Brits might get Mitsubishi's all-electric i-Miev in 2011
Mitsubishi's serious entrant in the all-electric category, the i Miev, might be finding a home outside Japan. While the company plans to offer the BEV in the middle of 2010 in Japan, the British Car Magazine says that "UK bosses are secretly preparing to launch it here by early 2011."
Gallery: Mitsubishi i MIEV
A more conventional MItsubishi i (Miev stands for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle) powered by a 0.7-liter petrol engine, will be sold starting in about ten days. Mitsubishi's UK managing director Jim Tyrrell told the magazine that they expect to sell about 2000-3000 electric i cars in the British islands. No specific price is set, but the petrol version costs £9084 and the BEV-version may be £3000-4000 more.
Gallery: Mitsubishi i
Related:
- Mitsubishi delivers i MIEV to Chugoku Electric Power Co.
- 300 Mitsubishi "i" minicars will go on sale in the UK in July
- Mitsubishi abandons in-wheel motors for electric car, still no plans to bring it to the U.S.
- Mitsubishi spokesman says there's no plan to sell electric cars in U.S.
- Mitsubishi Motors builds new research EV, "i MiEV" for joint research with power companies
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joseph 1:14AM (6/22/2007)
I hope the electric car doesn't have performence equal to the gas version! 0.7 liters is way puny for a 4 seater!
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Ethan 3:16PM (6/21/2007)
So that's what you get for $18,000 over there?
And yet, they'll manage to sell an 100-mile, 80mph electric one for $24-26 large?
Crazy.
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kert 3:32PM (6/21/2007)
wanna see it in action ?
Take a look here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=moiragov
Theres MiEV, Subaru R1E, and others zipping around.
Reported by EVUK
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Drew 5:04PM (6/21/2007)
I like it.
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Jason 11:49AM (7/10/2007)
I wonder when if ever we will get something like this in North America! Even the gas powered one would be nice!
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