Monday, July 4, 2011

Mitsubishi i-MiEV





Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Previewed as concept carat the 2003 Frankfurt Auto Show, then launched in Japan in January 2006, recipient of many an award and well received by media and customers alike, the innovative A-Segment "i" has been selected as the platform for MMC's next generation electric vehicle project: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, whose Euro-spec. version (left-hand drive and right-hand-drive is officially unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show).

Making the best use of the mid-ship architecture of this new urban vehicle, the electric "i" or "i MiEV" was then announced in October 2006 as a research vehicle powered by a compact and lightweight motor and high-energy density lithium-ion batteries.