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It looks like the Japanese have came out with a serious electric car that can be used in a family capacity. The MiEV has a 47 kw permanent magnet electric motor which is mounted in the rear of the vehicle. The MiEV carries a lithium – ion battery pack which sports 2 large modules.

The range is a very impressive 60 miles range with an extra 560 mile fuel range if you need to go on longer trips. This electric car can seat 4 and weighs only 2,380 pounds and it has a top speed of 80 miles per hour. This electric vehicle can be recharged in 14 hours utilizing regular household current at 100 volts. When you think f how much it costs to run this vehicle, it actually
costs 1/9^th of the cost of fueling up a regular gas driven vehicle.
While the MiEV is not currently being mass produced yet, Mitsubishi is trying to get as many as 30 of them on the road by 2008 so it can continue to test the electric vehicle to see if it can stand the test of time in a performance evaluation. By the look of things, Mitsubishi is trying to expand the marketability of its car to England.

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