Posts Tagged ‘Mitsubishi’

  • Mitsubishi Readies All UK Dealers for EVs
    Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has officially announced that all its franchised dealers are to become fully functioning Mitsubishi Electric Vehicle Centers starting from January 2012. By the end of March 2012, the approved dealerships will have two fully trained EV sales personnel as well as aftersales technicians. In addition, the company has indicated it will introduce...
    by at January 7th, 2012 at 05:01 am
  • Mitsubishi Delivers 1,000th i-MiEV in Norway
    Mitsubishi Motors announced the delivery of Norway’s 1,000th i-MiEV electric car. The ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the 1,000th i-MiEV was held in Oslo on December 5 in the presence of Mr. Erik Solheim, Norway’s Minister of Environment and Development. In Norway, electric car buyers can receive substantial incentives while installation of charging infrastructure...
    by at December 7th, 2011 at 12:12 am
  • Mitsubishi MINICAB-MiEV
    Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced Thursday that it will launch the new MINICAB-MiEV minicar-class commercial electric vehicle – the second product in its next-generation EV lineup – on December 8, 2011 at dealerships throughout Japan. Depending on specifications, the Mitsubishi MINICAB-MiEV will carry a manufacturer’s recommended retail price...
    by at November 24th, 2011 at 06:11 am
  • Mitsubishi in Talks to Supply Electric Vehicles to Suzuki
    Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced it will expand its production tie-up with Suzuki Motor Corp. to include the supply of electric vehicles based on the Minicab-MiEV. Mitsubishi and Suzuki are currently working on details; however plans are for initial supply to Suzuki to begin in February 2012, building up to full-scale supply in the 2012 fiscal year. The Minicab-MiEV is...
    by at November 22nd, 2011 at 09:11 am
  • Mitsubishi Rolls Out Near-Production Concept PX-MiEV: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
    Mitsubishi will unveil a near-production version of a PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid crossover at this month’s Tokyo Motor Show. The Concept PX-MiEV II is a two-motor plug-in hybrid system running on a lithium ion battery and a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine. One motor powers the front wheels, the other the rear ones. Mitsubishi uses technology lifted from its...
    by at November 11th, 2011 at 01:11 am
  • Delivery of the Largest Order of Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to Date Begins in Estonia
    Mitsubishi has delivered the first fifty i-MiEV electric cars out of 507 units scheduled to be provided to the Estonian government. These first fifty i-MiEVs mark the beginning of delivery of the largest single order ever taken to date for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The provision of 507 i-MiEVs to the Estonian government was concluded between Mitsubishi Corporation and the...
    by at October 26th, 2011 at 01:10 am
  • WiTricity, IHI and Mitsubishi Team Up on EV Wireless Charging
    WiTricity Corporation, IHI and Mitsubishi Motors have joined to research and develop easily deployable electric vehicle wireless charging systems compatible with electric grids. The partnership structure of three major players in the wireless charging, electric infrastructure, and EV areas coming together will accelerate the popularization of wireless charging systems...
    by at October 3rd, 2011 at 09:10 am
  • Mitsubishi Motors Announces Price Adjustment to the 2012 Mitsubishi i
    Mitsubishi said that “unforeseen changes in market conditions” have driven up the price of all-electric 2012 Mitsubishi i models by $1,135. The entry-level Mitsubishi i ES model will see its net value change to $29,125 ($21,625 after tax credit), while the premium-grade SE version of the electric vehicle will have a new net value price of $31,125 ($23,625 after...
    by at September 9th, 2011 at 09:09 am
  • Mitsubishi to Test i-MiEV EVs in Thailand
    Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co. has agreed to start joint testing of the i-MiEV electric vehicle with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and PEA ENCOM International Co., Ltd. (PEA ENCOM). MMC has agreed with the government of Thailand on December 2010 to start a joint study for fleet testing of EVs. Based on the new agreements made this time, through two local...
    by at July 16th, 2011 at 11:07 am
  • Mitsubishi Revises i-MiEV Electric Car
    Mitsubishi has updated its i-MiEV electric car with two new trim levels, giving the higher-level model an extended range and other enhancements and introducing a lower-spec entry level version. The entry-level “M” will be available at the readily affordable price of ¥1,880,000 ($23,200) after receipt of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s eco-car...
    by at July 6th, 2011 at 10:07 am