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Mitsubishi features electric vehicles at Tokyo Auto Show

by admin on Oct.30, 2009, under News

Mitsubishi will feature electric vehicles on the recent Tokyo Auto Show and among them are a plug-in crossover and a cargo version of its electric car.

One of the featured cars from Mitsubishi, the PX-MiEV is a hybrid crossover that contains one electric motor for the front wheels, another for the back, and a 114-hp four-cylinder gasoline engine that can serve either as a generator at low speeds or a source of supplemental propulsion at higher speeds. It is slightly bigger than the bubble-shaped i-MiEV but it uses lithium ion batteries that is similar to the compact car, and it has the same electric-drive operating system to control the motors.

Inside of the concept PX-MiEV coddles, protects, and practically disinfects passengers inside an interior that is the next best thing to a cryogenic chamber, including as it does odor- and bacteria-deactivating seat upholstery, a humidifier and oxygen regulator, anti-aging UV-A–filtering window glass, and a cockpit-like driver’s area with an alertness monitor that will emit a certain smell to tell you to pay attention.

On the other hand, the i-MiEV Cargo is another spinoff of the i-MiEV. It has a large cargo bay in back for use in fleet delivery. And like its i-MiEV base model, the cargo version will have a range of 100 miles on a full battery charge.

Everyone at the Tokyo Auto show is impressed my the Mitsubishi’s lineup of cars at the Tokyo Auto Show, and this will highlight the manufacturer’s efforts to catch up to rivals in clean powertrain technology.

Source: Auto Week

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