% We will have to see if the i-Miev EVs sold outside Japan also had their mileage data Mitsu-massaged %
http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKCN0XJ00B Mitsubishi Motors mileage scandal widens, U.S. regulator seeks information Apr 22, 2016 ... Domestic media reported that Mitsubishi had submitted misleading mileage data on its i-MiEV electric car, which is also sold overseas. Previously disclosed models are marketed specifically for the Japanese market and Mitsubishi has admitted to manipulating their fuel economy readings ... ... http://kfgo.com/news/articles/2016/apr/22/mitsubishi-motors-manipulated-mileage-data-on-electric-car-sankei/ http://www.carbay.ph/en/car-news/mitsubishi-motors-aims-big-achieves-big-got-hit-by-a-glitch-21151725 Mitsubishi Motors Aims Big, Achieves Big – Got Hit by a Glitch! April 22, 2016 ... The news which might interrupt the growing sales figures of this Japanese automaker is its false claims about the fuel economy of its cars. The recent research and tests done on some of the Mitsubishi cars opened up this fraud in the data flaunted by the brand in its promotions ... The company has released a clarification notice stating that the difference in fuel economy is due to the variation in norms and no manipulation is done in the data. Though, the discrepancy in data is observed only in Japan-spec models and the entire fleet for the Philippines is clean ... Mitsubishi Philippines, in this regards, has stated that these cars are not offered in the Philippines and the government rules for determining fuel economy is followed while promoting the Mitsubishi fleet in the local market. It would be interesting to see if the company manages the situation ... http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604220028.html EDITORIAL: Mitsubishi Motors still runs roughshod over ethics, honesty April 22, 2016 ... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-22/mitsubishi-cheating-deals-new-blow-to-credibility-of-automakers Mitsubishi Cheating Deals New Blow to Carmaker Credibility April 21, 2016 ... “This obviously causes an erosion of trust,” ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/i-MiEV-EVs-part-of-Mitsubishi-mileage-scandal-VW-style-cheating-tp4681644.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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
