Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will compete in the 2013 edition of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) with a pair of all-new MiEV Evolution II all-electric four-wheel drive (4WD) prototype racecars. This year’s Pikes Peak hill climb race will be held on June 30. With the upgraded all-new MiEV Evolution II, MMC said it
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Mitsubishi revealed many details on its PHEV version of its new Outlander SUV during this week’s edition of the New York auto show. The new Outlander PHEV blends, according to Mitsubishi, the best of the company’s EV technology (i-MiEV), sure-footed Super All-Wheel Control (derived from the esteemed S-AWC system found in the legendary Mitsubishi Lancer
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Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has unveiled the fuel-efficient all-new 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage 5-door subcompact at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. This new Mirage is expected to arrive at Mitsubishi Motors dealers later this fall. The all-new 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage model is estimated to achieve a fuel economy rating of 40 mpg
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Launched in Japan in 2009, Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV was the first of the new all-electric vehicles on the market. The subcompact city car was introduced in Europe, Asia and Australia in 2010, the U.S. and Canada in December 2011 and was made available in all 50 American states by June 2012. Counting i-MiEVs in South America
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After Montreal a month ago, Mitsubishi Motors is showing its newest subcompact at the Canadian International Auto Show held in Toronto this week. The subcompact, not yet on sale in the U.S. or Canada, but recently available in other parts of the world, is not yet named for this market. It carries the Mirage badge
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Mitsubishi will be showing up at the Geneva Motor Show with two concept vehicles incorporating electricity in their propulsion mode: the Concept GR-HEV and the Concept CA-MiEV. Ever since it started research and development on electro-mobility back in 1966, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) says it always believed that electric vehicles (EV) would eventually become long-term
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Consumers who have an interest in pure electric cars are faced with two big bumps on the road to buying one. First, a limited selection—seven models, depending on region—and second, EVs are expensive. Unless you are a member of the “HENRY” club—High Earner Not Rich Yet—you can forget about purchasing a Tesla Model S ($57,400
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One day soon your electric car could be your backup house power as well as your means to getting to work – and if a research center called “M-tech Labo” just opened by Mitsubishi in Japan has anything to say about it, that’s exactly where things could be headed. Following lessons learned by its MiEV
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This week the first shipment of 2012 Mitsubishi i electric demonstrator vehicles were received for East Coast dealerships at the Port of Baltimore and said to represent its the debut for “most of the eastern seaboard.” According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mitsu’s little EV returns 112 miles per gallon equivalent (energy usage), the
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Next month at the Geneva Motor Show, Mitsubishi will introduce its long-anticipated production plug-in hybrid Outlander with reported capability of 31 miles all-electric range, and potential for near-triple-digit MPG equivalent. The U.S. version of the tech-laden vehicle will be added to the rest of a redesigned Outlander lineup and is to go on sale in
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