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Mitsubishi brings electric car project to Spain

Spainhas been slow to embrace electric cars – but that may all change thanks to a new Smart Community System Demonstration Project, led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation and Hitachi. The project aims to demonstrate and verify various businesses that are needed to establish an electric vehicle transportation infrastructure inSpain. It will have a [...]

Mitsubishi to make all dealerships EV ready

Mitsubishi’s entire network of franchised dealerships in the UK are to become fully functioning Electric Vehicle Centres by March this year. Starting this month, the car maker will embark on a programme of training to ensure every approved dealership has two fully trained EV sales personnel as well as aftersales technicians to take care of [...]

Mitsubishi developing electric light truck

Japanese manufacturing giant Mitsubishi is said to be working on its third electric vehicle – in the form of an electric light truck earmarked for a 2012 launch. According to reports in Japanese business daily The Nikkei, the new electric vehicle will be targeted at contractors, farmers and others that use light trucks for their [...]

Japanese carmakers to establish quick charging services

Some of the biggest names in the Japanese car industry will team up to establish an organisation to provide membership based quick charging services for electric cars. Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi will join forces with ULVAC Inc, Kanematsu Corporation, Kandenko Co, Suzuyo Shoji Co, the Development Bank of Japan and Chubu Electric Power Company to [...]

Mitsubishi launches MINICAB-MiEV

It has been grabbing headlines for months, and now Mitsubishi is finally ready to release its MINICAB-MiEV mini-car commercial electric vehicle. The second model in Mitsubishi’s electric car line-up, it will enter dealerships in Japan on December 8 and will be priced between Y2,400,000 and Y2,971,000 (that’s US$31,131-US$38,538). As you might have guessed, the MINICAB-MiEV [...]

Mitsubishi and Suzuki to team up for electric cars?

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is no stranger to forming collaborations with other manufacturers for its electric cars – and now it seems set to add another partner to its list. It has announced that it is in talks with the Suzuki Motor Corporation over the possible supply of a minicar-class electric vehicle based on the MINICAB-MiEV. [...]

Mitsubishi to debut plug-in hybrid vehicle

The Tokyo Motor Show will be the setting for Mitsubishi to showcase a total of 15 vehicles – including two that will be making their world premiere: the fuel efficient Mirage and the Concept PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Firstly, the Concept PX-MiEV II, which represents Mitsubishi’s idea for a midsize plug-in hybrid model. [...]

Mitsubishi offers i-MiEV from £239 per month

With nearly 170 i-MiEV electric cars now running on the UK’s roads, Mitsubishi is launching a series of finance and leasing deals to help progress the models uptake with both personal and business users. Priced at £24,045 after deducting a £5000 plug-in car grant, the i-MiEV is now available for as little as £239 per [...]

Mitsubishi i-MiEV enjoys new order record

One of the earliest electric cars to go mainstream, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, has enjoyed one of its most significant orders to date. The Japanese car manufacturer has delivered the first 50 of 507 units of the i-MiEV to the Estonian Government – as part of the single largest order ever taken for the vehicle. The [...]

Mitsubishi releases new fuel-saving technology

Mitsubishi has announced the development of two new fuel-saving technologies to help its future cars become more efficient. Fitted to a new lightweight and compact 1.8 petrol engine is a new version of the company’s variable timing system and the latest version of the company’s Auto Stop & Go (AS&G) idle-stop technology. These technologies are [...]