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Mullen Chinese EVs, pollution from tires, Mitsubishi i-MiEV retrospective: Today’s Car News

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Honda electrifies its racing. And the Mitsubishi i-MiEV might be at the end of the road. An invention claims to be able to catch pollution from tires. Mullen’s at it again with potential U.S. distribution of Chinese EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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

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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. Honda Civic Natural Gas. Honda Insight. Honda Civic Hybrid. Honda CR-Z.

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2013 Honda Fit EV receives EPA fuel economy rating of 118 MPGe; highest yet

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The 2013 Honda Fit EV ( earlier post ) received a combined adjusted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mile-per-gallon-equivalency (MPGe) rating of 118 MPGe—the highest yet awarded by the EPA. Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. Honda Fit EV. Mitsubishi i-MiEV. EPA Combined MPGe. EPA Combined kWh/100m.

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Lithium Energy Japan Building Second Li-Ion Plant for Mitsubishi i MiEV

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earlier post ), plans to construct a battery factory in response to Mitsubishi Motors’ plans to boost production of its i MiEV electric vehicle. Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. Earlier post.). In April, Blue Energy Co., Earlier post.).

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Chevrolet Spark EV EPA-rated at 119 MPGe and 82-mile range

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By comparison, the 2013 Scion iQ EV is EPA-rated at 121 MPGe; the Honda Fit EV at 118 MPGe; the Fiat 500e at 116 MPGe; the i-MiEV at 112 MPGe; the Ford Focus Electric at 105 MPGe; and the smart fortwo electric at 107 MPGe. Other EVs on the market have combined fuel economy ratings below 100 MPGe.

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Ricardo and A2Mac1 renew partnership to expand benchmarking and competitive analysis of EVs and PHEVs; online database

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MY2014 Honda Civic Hybrid. MY2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. MY2015 Volkswagen e-Golf. MY2014 BMW i3 Rex. MY2014 Acura RLX Hybrid. MY2014 VW Jetta Hybrid. MY2014 Chevrolet Spark EV. MY2013 Tesla Model S 60. MY2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. MY2013 Ford C-Max Energi. MY2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco. MY2012 Toyota Prius. MY2011 Chevrolet Volt.

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Tesla likely Q1 US PEV leader with 4,750+ sales in North America; Nissan surges with LEAF in March in US

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Honda sold 46 units of the battery-electric Fit in Q1, and 45 units of the Accord PHEV plug-in hybrid. Mitsubishi sold 625 units of the battery-electric i-MIEV in Q1, and 31 units in March. The figures for March are 180 Focus Electric; 295 Fusion Energi; and 494 CMAX Energi.