Mitsubishi I-Mi EV

Mitsubishi I-Mi EV

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV (MiEV is an acronym for Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) is a five-door hatchback electric car produced by Mitsubishi Motors, and is the electric version of the Mitsubishi i. The i-MiEV is also sold in Europe rebadged by PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) as the Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-Zero.

The i-MiEV was launched for fleet customers in Japan in July 2009, and on April 1, 2010, for the wider public. International sales to Asia, Australia and Europe started in 2010, with further markers in 2011 including Central and South America. Fleet and retail customer deliveries in the U.S. and Canada began in December 2011. The American-only version, called "i", is larger than the Japanese version and has several additional features.

According to the manufacturer, the i-MiEV all-electric range is 160 kilometres (100 mi) on the Japanese test cycle. The range for the 2012 model year American version is 62 miles (100 km) on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) cycle. In November 2011 the Mitsubishi i ranked first in EPA’s 2012 Annual Fuel Economy Guide, and became the most fuel efficient EPA certified vehicle in the U.S. for all fuels ever, until it was surpassed by the Honda Fit EV in June 2012.

As of December 2012, more than 22,000 i-MiEV family vehicles have been sold worldwide. Europe is the leading market, with 5,017 Peugeot iOns, 4,977 Citroën C-Zeros and 4,244 Mitsubishi i MiEVs sold through December 2012, followed by the Japanese market with 7,233 i-MiEVs sold through December 2012. The top selling countries in Europe are France, with 4,129 units of the i-MiEV family sold, Norway, with 3,147 units, and Germany, with 1,890 units sold through December 2012.