivered In San Francisco
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Car May Be Coming To Your State Sooner Than You Think
- 2012 Mitsubishi i: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2012 Nominee
- Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi i Rapid Charging Gets Cheaper Thanks To Nissan
- 2012 Mitsubishi "i" Electric Car Gets Pre-Sale Price Boost
- 2011 New York Auto Show: Mitsubishi i Arrives In November For Cheaper Than LEAF
- 2012 Mitsubishi i To Go On Sale Across Europe
- Move Over THINK: Mitsubishi i Highest Selling Electric Car (For Now)
- Mitsubishi Achieves 5000 Units Of the i-MiEV
2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
The biggest pre-launch news was that the U.S.-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV would be different from that sold in Japan and Europe--wider, better equipped and more powerful. Meanwhile, the Europeans get the i-MiEV as a Peugeot and Citroen, too.
- 2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Mitsubishi 'i' Electric Minicar
- First Photos: 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Car, U.S. Version
- Wider 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV For U.S. Market: First Sketch
- 2010 Paris Motor Show: European-spec 2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
- New Reports Say To Expect U.S. Mitsubishi i-MiEV in Late 2011
- Mitsubishi i-MiEV Edges Closer To Late-2011 U.S. Rollout
Safety and technology
Small cars are unsafe, right? Only if you're still living in the 1950s. Nowadays, cars like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV are thoroughly tested. That means smashing them into barriers. Hard. It's useful too, whether you want to power road signals in a power outage, or supplement your house electricity, as shown in the MiEV House at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.
- Mitsubishi Looks Into Separate Japanese Plug-In Battery Fires
- Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Cars Recalled To Fix Braking Problem
- Mitsubishi ‘i’ Electric Car Recalled For Faulty Airbag System
- DC Fast Charging: Mitsubishi Says You Can Do It Every Day
- Mitsubishi Joins The Crowd, Unveils Solar Charging Station At HQ
- Mitsubishi Adds Electric-Car Models: One's Cheaper, One Goes Further
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Car: X-Ray Cutaway Shows Layout

2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV
In the media, and offbeat
Want people to hear about your product? Promote it! The weirder the better. Whether that means lending one to the Governator, or sending a racing driver up Pikes Peak in one, any publicity is good publicity. Right?...
- Nissan And Mitsubishi To Join Forces On Low-Cost Electric Minicar (New!)
- Will Next Mitsubishi i-MiEV Be Shared By Nissan Too? (New!)
- Kei Cars: Japan's Tiny (But Often High-Tech) Minicars
- Mitsubishi: "We Can Compete On Price With Electric Cars"
- Mitsubishi 'i' Electric Cars At Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Gets 'Making Of' Program On Discovery Channel
- Mitsubishi Reveals Its Crazy Pikes Peak i-MiEV Electric Racer
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Wants You To Be Free From Electriphobia
- Long-Distance Electric-Car Trip: Two French Guys, One i-MiEV
- Quick Snap: Google Goes All-Electric In Mitsubishi 'i'
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Car: Woody Trim And Surfboards Too! (Video)
- Mitsubishi Rewards Hawaii Top Teacher With 2012 Mitsubishi i
- 2012 Mitsubishi i:Taking The Electric Car On The Road
- 2012 Mitsubishi i Just Wants To Be Normal, Goes On Road Trip
- Mitsubishi Goes Social For 2012 i Electric Car, Focuses Adverts Online
- 2012 Mitsubishi 'i', Urban Electric Car: Blessing Or Curse?
- 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Drive: Mixed Verdict from USA Today
- Best Buy's Geek Squad to Receive Four Mitsubishi iMiEVs
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