Peugeot iOn: one half of PSA’s rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars unveiled
Peugeot’s rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV didn’t turn out looking quite like what Theophilus Chin imagined it to be – the actual product doesn’t really stray far from its Mitsubishi looks. As for the name, the Peugeot branded car is going to be called the Peugoet iOn while the Citroen one has yet to be named.
Looking back at history, this is not Peugeot’s first electric car. In the mid-90s, there was actually an electric version of the Peugeot 106 for sale. It had a regular speedometer but the RPM meter was replaced by a dial showing the percentage of maximum power output being used. It had a top speed of 90km/h and went up to between 70km to 100km on a single charge.
The new iOn can go further – 130km on the European driving cycle on its lithium ion batteries. The iOn’s batteries can be charged in 6 hours using a regular 220V socket or up to 80% in 30 minutes via a fast charging system. It’s powered by a 64hp motor with 180Nm of torque.
September 7, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
I wonder when will electric cars comes to Malaysia.
September 7, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
Nice car..
September 7, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
Mitshubishi looks to be the leader in electric car for Japan like BYD for China. in fact earlier development for Mitshubishi in electric car with its odd 6 wheels that go so fast even Porche or any supercar would be ashame of. But this 6 wheels electric car was never mean for production rather development of its electrical powertrain. Sorry, forgot the name of this project. What i know Mitshubishi even had a talk with BYD on its advanced electric car project, dont know any latest development of this.
September 7, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
Tis one looks pleasantly good
September 7, 2009 @ 10:54 pm
My 2 cents opinion is here in Malaysia, public transportation should be as good as Singapore first before any serious intentation to push for electric cars. Public transportation has been politicians ‘election talks’ for so many donkey years, that mentioning of it makes us even more depress and hopeless that our G can do anything about it.
September 7, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
UGLY
September 7, 2009 @ 11:51 pm
where’s the ‘lancer’ bumper? ;p
September 8, 2009 @ 12:38 am
ELVIS well said!!
public transport is a big problem in malaysia~ not to mentioned if u are in smaller city ..but at least KL n PJ should have identical public transport system like SG~ the LRT, efficient Bus line~
ppl force to get a car to work in KL or PJ.. bcos its really unconvenient n time consuming if to use public transport~
no more High way here n High way there~~ if High way can really solve the problem.. why we still have to queue up to pay the TOLL???
September 8, 2009 @ 1:00 am
public transport in much malaysia is a joke….taxis tat dont use meters…to trains…………eg….tren ke klang akan tiba sebentar lagi………..tren ke klang akan tiba dalam masa 5 minit lagi(After 5 minutes)……….tren ke klang akan tiba dalam masa 5 minit lagi (dozed off, bored of waiting)…..one should not plan his journey in malaysia using public transport…
September 8, 2009 @ 6:42 am
Remember last time Pak Lah took 4 billion petrol subsidy to improve public trans; 30 cents price hike for fuel price. What improvement? Same & shame
September 8, 2009 @ 6:54 am
Looks like TATA Nano and somehow it resembles Lotus city car concept too.
September 8, 2009 @ 11:58 am
Good enough for Port Klang – KL daily travel working trip. What holding it back?
Second to Elvis too.
There must be some sincere effort to improve our life via developing better infrastructure, not just for some sweet talk or introducing some fancy technology just for us to waste it in the endless daily toll queue.
September 8, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
@nmh…hahaha…classic case of Malaysians forgot oledi…during high oil price our G said about developing better public transportation…ministers personal take public transportation to ’show face’ how much serious or care their are. Well….a year later…..NOTHING…..
September 8, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Looks sporty, but a little bit too long