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mitsubishi is set to reveal a new version of its electric i miev sport concept at the geneva motor show in march.

the vehicle will preview the sporty 2+2 due in 2011. as with the ‘i’ supermini, it will be built at mitsubishi’s expanded electric car factory in japan, set to open in 2011. it can produce 20,000 models per year.

mitsubishi has shown a 2+2 i miev sport concept before, at the 2007 tokyo auto salon. that had four-wheel drive and 430nm of torque, and did 124 miles on a charge. the second-generation version is likely to get a new look and production-ready technologies including lithium-ion batteries sourced from mitsubishi’s joint venture with electronics giant gs yuasa.

if you thought electric cars were impractical with odd looks and questionable safety, mitsubishi is out to prove you wrong. its i miev is the first proper electric model from a mainstream auto maker, and takes the petrol-powered i into new territory.

combining five doors, four seats and a 246-litre boot in a compact city car package, it’s the ultimate zero emissions urban runabout. demand for the conventional i was such that the 600 cars allocated for the uk sold out almost immediately. but the switch from petrol to electric power has had no impact at all on its spacious interior.

so what’s the newcomer like to drive? silent and quick is the best way to describe it, as it has 64bhp, and its 180nm torque output is more than double that of the petrol car. with the 200kg lithium-ion battery under the floor, stability is improved, too, although the rear-driven miev’s skinny tyres and light steering don’t encourage you to press on.

but what about the range? mitsubishi says a single charge gives up to 100 miles. run with the lights, wipers, heating and stereo on, though – as you might on a winter commute – and that plummets. still, an ‘eco’ mode cuts power and boosts the range in town, giving most drivers enough to get to work.

the six-hour charging time from a domestic socket lets you top up the batteries during the day, ready for the drive home, while a 20-minute fast charging station is also in development.

technology like this isn’t cheap – the i miev is likely to cost at least £20,000. but plenty of people have already paid deposits, and mitsubishi should easily sell the 200 i mievs it aims to bring to the uk this year.

box8389 Escreveu:não sei se mais alguém pode confirmar mas ou estou a sonhar ou vi hoje um miev
na a5 e ainda por cima com chapa portuguesa ( ..hg.. ). chamou-me logo a atenção pelo som
infelizmente não consegui tirar fotografia em condições por estar sozinho no carro

o carro é laranja e branco e é bem visível que é eletrico

alguém sabe mais sobre o assunto ou pensam que fui vitima de alguma alucinação?

cumprimentos

while the partnership between mitsubishi and peugeot to bring electric vehicles to market has been officially official for some time, the deal we told you about that would see the

peugeot lion logo perched proudly on the nose of the japanese automaker's i miev hasn't. until now.

on the eve of the unveiling of its "prototype imiev concept" in geneva comes word that the two have signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) that would see them collaborating on vehicles based upon the imiev.

we are guessing that the timing of this announcement and the imminent reveal of the slightly-upsized right-hand-drive prototype of the imiev is not coincidental.

it is said that mimoco will be doing the manufacturing in japan while the extra showroom floor space that peugeot can offer in europe should help boost sales volumes and keep costs down.

while it is unknown what sort of sales targets the companies have for the car, we do know that gs yuasa and mitsubishi plan on making enough batteries for 10,000 i mievs once sales start with a doubling of that capacity within a year or two.

as to what a peugeot imiev will look like, until pictures are taken we can only lean on the magic of photoshop and present you the slightly altered image above.

box8389 Escreveu:a autohoje anunciou que testou o miev em condições reais de transito
noticia: http://www.autohoje.com/index.php?optio ... itemid=360

venda anunciada ( ainda ) para 2010

cump
marc

box8389 Escreveu:a autohoje anunciou que testou o miev em condições reais de transito
noticia: http://www.autohoje.com/index.php?optio ... itemid=360

venda anunciada ( ainda ) para 2010

cump
marc

barrocas Escreveu:só no dia em que aparecer um doido com um carro eléctrico numa concentração tunning, que consiga deixar os poluentes a comer pó, é que esses tipos vão mudar de opinião ou não...

no meu dia-a-dia parece-me que a mentalidade em geral está a mudar, mas só em algumas pessoas de mentalidade mais aberta (ou informadas), porque ainda persistem anos e anos de habituação aos fumarentos, e para esses, tudo o que é alternativo nao presta.

barrocas Escreveu:só no dia em que aparecer um doido com um carro eléctrico numa concentração tunning, que consiga deixar os poluentes a comer pó, é que esses tipos vão mudar de opinião ou não...

no meu dia-a-dia parece-me que a mentalidade em geral está a mudar, mas só em algumas pessoas de mentalidade mais aberta (ou informadas), porque ainda persistem anos e anos de habituação aos fumarentos, e para esses, tudo o que é alternativo nao presta.