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The i-MiEV was one of the five finalists to the 2011 Green Car Vision Award. [198] The 2012 model year American-spec i-MiEV was one of the five finalists for the 2012 Green Car of the Year. [199] The American-spec i-MiEV was rated first in the "2012 Greenest Vehicles of the Year" list elaborated by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient ...
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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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 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 North America, Inc. is the U.S. operation of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, overseeing sales and research and development functions.The company manufactures and sells Mitsubishi brand cars and sport utility vehicles through a network of approximately 350 dealers.
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Mitsubishi eK The Mitsubishi i ( 三菱・i , Mitsubishi i ) is a kei car from automaker Mitsubishi Motors , first released in January 2006, [ 1 ] twenty eight months after its debut at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show . [ 2 ]