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On its stand at the Moscow motor show Japanese company rolled out the two new items - mikrokar and SUV, which run on electric.

Regarding the first - this is already known to us Mitsubishi i-MiEV (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle - an innovative electric vehicle) - the world's first serial electric car. It is known that the machine can reach speeds of up to 130 km / h and travel 160 miles without recharging. But, despite the fact that in Japan at i-MiEV go longer even taxi drivers. However, at a recent press conference, President Osamu Masuko Mitsubishi Motors said that in the near future the company plans to bring a test batch i-MiEV for journalists test-drives.

The second novelty - an innovative concept crossover Px-MiEV, which debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in September last year. The car is equipped with a 1.6-liter engine and two electric motors, but in its design, you can see the features of the latest Outlander XL.




In addition to the spirit of the cars of the future, on the stand Mitsubishi presented a new compact crossover ASX, as well as the Pajero SUV with a new 3-liter engine.

The company Mitsubishi Motors plans to soon expand the range of electric i-MiEV, adding to the range of available modifications intended only for short trips around the city, as well as the mast-head - with the largest possible margin of course. That was reported by Autocar magazine, referring to the President of the Japanese automakers Osamu Masuku.

Normal Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which is in Japan so far can only be rented, equipped with a 63-strong electric motor and with a fully charged battery can travel about 160 kilometers. In the masthead as modified machines will increase the range to 200 kilometers, and charge the batteries from ordinary household electrical MiEV takes about seven hours.

In addition, the model also appears and the hybrid modification, which will be presented this fall at MOTORSHOW in Tokyo and will be on sale within the next three years. It was expected that Mitsubishi i-MiEV in Europe can be purchased in the next year.