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Old 07-10-2008, 11:30 PM   #1
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Default Mitsubishi to begin electric car sales a year earlier than previously planned

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Report: Mitsubishi to Begin i MiEV Retail Sales In Japan A Year Early
9 July 2008

The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. begin retail sales in Japan of its i MiEV electric vehicle next summer, a year ahead of schedule. The automaker had planned to start leasing the i MiEV to businesses and municipalities next summer and to wait until 2010 for the retail launch.

However, it is advancing the retail release in light of smoother-than-expected preparations for mass production and the favorable sales conditions created by runaway gasoline prices, according to the report.

Mitsubishi Motors intends to set the price for the i MiEV at around 4 million yen. But government subsidies for low-emission vehicles are likely to reduce the actual retail price to an estimated 3 million yen [US$28,000].

The i MiEV is powered by a compact 47 kW motor that develops 180 Nm (133 lb-ft) of torque and a 330V, 16 kWh lithium-ion battery pack from Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ). LEJ is a joint venture of GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC). Top speed of the i MiEV is 130 kph (81 mph), with a range of up to 160 km (100 miles) under Japanese 10-15 cycle driving conditions.

The report said that Mitsubishi Motors hopes to sell 2,000 i MiEVs in the first year and to boost the figure to 10,000 units by fiscal 2011.
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i would so rock it. i wonder what japanese govt subsidies are out there that would reduce a 4 million yen battery electric car to a 3 million yen one.
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So the i-MiEV has been out for a few years, and it turns out that I would not rock it, contrary to the above: it's small, it's slow, it has less range than the LEAF, and furthermore up until this point lacked quick charging.

Well, Mitsubishi got the message and dropped the price, now making it the cheapest full speed (i.e., not a low- or medium-speed vehicle) EV on the market. They also added heated seats and a CHAdeMO quick charging port, both badly needed.

http://wot.motortrend.com/1312_2014_...e_rebates.html

New MSRP: $23,845 before the $7,500 Federal tax credit and whatever else your state/locality might throw at you. In Washington state EVs are sales tax exempt, for example.

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