iMiev
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Practically every car on the market today ships with the option of a built-in GPS unit, letting the driver go anywhere without supposedly getting lost. But while satellite navigation systems have got a whole lot smarter in recent years, they are designed to be used in a gasoline car - not an electric one. That may not seem like a problem at first glance, but many routes planned by the current generation of in-car satellite navigations don’t take into account road terrain. For electric cars, steep inclines and fast roads can turn a 100 mile range car into one barely capable of 50, fine...
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Electric Cars And Safety: Crashing For Your ReassuranceRange is one of those recurring talking points with electric cars, used by EV critics whenever they want a cheap shot. Keen to make sure safety doesn't become another, the manufacturers are fighting back by proving their electric cars can be just as safe as their gasoline counterparts. Mitsubishi...
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2012 Mitsubishi i To Go On Sale Across Europe
The U.S. EV market will become wider next year with the appearance of the 2012 Mitsubishi "i" electric car, itself wider than those available across international markets. Early reports suggested the American market wouldn't take well to the original's Japanese kei-car dimensions and relatively low...
Antony Ingram -
2011 Nissan Leaf? Far Too Boring In Japan...
If it ever really needed to be said, Japanese car tastes can be... "alternative", to put it in polite terms. As well as their Kei-Jidosha class of city cars that are absolutely miniscule compared to U.S. monsters, the country has produced some fairly crazy production cars over the years. That trend...
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2012 Mitsubishi 'i', Urban Electric Car: Blessing Or Curse?
After several years of taunting and many months of speculation, the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show is finally the venue chosen for Mitsubishi to show off their U.S.-specification 'i' electric car to an expecting public. We've featured the Japanese-spec 'i' several times, as the company has shipped...
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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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We've been watching it roll closer for years, and now it's all but here: A new era of electric cars. Just three or four months from now, the first highway-capable electric vehicles sold in volume by global automakers will appear in showrooms in California and other regions. By the end of 2011, they'll be followed by several more. This is our guide to all the dozen electric cars (in several varieties) that are now on sale in the U.S. or that manufacturers have said they will launch within the coming 24 months. Just to be clear, we're defining "electric vehicle" as one that has a high-voltage...
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Electric Vehicle Range, In the Real World: What You Need to Know
At the moment, drivers of cars from the 2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV to the 2010 Mini E are struggling to achieve the official mileage-range figures. So far, only Tesla's 2010 Roadster seems to be able to deliver on its range promises, and that's just when driven conservatively. Why are we hearing so...
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Nissan Ups Ante With U.K. Factory For 2011 Leaf Electric Car
Nissan has upped the ante on its bid to become the world's leading electric-car maker, by announcing a third global factory for production of their 2011 Leaf electric car. The small northern U.K. city of Sunderland will become the third site across three continents to be tooled up to build the...
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Mitsubishi i MIEV SPORT AIR to be Unveiled in March
No sooner does Mitsubishi still not have any i MIEVs on the road in significant number, than it is introducing a new version of the vehicle. The automaker reports that it is set to debut a Sport Air version of their i MIEV electric car at the Geneva Auto Show in March. This vehicle will give...
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Mitsubishi to test iMiEV in the UK
Mitsubishi has announced that trials of the iMiEV, the peppy electric vehicle based on the gasoline-powered 660cc “i” minicar, will begin in Europe, in addition to the current fleet testing going on in Japan. 12 iMiEVs will be offered for government, utility, and corporate fleet testing: five...
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Mitsubishi iMiEV Ride & Drive Review
When I heard Mitsubishi was offering their right-side drive iMiEV concept for testing at the EcoXperience track at the North American International Auto Show, I immediately headed for the basement at the Cobo Center, signed an injury release form, submitted to a breathalyzer, and got in line...
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The Green Car Journal has announced the five nominees for their 2009 Green Car Vision Award: the Chevrolet Volt, Fisker Karma, Honda FCX Clarity, Mitsubishi iMiEV, and the MINI E. It's worth noting that despite the fact that so many critics have declared the electric car revolution won't be launched from traditional auto manufacturers, only one of the five entries is from a new company (Fisker). Futher, it's exciting that none of these are just wild one-off concepts: all five are happening RIGHT NOW. The 2008 winner was the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle. This year's winner will be...
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All about the Mitsubishi iMiev
Cool little toy-car looking bug, with a very strange name: iMiev (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle). iMiev proves Mitsubishi Motors is serious about aiding the electric vehicle revolution. In considering emissions, they don't just look at the emissions from DRIVING the iMiev (zero CO2); they...
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