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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Earlier post.).
Mitsubishi could be the first with cars for sale if the UK distributor has its way. From where I sit (in the driver's seat of a NiMH powered Toyota RAV4 EV) this seems eminently practical. Still I suspect there would be greater demand than initial supply. And now major automakers appear almost ready to get in on the action.
The i-MiEV is based on Mitsubishis i line of micro-cars which are quite popular in Japan. The four door i-Miev is only 11ft 1inches, 4ft 10inches wide, and 5ft 3inches tall but feels much roomier inside. Inside the car looks like a standard i-car but the gauges have very different meanings.
However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept. 10:59AM (4/22/2009) I know it is a REALLY superficial criteria, but I love the paint scheme on the blue one pictured.
The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. Reply ↓ ↑ report 4 Nick 10:37PM (4/22/2009) Yeah I agree, and the side-view mirrors are 80s.
We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 Snoopy 3:47PM (4/17/2009) Its funny, because I was thinking about this over the past couple of days, while walking the streets of my relatively quiet neighbourhood. I have stated the same before. What about busy city streets?
Encased in metal and painted black, the battery looked much smaller than a Roadster pack and is said to be able to power the fortwo up to 100 miles. I wish the thing was for sale as-is. That being said, pending on the price and distance and speed I would be interested in picking something like this up. and 49 mpg.
Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) electric car race with iMiEV in Oregon? Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles.
BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. And on a different note, lets try to be respectful about claims that someone is "shooting their mouth off": perhaps you might have first inquired as to whether I had checked with engineers prior to accusing me of failing to do so.
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