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Mitsubishi slash i-MiEV price before launch!
The battle for electric car sales cranked up a notch last night with the announcement by Mitsubishi that their forthcoming i-MiEV will be available for £28,990 rather than £38,699 as originally planned – equivalent to a 25% reduction! Even better news for motorists is that with the confirmation by the Government of its electric car [...]
Green car subsidies boost vehicle sales
Japanese car buyers are reaping the rewards of government subsidies for environmentally friendly cars. The subsidies, which are due to expire at the end of September, helped sales of new vehicles in the country climb by 12.9 per cent during July to 486,606 units. The Toyota Motor Corporation saw its sales shoot up by 19.1 [...]
Mitsubishi i-MiEV demand trebles supply in Australia
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV has got off to a flying start in Australia where there are three times as many applicants to lease the electric vehicle as there are models available at this point. Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited has announced members of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Foundation Group, which includes organisations that have successfully applied to lease [...]
Manufacturer Spotlight: Mitsubishi
Where we stand: July 2010 Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has been in the news after striking a deal with Transport for London to bring four i-MiEV electric vehicles to the nation’s capital (see article). The company has also furthered its collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroen with the expectation that a new electric light commercial [...]
Carmakers warn UK electric car grants are ‘critical’
A letter from a consortium of carmakers warns the UK government that a failure to confirm electric car subsidies will jeopardise the switch to greener cars, reports The Guardian. According to the national newspaper, Mitsubishi, Nisssan, Peugeot and Citroen have written a joint letter to the business secretary Vince Cable and transport secretary Philip Hammond [...]
PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi confirm new electric collaboration
The two companies have already a pretty extensive history in collaboration, with the forthcoming Citroen C-Zero and Peugeot i0n both based on the Mitsubishi iMiEV. Now this collaboration has been extended with the news of a new feasibility study to be carried out by the two parties with the expectation of a new all electric [...]
Transport for London adds four i-MiEVs to fleet
As efforts continue to make London the electric vehicle capital of Europe, Transport for London has added four Mitsubishi i-MiEVs to its fleet. The four vehicles are partly funded by the Government’s Low Carbon Procurement Partnership and is the first step in an effort to bring 1,000 electric vehicles to the city’s fleet by 2015. [...]
Mitsubishi electric car moves into Denmark
Renault-Nissan isn’t the only car manufacturing powerhouse capable of setting up electric car agreements around the world, as Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has now proven. The Japanese car manufacturer has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Danish government that will see the i-MiEV electric car break new ground in Denmark. Under the terms of the [...]
An electric car that is a lot Like the I-MiEV
See the resemblance (picture below)? If you thought the vehicle in question was an extended version of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV then you’re not far wrong. In fact it is the Like from the Mitsuoka Motor Corporation – a five-seat electric vehicle that is based on the i-MiEV. The Like has a total length of 3,570mm, [...]
Mitsubishi supplies i-MiEVs to North East trial
Six of Mitsubishi’s all-electric i-MiEVs have arrived in the North East of England to take part in the next stage of groundbreaking low carbon vehicle trials taking place in the region. As part of the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (LCVPP) run by Cenex, two cars will become part of the fleet at Gateshead Council, [...]
Joe Hagan from England
Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2.d elegance
Never owned a 4x4 before. I recently traded in my Audi S3 02 plate for a Volvo V50 sport 2.5 turbo d5 engine auto, it had 97 k on the clock and full dealer history. I had it 5 weeks, it was in gara [...]
Joe Bielawski from England
Mitsubishi Outlander Diamond
I bought the 2008/2009 Diamond recently from a dealer. Have travelled to Poland/Slovakia/Hungary without any problems. The 2.2 Peugot Diesel Engine I would say is a bit unrefined and noisy. Leather [...]
Chaz Angel from Durham
Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2 D-I-D Warrior
Car is just gone 4 years old and done 67k miles. It’s had problems with the rear brakes binding on and overheating. The pads have been replaced a couple of times and the disks also. The Scorp [...]
Chris Jacobs from Hampshire
Mitsubishi Colt 1.5 d i.d. diesel auto
Brilliant car! The 6 speed AMT transmission isn’t perfect, but what an engine... quite nippy, fantastic fuel economy. I was getting 52 mpg around town, and around 65+ on longer runs. The only [...]
M Lewis from England
Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian
I drive a Toyota Hilux VX270 2003. It is ultra reliable. I test drove an demo L200 Barbarian Auto today. It is a very nice vehicle to drive. £26000 though, so a lot of money and the issue of [...]
