Mitsubishi I Miev Motor

The mitsubishi i miev miev is an acronym for mitsubishi innovative electric vehicle is a five door hatchback electric car produced in the 2010s by mitsubishi motors and is the electric version of the mitsubishi i.

Mitsubishi i miev motor. A part of mitsubishi ev history. The i miev had a long wheelbase inherited from the i minicar rear midship layout. On world environment day 2009 mitsubishi motors unveiled the i miev pronounced. This meant there was enough space to install a large capacity lithium ion drive battery under the floor and install the power unit under the luggage compartment.

Mitsubishi mitsubishi i miev electric car i miev electric car i miev. Eye meev a compact all electric car that paved the way for the automotive industry s seismic shift towards mass produced electric vehicles ev. The company launched the i miev the first mass produced electric vehicle in 2009 which was followed by the outlander phev in 2013 a plug in hybrid market leader in japan and europe. The i miev was the slowest accelerating electric vehicle in the us.

The i miev didn t make it to our shores until 2011. Mitsubishi was only able to sell just 2 018 i mievs. And it had the lowest driving range at 62 miles. As it happens the i miev was the first car i reviewed for ars technica way back in july 2011 the specs were hardly earth shattering a 50kw 66hp electric motor and 16kwh of lithium ion.