Mitsubishi has announced no 2013 U.S. model although a 2013 Canadian model is being sold. 2012 U.S. models are almost gone, so it's looking like Mitsubishi has no plans to continue selling an EV in the U.S. It would be relatively easy to produce a 2013 U.S. model, but with Nissan and others offering much lower pricing on their 2013 EV's, it's not clear that Mitsubishi could complete without losing money on each Japanese-made i-MiEV sold. Mitsubishi would probably have to produce its North American i-MiEV's in one of its North American factories to be able to compete on price, but there is no indication that Mitsubishi plans to do so.Archsteve said:
alohart said:
Congratulations! I think you'll be happy with your decision.Quercus said:
At the end of December, I bought an i-MiEV that had sat on the hot, sunny lot of the Honolulu Mitsubishi dealer for over a year. I, too, was a bit concerned about this, but my very early i-MiEV had a sticker price that reflected the i-MiEV's original price prior to its price increase. So I couldn't resist the savingsQuercus said:
alohart said:At the end of December, I bought an i-MiEV that had sat on the hot, sunny lot of the Honolulu Mitsubishi dealer for over a year. I, too, was a bit concerned about this, but my very early i-MiEV had a sticker price that reflected the i-MiEV's original price prior to its price increase. So I couldn't resist the savings
alohart said:Congratulations! I think you'll be happy with your decision.Quercus said:
At the end of December, I bought an i-MiEV that had sat on the hot, sunny lot of the Honolulu Mitsubishi dealer for over a year. I, too, was a bit concerned about this, but my very early i-MiEV had a sticker price that reflected the i-MiEV's original price prior to its price increase. So I couldn't resist the savingsQuercus said:
So far, I have observed no obvious degradation of my battery pack. I have seen range remaining estimates in the mid-90's after a full charge and can easily achieve 80 miles range in urban driving without too much freeway driving or A/C use. This seems to be quite normal. Of course, this is only a single data point which doesn't guarantee that some degradation might not appear later. It might also indicate that my Mitsubishi dealer did what they told me which was that they maintained the battery pack charge level around 50% while it was on the lot and performed monthly checks on the 12 v. and traction batteries.
For my wife and me, the Leaf is too big and heavy. We almost always have the rear seats folded down to take advantage of the i-MiEV's larger cargo capacity than a Leaf. Living in a congested city, parking and maneuvering our i-MiEV is much easier than a Leaf would be. Car size preference is personal.senapati said:
I've never used our remote. I wouldn't want a smartphone interface because I'd have to pay for a mobile phone account to make it work. The K.I.S.S. principal has value to me.senapati said:
senapati said:
i-MiEV sales would certainly have been much higher had the local inventory existed. With these incentives, I can't think of any new car, even those with an ICE, that could have been purchased for less. So sales must have been severely constrained by the fact that most interested buyers would have had to buy sight-unseen and would have had to pay for shipping from a far-away dealer who still had inventory.archie_b said:
I think that question answers itself - there will not be a 2013 i-MiEV for the U.S. market. I hope Mitsu cracks the code for 2014 and delivers either an updated i-MiEV or something else in the "basic EV" category. Otherwise, the only options for basic <$30k EV transport will be the Leaf S and the Smart ED, unless GM defies expectations and takes the Spark EV beyond CARB-mandate areas (I'm not holding my breath). Alas, the only EV reports/rumors I've heard from Mitsu are about the Outlander PHEV. I think that could be an exciting story in its own right depending on pricing and EV range, providing a real EV option for one-car households (the Volt always having been impractically cramped for many duties), but again, it doesn't address the low-cost commuter EV segment.alohart said:
So what's happened to the spirit of adventure by the American populace? I mean, with an average of over two cars/household and an average of around 30 miles/day/car, surely you'd think more people would spring for an EV, even if only to think they're trying it out as a 'second' car in the family. Dunno about everyone else, but our iMiEV is BY FAR the primary daily-driving vehicle in our family (>1Kmiles/mo), with the hybrid used only for long trips. Fuel is getting stale in all the other ICE vehicles.MLucas said: