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UK will spend £25 million ($40 million U.S.) on huge electric car test program
Mitsubishi iMiEV - click above for high res iamge gallery 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 years." Automotive partners include Ford, MINI, smart, Mitsubishi and Toyota. More information available at the links and in the press releases after the jump. While EV fans here on AutoblogGreen ... Read more →
Mitsubishi iMiEV price cut, plug-in hybrid version coming Sebastian Blanco
Mitsubishi i MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery 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 ...
German test with certified biodiesel shows great results Xavier Navarro
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 ...
Mitsubishi elects for more electrics in line up Domenick Yoney
2010 Mitsubishi i MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery On the heels of the Mitsubishi i MiEV's embarkation on mass manufacture, comes word that the Japanese company has solid plans for ...
Mitsubishi releases new pics of the production iMiEV Sam Abuelsamid
click above for a high res gallery of the production Mitsubishi iMiEV In conjunction with the launch of series production of its iMiEV yesterday, Mitsubishi has released a whole batch of new ...
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Mitsubishi launches production of the iMiEV 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi i MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi launched series production of its iMiEV electric car today at its Okayama, Japan factory. Mitsubishi is the first of the major automakers to kick off full scale production of a new EV and will be followed by most other ...
Rendered speculation: Peugeot 008, French iMiEV 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
We've known for several months now that Peugeot would be selling a re-badged version of the Mitsubishi iMiEV in Europe in a couple of years. What we haven't seen is the car itself. We still haven't, but AutoExpress has taken a crack at rendering what it might look like. Overall, their imagined car ...
iMiEV coming to UK in November for £20,000-£25,000 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi i MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi has increased predicted production rates for the i MiEV but there's still a question if supply will be able to meet demand for the electric jellybean. Company officials briefed us on the global strategy during the New York ...
20 fuel sipping diesel SUV/CUV/crossovers available in Germany 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Modern compact SUVs don't need to drink fuel at quite the rate of their larger, more easily spotted cousins (HUMMER, Range Rover, we're looking at you). Over in Europe, drivers have opened their arms to compact SUVs as an alternative to sedans and mini vans. Current offerings share car platforms ...
Mitsubishi reportedly increasing iMiEV production numbers, again 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi i MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery With the i-MiEV coming to U.S. (and Europe and Japan), it's no surprise that Mitsubishi would need plenty copies of the diminutive electric car to sell once the global plans really get rolling. We recently heard reports that the Japanese ...
New York 2009: Mitsubishi details global iMiEV plans 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi i MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery Mitsubishi's big electric car announcement at the New York Auto Show was that the iMiEV would be coming to the U.S. All we could get out of Mitsubishi reps before the big reveal was that this will happen sometime before 2012. "I would ...
New York 2009: How the Mitsubishi iMiEV electric car will be welcomed to Portland, OR 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi i-MiEV – Click above for high-res image gallery Following today's announcement that the i-MiEV will come to the U.S. in the near future, we took a few minutes to speak with Charlie Allcock, director of economic development at PGE (not PG&E, because, as I found out, saying ...
New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi i MiEV - click above for high-res image gallery At a press conference here in New York in a few minutes, Mitsubishi representatives will officially announce that the i-MiEV electric vehicle - already a hit in test drives and displays the world over - will be coming to the U.S. This ...
Vancouver, BC signs on for Mitsubishi iMiEV testing 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res image gallery of the IMiEV The latest test site for the Mitsubishi iMiEV is in the Great White North, specifically the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver joins several other locales on the west coast in testing the viability of electric cars (see also: ...
New York Preview: Mitsubishi to add "idle neutral logic" to Outlander 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery Next week in New York, Mitsubishi will reveal a new version of its Outlander crossover. The Outlander GT Prototype includes a new feature dubbed Idle Neutral Logic. According to Mitsubishi, this system shifts the ...
Mitsubishi reportedly doubling iMiEV output to 20,000 a year 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res image gallery of the IMiEV Fresh off of successful trips to Monaco and New Zealand, Mitsubishi is getting ready to crank out more copies of the tiny iMiEV. Just how many people will want an electric-powered jellybean? Mitsubishi thinks about 20,000 a year. That's the ...
Mitsubishi iMiEV joins the beautiful people, heads to Monaco 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res image gallery of the IMiEV Mitsubishi and Nissan-Renault Alliance seem to be in a see-saw battle to see who can sign up more governments to use and/or support their electric vehicles. The latest round goes to Mitsubishi, which has signed up the Principality of Monaco ...
Mitsubishi to hybridize its SUVs within four years 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko recently spoke with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport about its SUVs. Until now, Mitsubishi has not produced any hybrid vehicles as it has focused on developing pure battery electric vehicles. However all that could soon change as Masuko told the magazine that the ...
Australians drive the Mitsubishi iMiEV 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi recently brought its iMiEV road show down under to Australia. One reviewer who sampled the little electric four door was pleased with the driving experience but less impressed with some other aspects of the car. As we and others that have driven the iMiEV can attest, the 2,400-pound mini ...
Kiwis love test driving the iMiEV [w/VIDEOS] 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above and scroll down to watch the video Things you'll find in the videos (pasted after the jump) of everyday New Zealanders test driving the Mitsubishi iMiEV: astonishment at the silent motor, a joke about the horn "sounding like an electric car," another joke about putting a huge exhaust ...
Dundee Michigan engine plant gets Clean Corporate Citizen award 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance factory in Dundee, Michigan has received a Clean Corporate Citizen award from the state's Department of Environmental Quality. The plant, which is a joint venture between Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai, produces four cylinder engines used by all three ...
VIDEO: i MiEVs flog Mitsubishi's Drive@earth message 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Mitsubishi has wasted no time putting their two newest variations on the i MiEV theme to work. Both the global prototype and the Sport Air electric cars which debuted last week at the Geneva Motor Show can now lay claim to celluloidal stardom as they each get their own short video with the ...
World Green Car of the Year Finalists announced: iMiEV, iQ and FCX Clarity 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Honda FCX Clarity and the Toyota iQ were named the top three contenders for the World Green Car of the Year award that will be announced during the New York Auto Show next month. While there were some European and American vehicles in the original list of 22 cars, only ...
Tokyo Preview: Mitsubishi plans to debut plug-in hybrid concept 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Concept-cX Back in 2007, Mitsubishi showed off a new vehicle called the Concept cX at the Frankfurt Motor Show. At the time, the small crossover was powered by Mitsu's latest clean diesel technology. A small 1.8-liter diesel engine featuring a ...
Geneva 2009: Mitsubishi Global i MiEV prototype 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Debuting at the 79th Geneva Motor Show alongside the Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Air concept was an i MiEV prototype that may have been the most relevant electric car of the show. Although quite similar to the i MiEV design we've been showing you for the past couple years, this is the global version of ...
Geneva 2009: Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport Air 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click for a high res gallery of the Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport Air Mitsubishi revealed the latest iteration of its iMiEV Sport this morning in Geneva, the Sport Air. This year's version is marginally longer (20 mm) and taller for what Mitsubishi describes as a "more technical" look to the tear drop ...
Officially official: Peugeot to offer re-badged Mitsubishi i MiEVs 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
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 ...
Mitsubishi i MiEV hopes to hang out in Hong Kong 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
As Mitsubishi prepares for its electric car, the i MiEV, to go on sale this summer in Japan and the UK, more territories wishing to try it out on their own streets are coming forward. We can now add the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, known to most of us ...
Mitsubishi iMiEV New Zealand tour 'Tubed and Twittered 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above and scroll down to watch the video As we informed you last week, Mitsubishi and Meridian Energy have brought the iMiEV to New Zealand to introduce Middle Earth to the electric car concept. To help with that outreach, they have an expanded web presence that includes a microsite, a ...
Mitsubishi lauches new green label in Europe: Cleartec 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
I guess that at this point we've pretty much lost track of how many "green labels" automakers have slapped on their cleanest European vehicles (see Econetic, eco2, et al.). These labels are created to highlight the least-polluting member of a car line, usually based on the most basic engine ...
iMiEV starts renewable energy-powered trial in New Zealand 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to view a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi i MiEV The long-awaited New Zealand road show featuring the all-electric iMiEV is underway. Mitsubishi kicked off the trial with a gala event on Tuesday, where over 100 people from the government and other "key stakeholders" were invited ...
Geneva Preview: Mitsubishi to show prototype of global iMiEV concept 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click to enlarge At the Geneva Motor Show in a few weeks, Mitsubishi will be showing a second electric car concept in addition to the iMiEV Sport Air they recently teased. This one is called the Prototype iMiEV concept and at first glance it looks much like the iMiEV that we've been seeing for ...
Economic situation forces Mitsubishi to cancel diesel Lancer rally program 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click to enlarge Just weeks after debuting its new diesel racing Lancer in the 2009 Dakar Rally in South America, Mitsubishi has pulled the plug on the program. In a terse statement (available after the jump) the company blamed the declining economic situation for its withdrawal from cross ...
Mitsubishi shifts future focus to eco-friendly auto development 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to view a high-res gallery of the Mitsubishi i MiEV For an automaker such as Mitsubishi, which makes most of its profits from the sales of four-wheel drive SUVs, times are especially tough. Market realities have forced the Japanese automaker to reprioritize its research and ...
Got lithium? Lots 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on chart for PDF When companies need to know about future market conditions for various commodities, they hire a firm with the expertise to evaluate the situation and report back. For instance, as Mitsubishi was mulling the possible future of electric cars equipped with lithium ion ...
Geneva Preview: Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport Air concept 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click the sketch for a high res gallery Last night, Mitsubishi released the first sketches of its next concept car, the iMiEV Sport Air that will debut in Geneva in March. It looks like this one is little more than an update of last year's iMiEV Sport concept. The main difference appears to be a ...
