Firkins Mitsubishi

With the introduction of Mitsubishi i EV, this Japanese auto maker will be able to attract a slew of new, green drivers. But there's been a few changes made to this eco-car.

Mitsubishi announced it will raise the price of its compact electric vehicle by $1,135. That brings a base ES model sticker price to $29,150. You can opt for a better-equipped SE starting at $31,125. Luckily, all EV cars in…

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…

Tokyo, November 24, 2010 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that it reached 5,000 units*1 of its i-MiEV new generation electric vehicle (EV) produced at its Mizushima Plant as of November 23rd.
 
MMC was first in the world to start production of a full-fledged mass production EV with the i-MiEV in June of 2009. The month after that MMC introduced the i-MiEV to the Japanese market, and has sold about 3,000 units to?