http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2015/02/24/us-mitsubishi-electric-car.html Mitsubishi's iMiev remains cheapest electric February 24, 2015
DETROIT (AP) — Mitsubishi's 2016 iMiev will remain the cheapest electric car on the market when it goes on sale in the U.S. next month. The tiny four-seater starts at $22,995, the same as the previous model year. With a $7,500 federal tax credit, the price drops to $15,495. Standard features include heated front seats, remote keyless entry and an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on the battery pack. The iMiev was introduced in 2011. Two years later, Mitsubishi dropped its price by $5,000 to ensure it would be cheaper than newer entries like the electric Chevrolet Spark. But the car hasn't been a big seller. Mitsubishi sold 196 iMievs in the U.S. last year, down 81 percent from the previous year. By comparison, Nissan sold more than 30,000 electric Leaf sedans. ©2015 by The Associated Press [© 10tv.com] https://transportevolved.com/2015/02/24/mitsubishi-confirms-no-price-cut-for-2016-i-miev-electric-car-adds-optional-touchscreen-navigation-package/ Mitsubishi Confirms No Price Cut for 2016 i-Miev Electric Car, Adds Optional Touchscreen Navigation Package February 24, 2015 By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield [images https://d290b3p3ki7y5s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-mitsubishi-i-miev-4-door-hb-es-angular-front-exterior-view_100460333_l.jpg There’s no change between the 2014 and 2016 model year i-Miev — save a $2,000 optional sat-nav system https://d290b3p3ki7y5s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/14MY_imiev_12_3_13-1.jpg Fun and functional, the i-Miev is a great entry-level car. But its limited range may put some off ] ... [© transportevolved.com] http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1502-2016-mitsubishi-i-miev-adds-navigation-package-starts-at-23845/ NEWS: 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Adds Navigation Package, Starts at $23,845 By Jake Holmes - February 24, 2015 [image http://image.automobilemag.com/f/59206954+w620+h413+q80+re0+cr1+ar0+st0/2012-mitsubishi-i-miev-front-three-quarters.jpg 2012 Mitsubishi I MiEV Front Three Quarters ] ... The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was the worst-selling all-electric car in the U.S. market last year. The car sold just 196 units in 2014 and only 1,029 copies in 2013. Mitsubishi didn't sell a 2015 model-year i-MiEV in the U.S. For contrast, the Nissan Leaf electric car sold 30,200 units in the U.S. last year and 22,610 in 2013 ... [© automobilemag.com] http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096815_2016-mitsubishi-i-miev-electric-minicar-to-start-deliveries-next-month 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Electric Minicar To Start Deliveries Next Month By John Voelcker Feb 17, 2015 [image http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/2014-mitsubishi-i-miev_100468554_l.jpg (dash) 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV ] The little Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the smallest four-seat electric car sold in North America, and its sales have been commensurate with its size: low. Since it went on sale more than three years ago, sales have totaled less than 2,000 units--against 72,300 for the larger Nissan Leaf. Nonetheless, the company is persevering with its battery-electric minicar, and deliveries of the 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV will start next month. The news comes via a report at InsideEVs, which Green Car Reports independently confirmed with Mitsubishi's senior PR specialist Alex Fedorak. Mitsubishi has now skipped two model years (2013 and 2015), meaning any new or used i-MiEVs in the U.S. will be from the 2012, 2014, or 2016 model years. (Canada got a handful of 2013 cars.) The 2014 cars got a $6,000 price cut, along with CHAdeMO DC fast-charging fitted as standard equipment, but that didn't move the needle much on sales--only a few hundred 2014 models were sold. The company hasn't issued any details or specifications for the 2016 i-MiEV yet. It did, however, tell InsideEVs that it would adjust the mix of options fitted to the car to suit buyer preferences better. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was the first modern electric small car to go on the market, entering limited sales in Japan in 2008. While Mitsubishi has made an aggressive commitment to plug-in electric car technology, the i-MiEV has been hugely outsold by the larger and longer-range Nissan Leaf. The i-MiEV has only a 16-kilowatt-hour battery pack--just two-thirds the capacity of that in the Leaf--and its range of 62 miles is the lowest for any battery-electric car sold in the States. Mitsubishi is likely to see better success with its Outlander Plug-In Hybrid; that plug-in SUV has been repeatedly delayed, but has sold well in both Asia and certain European countries. [© greencarreports.com] ... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094896_2012-2014-mitsubishi-i-miev-recall-brake-pump-corrosion 2012-2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Recall: Brake Pump Corrosion (Oct 2014) http://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/2016-mitsubishi-miev-arrives-dealers-march/ 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV arrives at dealers in March February 24, 2015 [image http://www.automotiveworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mitsubishi-iMiEV-2016.jpg 2016 Mitsubishi iMiEV ] ... [© automotive world] ... http://thenewswheel.com/2016-mitsubishi-i-miev-goes-on-sale-in-march-with-more-options/ 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Goes on Sale in March with More Options February 23, 2015 ... http://gas2.org/2015/02/22/2016-mitsubishi-miev-coming-march/ 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Coming In March [2015/02/22] Steve Hanley ... http://www.examiner.com/article/mitsubishi-says-2016-i-miev-s-coming-march Mitsubishi says 2016 i-MiEV's coming in March February 20, 2015 Paulo Acoba ... http://en.yibada.com/articles/14272/20150219/mitsubishi-2016-miev-hits-market-march-despite-previous-sales-flop.htm Mitsubishi 2016 i-MiEV Hits The Market In March Yen Palec | Feb 19, 2015 For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-iMiev-remains-cheap-EV-champ-nil-changes-2016-model-in-March-tp4674040.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
