Mitsubishi is planning to sell a small electric car in the United States and Japan in the near future, according to Automotive News. President Osamu Masuko reportedly said the car will be powered by lithium-ion batteries. The announcement was made at a dealer meeting last week.
From an environmental standpoint, we believe the electric car is the way to go because it has zero emissions,” Masuko said. A timeframe was not disclosed, nor were specifics of the planned car. At the Detroit auto show in January, Mitsubishi revealed the Concept-CT MIEV hybrid show car (pictured). The concept has a 1.1-liter gasoline motor and small electric motors on each wheel, providing all-wheel-drive. A similar configuration could be applied to an all-electric car, as well.
10/09, 8:33 AM
posted by:
1c3d0g
I think they should stick with selling the Evo and producing turbos, though Garrett is a manufacturer to be reckoned with in that market.
10/09, 9:47 AM
posted by:
Kenny W
Meh, with no time table this is just a paper launch. Sales through press release if you will. While I applaud Mitsubishi for trying they need to bring more to the table than just an idea.
10/09, 11:33 AM
posted by:
Egbert Souse
I think the key word here is ZERO EMISSIONS
10/09, 1:08 PM
posted by:
Hyperion
I think they should do this.
and 1c3d0g, I agree with you. If they for ANY reason even think of abandoning their Evo sportscar or softening it down… they need a kick in the gut. Every car company should embrace environmentally friendly powertrain technology. At the same time, if a car company stops selling their sportscar models they’ll lose me as a potential buyer.
10/09, 6:19 PM
posted by:
Bobzooki
a little bit of sick just came into my mouth
10/10, 5:46 PM
posted by:
Gogogodzilla
Zero emissions my BUTT.
All the electricity comes from somewhere… and that somewhere isn’t just the plug in the wall.
Electricity comes from the power plant. And the power plant (unless it’s nuclear) pollutes.
End of story.
10/12, 10:57 AM
posted by:
drbones666
“All the electricity comes from somewhere… and that somewhere isn’t just the plug in the wall. Electricity comes from the power plant. And the power plant (unless it’s nuclear) pollutes.
End of story.
Comment by Gogogodzilla, posted on October10 at 5:46 pm”
You’re mostly wrong I’m happy to say. Nukes pollute also if you know about how they really work. Electric cars, even if the fuel source is a coal burning plant, pollute much less then the average ICE (Internal Combustion Engine). If you are using photovoltics, yes the manufacturing process is polluting but much less in the long run than with an ICE engine. This is all old information. You can Google it and there are several good electric car groups on Yahoo you can look into.