2011 Mitsubishi Release Electric Vehicles The Electric i-Miev, Following the Subaru, announced release of electric Stella, Mitsubishi company announced early in the production of the auto show in Detroit (USA) in 2009, the electric i-Miev.Both vehicles will be on sale in July, but, unlike the company's Subaru, which was originally intended to put on the market only 170 electric vehicles, Mitsubishi is planning to produce 1 400 i-Miev, native who could become only the businesses and government entities. Sales of electric vehicles for private individuals will begin no earlier than April 2010 on.
The company plans to put in the current fiscal year abroad 250 i-Miev - mainly in Britain and other European countries. In addition, Mitsubishi Electric intends to sell in China and the United States, but details have not yet been clarified. Overall, up to March 2012 automakers is going to sell in a year of not less than 15 thousand cars. Meanwhile, the production of i-Miev becomes profitable only when the conveyor for the year will go no less than 30 thousand cars.
I-Miev price of about $ 47 000, while the Japanese government intends to encourage compatriots who buy environmentally friendly electric vehicles, offsetting about a third of the cost of the machine.
i-Miev are supplied lithium ion battery and 47-kilowatt electric motor. On reloading the battery using the charger requires 30 minutes, from 200 V sockets - 7 hours. With the regenerative brakes, batteries recharged during the movement of automobiles.
Electric car is equipped with electric climate control with air conditioning, LED headlamps, navigation system with 7-inch screen and storage for storing road maps.
