2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Vehicle

2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Vehicle

Preview 2003 carats concept Frankfurt Motor Show, and then released in Japan in January 2006, the recipient of many an award and well received by media and customers, innovation, A-segment "i" has been selected as the platform for next generation electric vehicle project MMC: Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which Euro-spec. version (left and right steering wheel steering wheel is officially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show 2010).

Make the best use of the architecture of the mid-ship of this new city car, the electric "i" or "i MiEV" then announced in October 2006 as a research vehicle powered by a compact, lightweight and high energy density lithium ion batteries.

Less than 3 years later, once the entire development process was completed the accumulation of more than 500. 000 miles of testing, the car was released in Japan as "i-MiEV" in July 2009 with the first fleet customers. The books were opened to private customers as well, the first deliveries of the second wave of Japanese customers that take place from April 2010.

The next step begins today in Paris shopping before starting production at the Mizushima plant MMC in October. Deliveries to European customers will then start in 14 markets from December 2010, as a country by country.