Mitsubishi i MiEV commercial van due in 2009

Mitsubishi i MiEV

It’s common practice in Europe to sell commercial vehicles of small hatchbacks designed to carry one or two people at the front and a pure cargo carrying layout at the rear, so there are even things like the Peugeot 207 Van.

Mitsubishi is doing just that, as the Japanese car manufacturer is developing a commercial version of the Mitsubishi i MiEV electric hatchback (passenger version shown above) that is designed to handle cargo. The commercial i MiEV “van” will be launched in 2009, but production volume will be limited by the supply of lithium ion batteries available. The electric i-van will be offered in global markets, not just in Japan. It could be stretched or have a different bodyshell based on a stretched chassis to increase cargo area.

According to Mitsubishi, electric vehicles are quite suitable as commercial delivery vehicles as they have predictable driving patterns, relatively short ranges and they return to a common garage so planning the vehicle’s recharging schedule is easier.

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  • AmSouth (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Nice! …..

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  • tikus (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 9:07 am

    Mitsubishi please bring in i-car it is so cute

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  • ryan_foong80 (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 9:27 am

    saw one of these at federal highway… cute..

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  • ALPINA Bukard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    owned by mitshubishi dealer

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  • envee (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    the car u all snap is the trail unit from mmm malaysia , not selling to public now , from what i know ,due to the ap price and the tax on malayisa , mitsubishi is not taking in this model to malaysia . If bringing in this model , will you buy it at rm90k-rm110k price range , i dont think so , but the fuel consumption for this car is very low …. using a new mitsubishi 660 mivec turbo engine , i like this car very much .

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  • Xx- Ferrari -xX (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    good move by mitsubishi …….

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  • auctioncenter2u (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    i-MiEV is not a cheap EV, its cost nearly RM100k at Japan. So will the CRAZY tax rate in Malaysia It might sold to you nearly RM200K, will you buy it?

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  • Xx- Ferrari -xX (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    auctioncenter2u said,
    November 4, 2008 @ 6:57 pm

    i-MiEV is not a cheap EV, its cost nearly RM100k at Japan. So will the CRAZY tax rate in Malaysia It might sold to you nearly RM200K, will you buy it?
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    of course not…… only retarded jerk will buy it at that price if the pricing u mentioned above is correct !!!! Besides, the maintainance is not cheap too !!!

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  • mokkf82 (Member) on Nov 04, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    This car is something like smart for two type of vehicle. It is meant for those rich ones. With the mentioned price of 200k…. i think most of us would just stick to the local brand.
    By the way, would you spend that amount of money just to buy it as a commercial van? i don’t think so…..

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  • ALPINA Bukard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG (Member) on Nov 05, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    electric bill by tnb very expensive now

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