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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. 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. I have a car that’s ready to go.” READ MORE: Confirmed!

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2024 Mitsubishi EK X review: First Aussie drive of the cuddly kei car that could become Australia’s cheapest EV

EV Central

Mitsubishi’s impossibly cute and cuddly “kei” car (it’s Japanese for “as small as a Tamagotchi’s testicle”), the all electric EK X, could become the cheapest EV on Australian roads if the company’s local arm succeeds in its mission to put it on sale here for “between $30,000 and $35,000”. 2024 Mitsubishi EK X dashboard.

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Canadian Lithium Project Gets Mitsubishi Investment

CleanTechnica EVs

Lithium, lithium, lithium — that’s what much of the electric vehicle revolution is about now. Dramatic electric vehicle sales growth. continued] The post Canadian Lithium Project Gets Mitsubishi Investment appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Mitsubishi to Launch the New Minicab EV Commercial Vehicle in Japan in December

Electric Cars Report

Mitsubishi Motors announced that the new Minicab EV, a kei-car1 class electric commercial vehicle with a monobox design, will go on sale at sales affiliates nationwide in Japan on December 21.

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Honda and Mitsubishi sign MoU to explore new businesses in EV age

Electric Cars Report

Japanese automakers Honda and Mitsubishi announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to begin discussions toward the creation of new businesses with an aim of leveraging the strengths of both companies to build sustainable business models in light of anticipated growth in the electric vehicle market.

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2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Named IIHS Top Safety Pick

Electric Cars Report

The all-new 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid has been named a TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) announced on Thursday. The award applies to vehicles built after May 2023.

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End of an era: Mitsubishi likely to stop making the i-MiEV electric car

Green Car Reports

What was the first mass-produced electric vehicle, after the GM EV1? The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was, by many assessments, a pioneer as a dedicated electric vehicle. No, it’s not the Nissan Leaf. It was intended to be mass-produced, not a simple conversion, and widely available (at least in some markets).

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