Firkins Mitsubishi

The British Government recently made the Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) effective, offering 25 percent of the worth of a sub-75 g/km car up to the maximum amount of five thousand pounds. Three days later, Mitsubishi announced an assortment of special payment plans for its all-electric i-MiEV, which qualifies for the government's grant funds.

The payment plans Mitsubishi offer require making monthly payments of 399 pounds. One of them is a Contract Hire package…

Tokyo, January 21, 2011 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced the high rating results from the ADAC*1.
 
When crash occurred, Mitsubishi i-MiEV was able to instantly recognize the impact and automatically shut off the high voltage elements of the electric car, sustaining safe space for the passenger as well as leaving the lithium-ion battery along with their original 88 cells undamaged.
 
"This conclusion was drawn through relentless test upon this first mass produced electric…

Mitsubishi is teasing us all with their new global small car, which they hope to produce within the next couple of years.

The Japanese auto maker is hoping to begin its production at a new plant in Thailand by 2012. In fact, the global car is expected to make its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, March 2011. Experts say it could boost the company's sales numbers by as much as 150,000…

The 2012 Mitsubishi I (the American version of the i-MiEV) is the first in a long line of what Mitsubishi hopes to be an all electric line up. That does not mean Mitsubishi will completely stop making gas or hybrid vehicles, but they will build all their cars to be easily transformed into EV-ready autos.

"Every new car we develop will also be able to be driven by electricity," Helmut Bauer, Mitsubishi's German spokesman…