Mitsubishi goes electric

By Ben Oliver

First Official Pictures

24 October 2007 12:58

What on earth is that?

The iMIEV Sport, a teardrop coupe based on the same running gear as the regular iMIEV (more of which shortly), but with two in-wheel electric motors at the front to complement the single electric motor under the boot driving the rear wheels. The firm says the set-up can mimic the four-wheel drive grip of the S-AWC system used in the Evo X, but there are no plans to put it into production.

Mitsubishi confirmed that the iMIEV electric car would go on sale earlier than the initial 2010 target, and that it is actively investigating bringing the car to Europe. Based on the Mitsubishi i, it’s a four-seat electric-only city car with a 100-mile range, a 80mph top speed and a likely price tag of under £15,000.

By Ben Oliver