i-MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors
Another new player in the electric car market, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, is on tour across Canada.
In partership with Bullfrog power, the 2010 Clean Across Canada tour involves the i-MiEV hopping across Canada, stopping at Bullfrog Power customers’ homes so it can be recharged with renewable energy – and so people can have a look at it and try it out. Shown here is Jason Sauernheimer and his family with the i-MiEV. Sauernheimer is a Toronto firefighter, Bullfrog customer and supporter of solar thermal water heating.
Here’s what I know about the i-MiEV (which is simply what’s available online here):
- It’s range is 120 km
- It’s top speed is 130 km/h
- It seats four, with room for luggage
- It’s rear-wheel drive
- Its lithium-ion batteries supply 16 kWh
- You can charge it at home overnight, or fast-charge it at a charging station in half an hour
- You’ll never need to buy gas again!
I love that new models of electric cars are hitting our highways. I just hope they’ll be available to buy sometime soon as well, and for a reasonable price! For my guess on the first EV to market, click here to read my earlier post.
