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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. Mitsubishi I-MiEV. This year, hybrids dominate the “Greenest” list occupying half of all spots. Make and Model.

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Why My 2014 Chevy Volt Uses Less Gas Than My All-Electric Car Did

Green Car Reports

I recently leased a 2014 Chevy Volt to replace my Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and I expect that it will free me even more from using gasoline than the i-MiEV--which was a battery electric car that used no gas at all. At first glance, this would seem counter-intuitive.

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Little i-MiEV Electric Car: How Does It Compare To VW e-Golf?

Green Car Reports

The 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is an outlier—in design, in layout, and in the way it drives. Yet our long-term 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf is nearly the polar opposite—a full battery-electric model wearing the look, feel, and functionality of one of the world’s best-selling cars of all time.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Price Cut, Chevrolet Colorado Diesel, 2015 Ram ProMaster City: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car gets a price cut, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck gets a diesel-engine option, and buyers get a new compact van, the 2015 Ram ProMaster City. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

EV Central

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. That forthcoming legislation is one reason MMAL has imported a Japan-market ek X EV electric kei to test for market suitability.

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Chevy Volt Vs Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Audi 'e-Diesel,' Green Car Sales Misinterpreted: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, see how the Chevrolet Volt compares to the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the synthetic diesel fuel Audi was able to make using renewable energy, and why it;s important to distinguish between hybrids and electric cars when analyzing sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News'

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2016 Toyota Prius, Cadillac Diesels, Mitsubishi i-MiEV Vs VW e-Golf: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

again, and we compare two electric cars: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Volkswagen e-Golf. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is confirmed for a September reveal, Cadillac says it will sell diesels in the U.S.

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