Mitsubishi's second battery electric car is a concept (for now) http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1082295_mitsubishi-to-show-hybrid-pickup-suburban-electric-concepts-at-geneva [image] Mitsubishi To Show Hybrid Pickup, 'Suburban Electric' Concepts At Geneva By Antony Ingram Feb 13 2013
How long do you think Mitsubishi has been working on electric vehicles? Since a few years before the i-MiEV electric car hit Japanese roads, perhaps? Nope--1966. It surprised us too, but illustrates that the company actually has considerable experience in developing electric powertrains, even if a jellybean-shaped electric car is the only product we've been able to drive. The company's range is starting to expand though, and two new concept cars debuting at the Geneva Motor Show next month fill different niches from its existing products ... CA-MiEV You'll recognise the acronym 'MiEV' here, from the Mitsubishi i electric car--called the i-MiEV in other markets. It stands for 'Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle', and means Mitsubishi's second concept is a battery electric car. The Concept CA-MiEV is a 'suburban EV', offering a range of around 186 miles. That's a useful increase on Mitsubishi's current electric car, and points to a vehicle which the company says takes electric cars beyond purely urban environments. The concept features a lightweight, aerodynamic body, to maximise the performance of the high-density batteries within. It could point towards the look and specification of a future production model, so we're intrigued to see more comprehensive images than the moody teaser you see above. Both will go on display at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, which opens on March 5. You can catch up with all the news and launches at the show on our Geneva Motor Show page [ http://www.greencarreports.com/news/geneva-motor-show ]. [© 2013 Green Car Reports All Rights Reserved] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Cost of Electricity Baffles Some EV Owners (video) EVLN: Electric Delorean in 2013 EVLN: Joel and Melissa went Focus Electric -- when will you? EVLN: Leaf Nismo RC Electric Racer Update (video) EVLN: Tesla tears down NYT Model S review with EV’s own logs + EVLN: Fiat 500e is an electric car with an attitude (video) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-CA-MiEV-suburban-EV-2013-Geneva-Motor-Show-r-186mi-tp4661265.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
