Mitsubishi I-Miev test drive since 2009 hatchback

Mitsubishi I-Miev

During a visit to the Mitsubishi Motors Research Center in Nagoy, where the updated Lancer was presented, we also managed to test the I-MIEV electric car, which Vaprel will begin to sell in Russia

Who said the electric cars silent? What noisy! The sound they simply make are very specific. Outside, the acceleration of the Mitsubishi electric flea resembles the rise of a spaceship from star wars, and inside this crumb is buzzing like a large trolley! The manner of driving here is also specific. The car accelerates unexpectedly briskly, but at the same time, the ekhnometer's arrow goes deep into the red zone, hinting that at this pace about the declared run of 160 km on one charging one should not dream. And as if twisting such a driving manner, with an accelerator pedal, the car sharply reduces the speed of the engine passes into the generator mode, trying to make up for the batteries washed off during acceleration. And what if the battery is discharged? In Japan, there are no problems with this: I-MIEV has been sold in the local market for two years, and there are many high-voltage gas stations, the addresses of which will be told by a full-time navigator. If you dry out far from the charging station call the tow truck or push the car to the nearest residential building, where it can be connected to an ordinary outlet using a full -time portable transformer but developed Japan and another Russia. We can only use such machines like show-kars ...

Driving
The baby briskly accelerates, but at the same time her batteries are also briskly discharged.

Salon
The dimensions and quality of the finish are the same as that of Daewoo Matiz.
   
Price
Charging is a penny, but the electric car itself is inadequately expensive.

Advantages and disadvantages
+ Cheap refueling, the motor does not pollute the air and does not require regular then.
- High price of an electric car, a small range of mileage without recharging.

Specifications
Equipped mass - 1080 kg
Dimensions - 3395x1475x1600 mm
Engine-Electric, 64 hp/30006000 min-1, 180 nm/02000 min-1
The transmission is unavailable
Dynamics - 130 km/h; 15.9 s to 100 km/h
Mileage range - up to 160 km

Author: Maxim Fedorov

 

Source: Magazine 5 wheel [April 2011]