Mitsu Become Electric: 2010 Mitsubishi i MIEV @ 2008 NYAS

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=124867

Listen carefully and you might hear the slight whir of its motor, the hint of wind noise and a faint thrum from the tires. Think whisper; that's how quiet this minicar is.

Could this be the sound of future driving? If Mitsubishi has its way, then this Mitsubishi i MIEV — a test bed for an electric vehicle scheduled to be introduced for 2010 — makes a pretty strong case for it. This particular car is one of a 30-vehicle test fleet that's running around Tokyo right now.

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[stopjunkscience]

These cars are being kept off the road until govts have the systems in place to tax us in alternative ways to get the revenue they would have got from petrol. Toll roads big-time meethinks? Also, they will initially be selling us obsolete slow junk to begin with knowing that we'll have to keep upgrading to get a decent car. This will be phased over several years even though the ultimate technology the perfect electric car is here right now. It will be annoyingly phased-in for profit!

[ez3usx2]

nice car,anything but gas.

did u see the lincvolt car neil young the singer is trying to build?i'm betting the possibility of a 100 mpg 1959 lincoln could be done.i thank neil young for putting his money time and life into this.

he needs our support as much as the world needs his right now i think.

check out his car here

lincvolt

[quadcorecocsukr]

Now i can finally say is smoking is bad and so is your car. shame society doesn't think hive like but individual minded because if so then we would have not only safer roads but healthier life style.

Why buy petrol car when knowing it exceeds 150miles/ks only realise your either in jail for petrol guzzling car that really should be doing speed limit electric cars are those examples while they can exceed fast speeds but it's common sense in end.

[quadcorecocsukr]

compare car that can run on electricity and recharge based on kinetic energy from break callipers charge motor for more juice.

[quadcorecocsukr]

Governments are dumbest people on planet while not all things are easy overcoming but when new technology comes out they tend not fear it but embrace the it like organic food become expensive, that's understandable it's new technology while not new in scientific terms but for consumers alike it's new launching 2012 averaging around 28.000 49.000 based on countries and yes will be heavily taxed,

[TurboFuss1]

I love the fact it's rear-wheel drive.

[DaveTube24]

it's coming in 2012!

[ZiobroV]

@KnghtJackt57 It all comes down to production process. Energy needed to make a car like this, filled with batteries, is greater then energy needed to produce classical combustion powered car. If we go further and compare the power and resources needed to make both it will become clear that electric cars made today are polutting our planet more due to diffucult manufacturing process then standard cars. Effieciency is also disputable when making of the car is taken into the account...

[KnghtJackt57]

@ZiobroV

It would help if you explained your position. If you want people to take your side, you need to explain why these cars aren't as eco-friendly as one might believe.

[bored1980]

Mitsubishi just announced that the iMiEV will soon be using Panasonic's new SCiB batteries that recharge in only 15 minutes. Cool. I spend that amount of time waiting in line for gas each week.

[GingerNutter]

I still wonder why these companies aren’t making smaller(3 door) versions. I have no stats but at a guess I would say that most cars travelling on the road at any point in time only have a driver. Yeah it’s nice to have the ‘convenience’ of a larger vehicle but for a large percentage of the journeys we don’t need one.