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The i-MiEV was the world's first modern highway-capable mass production electric car. [5] [6] The i-MiEV was launched for fleet customers in Japan in July 2009, and on April 1, 2010, for the wider public. [7] International sales to Asia, Australia and Europe started in 2010, with further markers in 2011 including Central and South America ...
The battery packs are produced by GS Yuasa, the same company that supplies the batteries for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, whose entire fleet was grounded in January 2013 for battery problems. The lithium-ion battery of an i-MiEV caught fire at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant on March 18 while connected to a charge-discharge test equipment.
Mitsubishi Motor Company (MMC) formed the MiEV Evolution project in the run up to the 2012 race season. There were 2 stated aims; to promote the consumer i-MiEV electric car (which began to sell in North American markets in late 2011), and to participate in the PPIHC as a competitive event which has a long-standing tradition of experimental motor sports and is therefore a potentially suitable ...
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The drivetrain and key components were borrowed from the marque's i-MiEV kei car, with the motor retuned to improve low-end torque for commercial vehicle use; charging time ranged from 15 to 35 minutes (to 80% state of charge, using DC supply at 50 kW for the 10.5 kW-hr and 16.0 kW-hr battery options, respectively) to 14–21 hours (to full ...
Mitsubishi Motors started selling its i MiEV, the all-electric minicar with a lithium-ion battery pack tucked under its floor, to retail customers in the summer 2009, a year ahead of schedule. The automaker had initially planned to start leasing the minicar-based vehicle to businesses and municipalities in the summer 2009 and to wait until 2010 ...
Subsequent electrically powered vehicles have included a 200 kW Lancer Evolution, [5] and a battery-equipped Mitsubishi i kei car (i-MIEV). [1] [6] The i-MiEV was launched for fleet customers in Japan in July 2009, [7] and on April 1, 2010 sales to the public began in the Japanese market at a price of 4 million yen (~USD43,000). [8]
The article is wrong - no Mitsubishi i-Miev / C-Zero / Ion was ever made with a Type 2 Mennekes connector - a few very early 2009 i-Miev (a few of which made it to the UK) had a proprietary connector which would connect directly to a 240v 13 amp plug without using a regular external EVSE, however aside from these rare examples they all had a ...