Mitsubishi Electric Cars

As a company Mitsubishi is involved in the manufacture and production of everything from home appliances to heavy equipment. The Mitsubishi Motors division manufactures automobiles and is now moving into the manufacture of electric cars. Their first electric vehicle is the i-MiEV, due out shortly in Japan and headed to the United States at an unspecified date.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV

The i-MiEV is the first fully battery powered electric car from Mitsubishi. It is a 4 door, 4 passenger hatchback based on the tiny Japanese kei cars. The electric motor is mounted under the rear passenger seat giving a suprising amount of room in such a small vehicle. The i-MiEV is already on sale in Japan and a few are being used as fleet vehicles in the US. The vehicles currently in the US are Japanese models with right hand drive and they do not meet US safety standars so the car will have have to undergo some changes to be sold here. The current rumored price for the i-MiEV is around $30,000.

Type: 5 door hatchback sedan

Motor: 47 kilowatt electric

Battery Pack: 16 kilowatt-hour lithium ion

Propulsion: All electric, rear wheel drive

Engine: synchronous permanent-magnet electric motor with 330-volt lithium-ion battery pack

Seating capacity: 4

Horsepower: 63

Torque: 133 lb-ft

Wheelbase: 100.4 inches

Length: 135.8 inches

Width: 59.8 inches

Height: 63.0 inches

Max speed: 81 mph

Max range: 100 miles

Base curb weight: 2,381 pounds

Charge times for full charge
100V 14 hours
200V 7 hours
Quick-charger Approximately 30 minutes for 80% charge

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