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Sunday, Aug 2
Report: Mitsubishi to build extended-range EVs, too
When General Motors introduced the Volt concept two years ago, nobody seriously expected the Detroit automaker to be the only one to go down the extended range electric vehicle path. In fact, at that same auto show, Ford showed its own AirStream concept using the same idea. Now, it looks lik...
Friday, Jul 24
REPORT: smart partnering with Renault on next-gen forfour
According to Manager Magazine from Germany, Mercedes has approached Renault to cooperate in the development of a new small car. Although the conversations have just started, the rumor is that smart would work on a four-seat car with Renault. This would be smart's second attempt to develo...
Energy company Fortum, Mitsubishi to promote EVs in Scandinavia
Mitsubishi is partnering with energy company Fortum to promote the use of electric vehicles in Sweden and Finland by showing off the new iMiEV in those countries. Fortum generates and distributes electricity and heat in Scandinavia and the Baltic region. As an electricity provider, For...
Tuesday, Jul 21
REPORT: future Mistubishi iMiEVs could include optional range distances
Plans for Mitsubishi's iMiEV - deliveries start in Japan this month - continue to evolve. Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko has said that upcoming editions of the electric jellybean (OK, he didn't call it that) could have a range of about 200 km (124 miles). That's the new target distance f...
Wednesday, Jul 15
MSNBC: Early electric car adopters are the "lunatic fringe"
Mitsubishi i MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery
Sunday, Jul 12
Should Mitsubishi and Suzuki say sayonara to America?
Considering their diminutive and dwindling degree of market share in the U.S., should Suzuki and Mitsubishi say sayonara to America and concentrate their efforts elsewhere? That's what some industry analysts are recommending. Says Yuuki Sakurai of Fukoku Capital Management,"It's ti...
Thursday, Jul 9
REPORT: PSA says it's not working with Mitsubishi on plug-in hybrids
PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën, this morning denied a report that came out in the Japanese Nikkei business newspaper about a new tie-up with Mitsubishi. The paper had reported that PSA and Mitsubishi would be collaborating on plug-in hybrid vehicles. The two automakers ar...
Monday, Jul 6
Redefining "e" mail: Japan Post to start testing 40+ electric vehicles
When the price of oil was soaring last summer Japan Post said it would switch its fleet over to electric vehicles as soon as possible. It's not a little over a year later and this change is starting to take place. By the end of July, Japan Post should have started 5-year lease programs for 20 Mits...
Sunday, Jul 5
REPORT: Toyota will launch series production PHEV Prius in 2012
According to Japan's Nikkei news agency, Toyota has decided to start series production of a plug-in version of the Prius hybrid in 2012. At launch, the automaker plans to build about 20,000-30,000 units a year of the plug-in hybrid. According to the report, the car will be priced comparabl...
Tuesday, Jun 30
Financial crisis delays Iceland's hydrogen transportation project
Those of you rooting for electric vehicles to win out over H2, don't forget that the Mitsubishi iMiEV is currently undergoing testing in Iceland. Of course, a busted economy can sink all ships, so don't enjoy the schadenfreude too much.
Thursday, Jun 25
UK will spend £25 million ($40 million U.S.) on huge electric car test program
The electric vehicle money is flowing everywhere. Following the U.S. DOE's announcement yesterday, the UK has announced it will spend £25 million ($40 million) on a large project to get EVs and "ultra-low carbon vehicles an everyday feature of life on Britain's roads in less than five year...
Wednesday, Jun 24
Priming the comment pump: Hydrogen advocate calls out pro-plug-in ABG readers [w/POLL]
Basically, Blencoe says that if you put a Mitsubishi iMiEV, a plug-in Toyota Prius and a hydrogen-powered Toyota FCHV in front of Joe V6-pack, he'll choose the FCHV. Why? Because the iMiEV has limited range and the PHEV Prius is too expensive and doesn't deliver 100 mpg. The FCHV, on the othe...
Tuesday, Jun 23
Mitsubishi iMiEV price cut, plug-in hybrid version coming
With incentives, Mitsubishi's all-electric i MiEV car will cost about $31,300 when it goes on sale in Japan later this year. That's a pile of cash for the zero-tailpipe emissions car. The good news is that Mitsubishi's president has announced that it plans to cut the price in half (!) by the "...
Monday, Jun 22
smart gives electric drive version the green light
Mitsubishi and Subaru were the first to start production, but the list of major automakers that are going electric is growing. As rumored, the Daimler is adding its name to the list with an announcement today that the smart ed "is ready for small series production." Apparently, the trials t...
REPORT: S. Korea targeting Japanese li-ion products
The long-simmering confrontation between South Korea and Japan has affected all sorts of relationships between the two countries. While mostly peaceful over the last few decades, there remains some bad blood between the two countries. A new rule that the South Korean government will so...
Sunday, Jun 21
German test with certified biodiesel shows great results
A recent test in Germany attempted to test claims by Neste that its biodiesel is sustainable. The tests involved 14 Daimler vehicles, DHL, the German Post, OMV and the Stuttgart bus company. The test involved about one million kilometers driven with NExBTL biodiesel that were produced fr...
Thursday, Jun 18
Edmunds drives the Subaru Stella electric car
In spite of Tesla's claims that the Model S will be the "world's first mass produced EV", the Subara Stella EV is going on sale to retail customers in Japan this summer. Subaru started production of 170 Stella EVs recently, within days of Mitsubishi launching the iMiEV.
Wednesday, Jun 10
Mitsubishi elects for more electrics in line up
On the heels of the Mitsubishi i MiEV's embarkation on mass manufacture, comes word that the Japanese company has solid plans for more battery-powered models. Although an article in the Nikkei points to five newcomers, their definition of "new" and "electric vehicle" (EV) are somewhat...
Saturday, Apr 11
New York 2009: Mitsubishi details global iMiEV plans
Mitsubishi i MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery Gallery: i MiEV Continue reading New York 2009: Mitsubishi details global iMiEV plans Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, New York Auto Show, Green Daily
