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Public Electric Car Trials in UK West Midlands Begins with 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs

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i-MiEVs for the CABLED trials. The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles began Saturday in the West Midlands with the keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) ( earlier post ) being handed over to independent drivers.

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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

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Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. Mitsubishi I-MiEV. Cars such as the Chevrolet Sonic-5 and Hyundai Sonata top their respective classes.

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Nikkei: PSA Peugeot Citroën suspends intake of i-MiEVs due to low sales

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The Nikkei reported that PSA Peugeot Citroën has suspended deliveries of Mitsubishi Motors’s i-MiEV electric cars to avoid inventory build-up amid lower-than-expected sales. PSA rebadges the i-MiEV as the Peugeot iOn and the Citroën C-Zero. PSA rebadges the i-MiEV as the Peugeot iOn and the Citroën C-Zero.

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End of an era: Mitsubishi likely to stop making the i-MiEV electric car

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What was the first mass-produced electric vehicle, after the GM EV1? The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was, by many assessments, a pioneer as a dedicated electric vehicle. No, it’s not the Nissan Leaf. It was intended to be mass-produced, not a simple conversion, and widely available (at least in some markets).

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Report: Battery Suppliers for i-MiEV Boosting Production Plans by 50%

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s i-MiEV electric car by 50% from previous plans. With batteries for 2,000 cars produced in fiscal 2009 at its Shiga Prefecture factory, the initial plan was to boost productivity in order to make batteries for 6,000 cars in fiscal 2010. This has now been upwardly revised to churn out enough for 7,000 cars.

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Hong Kong Government to Buy 10 i-MiEV EVs

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The Hong Kong government will buy 10 i-MiEV electric vehicles from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., The cars are expected to arrive in Hong Kong by the end of the year and will be used by various government departments. according to the environment secretary.

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2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Arriving At Dealers, Updated, Cheaper

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Take the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car. The 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is.' There are times when being first to the market with something just isn''t enough. It may have launched as long ago as July 2009 in Japan, but worldwide sales have been just a fraction that of Nissan''s Leaf--and in the U.S,

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