Prestige brand to electrify drivers

Source: NEWS.com.au

THE first prestige electric car will go on sale in Australia next year. BMW managing director Phil Horton said the zero-emissions i3 electric car will be in showrooms in little more than 12 months. It will be followed in 2014 ...
Full article at: NEWS.com.au  More like this  19 hours ago, 5:31pm CDT

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2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: I am Honored to Accept Your Waste

Source: Edmunds

I wasn't quite sure what to make of this thing in the middle of the MiEV's back seat. The first thing to pop into my mind was, "Oh god, please tell me that isn't some weird Japanese toilet-related device." I can just see it, ...
Full article at: Edmunds  More like this  1 day ago, 1:01pm CDT

2012 Mitsubishi i-Miev: Natural Habitat

Source: Edmunds

This is why, even though our Mustang GT was available -- and this from a guy whose personal car is a Mustang Cobra -- I took the electric Mitsu home last night. The reality is that this is what driving in L.A. is like ...
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BMW i3 on sale here next year

Source: CarsGuide.com (Australia)

BMW’s electric i3 city car will go on sale in Australia in 2013. BMW managing director Phil Horton said the zero emissions i3 electric car will be in showrooms in a little over 12 months. It will be followed early in 2014 by the i8, a plug in hybri ...
Full article at: CarsGuide.com (Australia)  More like this  1 day ago, 8:01am CDT

Facing life with renewed energy

Source: The Morning Bulletin

Geoff Clarke will show his electric carand wind-powered generator at the Innovation Expo. GEOFF Clarke has glimpsed the future and likes it. The Rockhampton businessman, an innovator who has developed a range of pre-cast concrete building ...
Full article at: The Morning Bulletin  More like this  1 day ago, 5:21pm CDT

Nissan Leaf's U.S. sales may jump after production starts here

Source: Los Angeles Times

Nissan sold just 370 Leaf electric vehicles in the U.S. last month and only 2,103 so far this year. To put this in perspective, the U.S. auto industry has sold almost 4.7-million vehicles this year. But as Andy Palmer, executive vice president of ...
Full article at: Los Angeles Times  More like this  1 day ago, 2:02pm CDT

Reevaluating the Mitsubishi i-MiEV in context, at home

Source: AOL News

The i is powered by 49-kW (66-hp) AC synchronous motor mounted low in its sawed-off hatchback tail and driving its rear wheels, making it kind of like an early Volkswagen Beetle in layout and concept. Its 16-kWh li-ion ...
Full article at: AOL News  More like this  2 days ago, 10:59am CDT

2012 Mitsubishi i SE

Source: Automobile

I grew up reading about Japan's microscopic Kei-class cars, but never did I think an automaker would actually bring one to our shores. Lo and behold, Mitsubishi has: its gasoline-powered, jellybean-shaped i may not be sold here, but the electric-powere ...
Full article at: Automobile  More like this  2 days ago, 9:02am CDT

Mitsubishi cuts back small-car variants

Source: The Age

No performance models for new Mirage range. Anyone expecting the new Mitsubishi Mirage to spawn a raft of performance and lifestyle variants based on its new platform is likely to be disappointed. Unlike the current Colt - w ...
Full article at: The Age  More like this  2 days ago, 2:07am CDT