Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric Car Demostration Ride

EVWorld.Com exclusive video from 2007 Tokyo Motor Show of Mitsubishi i MiEV electric powered by lithium-ion batteries with 100 miles (160km) range and top speed of 80 mpg (120km).

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Autos & Vehicles

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• electric
• car
• mitsubishi
• imiev
• battery

[BrianFH1]

Top speed? 100 miles at what speed? 20 mph? 40 mph? 60 mph? 80 mph? 100 mph?

[ranyerebrc]

Brazil, world and the mother nature wait with anxiety for this technology!

[BrianFH1]

@gz2g0k - No it doesn't answer my question. Physics requires energy to be applied as the square of the speed for increases. In any case, the torque curve is flattish, not flat.  It does tail off.

[gz2g0k]

@BrianFH1 if you knew that an electric motor has a linear torque curve and that at higher rates of speed there is less amp draw hence less am hours used out of your battery so does that answer your question

[EuroHulk]

Would it still have the same range in winter? The cold drains the batteries does it not?

[namitsu1]

I saw these in Japan last September. Looks promising.

[namitsu1]

@BrianFH1 it can't do 100mph :p

[8ballbreakandrun]

@kaduisaui DING DING DING!!!! WHAT DO WE HAVE FOR HIM JOHNNY?!!!

[BrianFH1]

Yes, but the faster you go, the lower the mileage. That's basic physics, and applies to all power sources.

[Cryptologist101]

Bingo, give Joel a cigar! ;)

[Cryptologist101]

With the drop in gasoline prices people's priorities will change for a while but that will be only temporary. Independent cheap and abundant energy will bring security and prosperity, you should read a book entitled "Internal Combustion" by Edmund Black and check out the history of energy and who controlled it and channeled it, very interesting read and they're still doing it to us.