Mitsubishi to supply PSA Peugeot Citroen with electric vehicle for European market
01/09/2009, 9:18 AM
By Drew Johnson
Following an electric vehicle joint-study between PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi last June, the two companies have reportedly decided to share electric vehicle technologies. The new deal will see PSA Peugeot Citroen selling a re-badged version of Mitsubishi’s i-Miev electric car in European markets.
According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Mitsubishi will supply PSA to the tune of 10,000 i-Miev vehicles a year, beginning in 2011. The majority of those cars will be sold in France, although PSA will market the i-Miev in several other European markets. The French government has already announced a plan to offer a €5,000 tax credit to electric vehicle buyers.
Mitsubishi plans to have its i-Miev to the Japanese market by mid-2010. Although PSA’s version will be sold exclusively in Europe, Mitsubishi will also be marketing the EV in the European market, likely around late 2010 or early 2011.
The i-Miev will feature a 63 horsepower electric motor, with a lithium-ion battery pack supplying power. Range is said to be about 100 miles, with a full charge on a typical outlet taking about 7-hours. However, ‘quick charge’ stations are currently under development, which should provide an 80 percent charge in just 35 minutes.
There are no current plans to sell the i-Miev in the U.S., but Mitsubishi will be testing the electric four-seater in California.
01/09, 11:04 AM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
“There are no current plans to sell the i-Miev in the U.S., but Mitsubishi will be testing the electric four-seater in California.”
O.K. I live in California, and around the Summer time “The Department of Water and Power” are telling us to conserve energy to avoid black-outs…
HOW THE F+++ ARE SUPPOSED TO CONSERVE ENERGY WITH ALL THE TREE HUGER’S PLUGGING IN ECO BOX EV CARS????……….. WTF!!!!!!!!….. LET ME GUESS NOW I HAVE TO PAY MORE ON MY ELECTRICITY BILL SO THAT THE STATE CAN OFFER MORE FREE PERK’S TO ECO BOX EV CAR OWNERS… GOOD JOB MOTHER F-ERS!!!!!!!!!1
01/10, 1:48 AM
posted by:
Bankruptcy2009
I give Mitsubishi credit for stepping up in the Electric car market. I feel this way. If car companies were working on Electric Motors and Batteries the way they did the IC Engine for the Last 155 Years then we would’nt be having this dispute over foreign oil cause we would’nt need it. And I’d be willing to bet you could make an Electric car do the Speed of Sound and far more powerful and far better range than any IC engine equivalent.
01/10, 1:44 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Yard Dog, in many cases, the EVs can go for a few days between charges. If I were to have one, I could go nearly two weeks since my job is not all that far away. And sitting at a light doesn’t discharge the batteries like idling uses gas. I wouldn’t worry too much about the grid. We have a long way to go before we have any issues.
Think of it this way: There are 300 million people in the country. 150 million are the “work force”, which are the ones that need to drive. There are only 1 million Priuses (Prii?) in the entire world after being on the market for 10 years. That’s only 0.66% of the US work force driving Priuses – not even 1% yet. And not all of those 1 million cars are in the US, so the percentage is much lower. If EVs sold as quickly as the Prius over the next ten years, we most likely would not break that 1% mark. 1 million cars seems like such a big number, but when you compare it to the other numbers, it really isn’t all that big. And by the time we make that 1% mark, our power companies will have restructured the grid to compensate.
But that’s what makes the Volt so cool, too. You don’t necessarily NEED a plug in, but if you have it, you will use that much less gas.
And if you want to conserve energy, invest in a PV system. Some are big enough to charge an EV without taking any power from the grid. That would be my ultimate setup – if I could afford it. Yeah, they have batteries, but batteries are getting more environmentally friendly each year.
01/10, 4:28 PM
posted by:
yarddog82abn
@Beatusmongous…
Your point is solid, but I can also wait for Hydrogen technology to improve…