2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Drive Report Of 62-Mile Electric Minicar - Green Car Reports
It’s been nearly four years since the tiny Mitsubishi i-MiEV hit the market. And considering the rapid evolution and transformation of the electric-car market that’s occurred over the past several times the earth has gone around the sun, that’s really light years. It’s no longer so much the technological curiousity, or a forerunner of a new technology—or, to early adopters, a long-awaited, fully legal electric passenger car. Since it arrived on the market, so has the Tesla Model S, and a slew of other compliance-car models, like the Fiat 500e, that add some allure to going electric. The 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV , no matter how you try to spin it in your head, isn’t sexy. It’s only 145 inches long and derived from Japanese kei cars, and it does wonders with space. Or rou can fit four adults in the i-MiEV surprisingly well—although it’s nearly a foot narrower (62. 4 inches) than a lot of U. S. -market models so you’re practically brushing shoulders with them. The i-MiEV offers an official range of just 62 miles—the lowest of any of the battery electric cars sold in the U. S. —but it remains one of only a few electric cars to use the CHAdeMO standard for fast-charging (an 80-percent charge in under half... Source: www.greencarreports.com
