Mitsubishi Motors i MiEV

[EVnut]

Well, I changed it to a worse compresson, and it finally worked. Sorry about the quality - I'm not sure that choosing HQ even makes a difference, but hey - at least it finally got up!
YouTube - Test drive of the Mitsubishi iMiEV

Can be found at the bottom of my EVnut page on the subject:
http://evnut.com/iMiEV.html

 

[TEG]

You can 'embed' videos here:

 

[EVnut]

Video is much smaller that way though. The embed on my site is forced bigger and into high quality.

 

[vfx]

Thank you for the drive video.

Can you tell us more about the "noise" people and NIB (Blind) people conversation.

We have talked about this a bit here.

 

[doug]

Don't get Darrel started about the "not enough noise" issue.

 

[vfx]

Don't get Darrel started about the "not enough noise" issue.

Oh yes I did!


It's a pet peeve of mine as well.

 

[EVnut]

Oh no you didn't!

Yeah, I left that in there because it was important to me. I turned the camera off before I replied. Ended up having a lengthy conversation with one of the other drivers. It did not end well. As usual, it seems to always come down to the "fact" that I obviously just hate blind people. :sigh:

I find it discouraging that all EV makers are now forced to waste valuable time/money/effort on this non-issue.

I'll head to the other thread to find out more.

 

[Tdave]

There's plenty of noise when you stick the camera out the window.

 

[EVnut]

Jeez. Ain't that the truth. Hey, I'm lucky to not have dropped the thing!

 

[domenick]

Speaking of sticking the camera out the window, I was very impressed by the length of Darell arms. They must be about 4 feet long!!

 

[EVnut]

Thanks Domenick - that's probably the nicest thing anybody is going to say about me today. I had to have a cameo to prove it was me. I like to star in the films I direct.

 

[dpeilow]

Vancouver, BC signs on for Mitsubishi iMiEV testing

 

[TEG]

Auto123: Mitsubishi i MiEV First Impressions

 

[vfx]

==^^^= Nice review!

New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S.

 

[dpeilow]

Autocar - Mitsubishi: 30,000 EVs by 2013

 

[dpeilow]

Exclusive: Mitsubishi's iMiEV UK launch revealed • Register Hardware

The Mitsubishi iMiEV will go on sale in the UK this November, Register Hardware can reveal.

Mitsubishi told us this morning that 50 of the five-door runabouts will arrive in the first batch, with a further 150 of the cars allocated to Blighty for the first half of 2010. Shipment numbers will increase if demand warrants it, of course.

Each iMiEV will cost between £20,000 and £25,000 ($30,844-37,800/€22,339-27,900), depending on the vagaries on the Sterling/Yen exchange rate.

The cost of each will include the outright purchase of the battery pack - so no leasing arrangements – which will come with a ten-year warranty.

Mitsubishi told Reg Hardware that work on a commercial version of the iMiEV is already underway in Japan - as is development of the iMiEV Sport Air.

Though still officially a technology concept, the clever money is on the Sport Air making it into production during 2010 or 2011.

 

[doug]

Some articles about the i MiEV entering production:


Mitsubishi i-MiEV to Electrify Japan in July | Green Business | Reuters

Japanese Automakers Launch Their First Battery-Powered Cars - TIME

Mitsubishi Motors to Preempt Rivals’ Electric Cars (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Mitsubishi launches production of the iMiEV - AutoblogGreen

 

[doug]

Green Fuels Forecast

 

[bobw]

The original Mitsubishi Press Release

I found a link to it on GM-Volt.com.

 

[TEG]

iMiEV hill-climbing test run video