Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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Mitsubishi Says i-MiEV Could Have Sub-$30K Price Tag

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Around the world Mitsubishi has announced initial prices for fleet purchasers of their subcompact i-MiEV electric car that range from about $53,000 in Japan to as high as $59,000 in Germany. Given the fact that Nissan will start selling the LEAF EV this fall for $32,780 in the US, it’s clear that Mitsubishi will have to find a way to bring their prices down before the smaller i-MiEV goes on sale to the mass market at the end of 2011.

Apparently Mitsubishi has been thinking about these issues as well: their director of electric-vehicle operations, Joe Delello, now says that Mitsubishi is aiming for a final price tag that could bring the i-MiEV below $30,000 when it hits showrooms.

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Live: Webchat with GM’s Global Electric Vehicle Exec Tomorrow, 4 PM Eastern

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 01:27 PM PDT

Having just finished up a round of validation and testing of the Chevy Volt’s battery pack—including dunking the thing in water—GM is set to start full battery production at their Brownstown, MI, battery manufacturing facility.

In honor of the event, tomorrow, July 14, GM will be discussing a “major consumer initiative” and discussing the details of Volt battery testing to date. After the announcement, Gas 2.0 will be hosting a GM webchat with global electric vehicle executive Doug Parks and Volt marketing director Tony DiSalle to answer your questions live.

So stop back here at 4 PM Eastern/1 PM Pacific tomorrow and check it out. (more…)
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