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Mitsubishi i-MiEV recall, Tesla lasers, Porsche Taycan charging: Today’s Car News

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The Porsche Taycan misses out on 800V charging in places without CCS hardware. A brake issue has led to the recall of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car has been recalled—every one sold in the U.S., And Tesla is working on some far-out windshield-wiper tech. from the 2012.

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Nikkei: PSA Peugeot Citroën suspends intake of i-MiEVs due to low sales

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The Nikkei reported that PSA Peugeot Citroën has suspended deliveries of Mitsubishi Motors’s i-MiEV electric cars to avoid inventory build-up amid lower-than-expected sales. In 2010, the two companies had signed a Final Cooperative Agreement regarding development and supply of 100,000 units of the i-MiEV to PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA).

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Mitsubishi Motors teams with USC on Smart Grid Living Laboratory Project; 12 i-MiEVs

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(MMNA) is supporting the University of Southern California (USC) and the Viterbi School of Engineering as it develops a special campus-wide Smart Grid “Living Laboratory” project including the use of Mitsubishi i-MiEV 100% electric vehicles.

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Mitsubishi reports fire in i-MiEV battery pack, melting in Outlander PHEV pack

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Mitsubishi Motors reported two separate incidents with Li-ion battery packs: one, a fire in a i-MiEV battery pack at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant; the other, heating and melting in a pack installed in an Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

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Mitsubishi Begins Sales of i-MiEV to Individuals in Hong Kong; First Individual Sales Outside of Japan

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UCL), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC)’s importer and distributor for Hong Kong, will begin sales tomorrow of the i-MiEV electric vehicle to individuals in Hong Kong. UCL is offering the i-MiEV at a price of HK$395,000 (US$50,631), with a target to sell 50 units by the end of this year. Universal Cars Ltd.

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Mitsubishi Motors unveils North American spec i-MiEV at LA Show; expected MSRP of about $30,000

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unveiled its North American-spec i-MiEV at the LA Auto Show. The North American i-MiEV, when compared to its Japanese- and European-spec compatriots, features a slightly larger body to provide even more interior comfort for four adults, along with redesigned front and rear bumpers for enhanced protection in the event of a collision.

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Electronics retailer Yamada-Denki starts trial sales of Mitsubishi i-MiEV in Japan

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and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start trial sales of the i-MiEV electric vehicle (EV) in Yamada Denki retail stores. MMC introduced the i-MiEV in Japan in July 2009, has started individual sales from this April and has sold about 3,000 units so far in Japan.

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