On 3/3/15 8:09 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
> So, why aren’t people buying it? I've heard a number of assertions that
> a cheap, efficient, small car "should be" the ideal choice for some
> segment of people. But, still, the sales are practically nonexistent.
According to InsideEVs.com, Mitsubishi hasn't been importing the i-Miev
in significant numbers - a crucial point left out of the quoted 10tv.com
story. Check out the InsideEVs links below.
Cheers,
-Jamie
http://insideevs.com/january-2015-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/
"Mitsu continues to learn the lesson of “If you don’t ship any
inventory, its hard to sell cars.”
For December national inventories contracted further still, with about
80 2014 MY cars available…and suspiciously zero 2015s.
The cold hard fact on the i-MiEV is that Mitsubishi really doesn’t make
any money on the car, and they do on the Outlander PHEV…which they still
can’t make enough of, so they aren’t shipping i-MiEVs to the US, and
they may never ship them before the model fades away shortly. No better
example of this unwillingness to sell the car is in states such as
Georgia, whose generous state-level incentive almost makes the car
completely free on a lease."
http://insideevs.com/exclusive-look-whos-back-2016-mitsubishi-i-miev-arrives-for-us-in-march/
"Well, if you have been following EV sales (check out our scorecard here
for ALL the data), you know that Mitsubishi has been selling next to
nothing when it comes to the i-MiEV in the United States.
In fact only 195 were sold all of 2014..and all of them were 2014 model
year cars. There was no 2015 model year inventory – Mitsu didn’t ship
any, or for that matter, register the model with the Department of
Energy even.
This means that through a quirk in the way manufacturers can bill a
“new” offering into the market, Mitsu can use next year’s moniker today.
Much like in the same way the next generation Chevrolet Volt will be a
2016 (full details on that car here), even though first copies could (in
theory) arrive as early as late July/early August.
We would like to take a moment to note that this move is not without
precedent, as there was also no 2013 model year i-MiEV brought to the
US, and ultimately no more than 400 2014 i-MiEVs were shipped to America
by our estimates."
On 3/3/15 8:09 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
So, why aren’t people buying it? I've heard a number of assertions that
a cheap, efficient, small car "should be" the ideal choice for some
segment of people. But, still, the sales are practically nonexistent.
I can speak for myself: I bought the Leaf because, at the time, it was
only about $2K more than the iMiev but came with ample room for 4
adults, had slightly more range, and came with quick charge.
If I were to buy today, I very well might have bought the iMiev because
the price is so much less. I've only used quick charge a few times and,
without, would simply use a different vehicle for those cases.
Peri
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Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: iMiev remains cheap EV champ> nil changes, 2016
model in March
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
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