mitsubishi i miev

As anyone who's suffered through an extended blackout can tell you, electric power can be a precious commodity. With the advent of electric cars comes the ability to borrow back some of the energy stored in traction batteries to help deal with emergencies or other situations. Mitsubishi's MiEV ...

The Japanese duo of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors have agreed to expand the scope of their initial "core agreement" signed in December 2010 and will do so by swapping the badges on two vehicles – the Nissan Fuga and the Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV – that are destined for sale only in ...

In light of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan, Mitsubishi is releasing, a year ahead of schedule, a device which allows i-MiEV owners to power their electric appliances at home ...

Citroen, which is offering the i-MiEV-based C-Zero and the Berlingo van, is expecting solid if not amazing electric vehicle (EV) sales in 2011. The company's target is a modest 4,000 EV sales this year, a goal that brand spokesman ...

Late last year, Hertz announced its by-the-hour plug-in car rental program. The list of available (or soon-to-be-available) vehicles is exhaustive and includes the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Tesla Roadster, Smart ED and Coda Sedan. The first of the plug-ins hit Hertz' New ...

After years of waiting, the Mitsubishi i MiEV is finally going to cross the Pacific Ocean and go on sale this upcoming February. In Costa Rica. What? Doesn't that make total sense to you? Yeah, it's not the biggest automotive market in the Americas but, to Costa Rica's credit, it has been ...

If testing out the newest electric vehicles is high on your list of priorities, then perhaps you should check out Hertz's by-the-hour plug-in car rental program. Hertz is willing to bet that curious consumers will flock to their lots for some extended drive time in a plug-in vehicle and has thus ...

Japanese electronics retailer Yamada-Denki Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that outlines plans to sell the electric i-MiEV at 17 Yamada Denki retail locations in Japan's most populated areas, including Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama ...

Mitsubishi Motors began producing and selling the Japan-spec i-MiEV last year and though the vehicle is often overshadowed by the Nissan Leaf, the battery-powered Mitsubishi, unlike the Leaf, can be bought and driven off dealer lots right now – in some countries ...

GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors launched a joint venture (JV) back in 2007 to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for the i-MiEV. Those batteries have been produced and the vehicle, that diminutive i-MiEV, is now available for purchase in some countries. While Mitsubishi's ...