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

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The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was, by many assessments, a pioneer as a dedicated electric vehicle. Although first put in test fleets in 2007. What was the first mass-produced electric vehicle, after the GM EV1? No, it’s not the Nissan Leaf.

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RIP Mitsubishi i-MiEV: lowest-range, slowest electric car departs U.S. market

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The Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car deserves a place in history. Pre-production i-MiEVs were operating in test fleets in Japan as early as 2007, and it was on sale in that country even as Tesla struggled to get its Roadster.

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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. Earlier post.).

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Enterprise Holdings acquiring IGO CarSharing in Chicago

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IGO offers a range of vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF and Mitsubishi i-MiEV battery-electric vehicles. Financial terms of the transaction will not be disclosed. Enterprise Holdings operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand as well as the National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands.

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Report: Mitsubishi Motors and LG Chem to Develop EV Battery

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GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) launched a joint venture—Lithium Energy Japan—in 2007 to manufacture large-capacity and high-performance lithium-ion batteries for the i-MiEV. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Mitsubishi success to spawn more electric cars

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We’re just weeks away from the first fleet buyers in Japan receiving the production version of the much hyped Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car with individual buyers able to place orders for delivering beginning next April. The unexpected success of the vehicle has prompted the company to work on five more electric cars.

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Think and Ener1 Supplying Electric Drivetrains and Battery Packs to Japan Post for EV Conversions; Potential New Line of Business

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Japan Post is also deploying 40 original electric vehicles this fiscal year—20 units apiece of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Subaru Plug-In Stella. Think Global and Ener1 began an active partnership in 2007, with EnerDel developing a 26 kWh battery system for the Th!nk Earlier post.). nk City vehicle.

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