Coming soon: Mitsubishi i-Miev

Mitsubishi has announced it will be bringing the i-Miev electric car to production. The MiEv is a microcar about the size of the Smart but with four doors. The first 1,400 cars will be available via lease to government and corporations in late July. Sales to individuals will begin in April 2010, but pre-orders will be taken online this summer. The price after conversion from the yen will be about $45,300.

The four-door, four passenger i-Miev will use lithium-ion battery packs and have a range of about 100 miles on a charge. Recharging can be done in a few ways—a quick charge at a station , if available, can take 30 minutes, a full 200 volt outlet can take 7 hours or 100 volt charge for 14 hours. During driving, the regenerative brake system helps to recharge the battery as well.

Other features of the i-Miev will be LED headlamps, electrically powered climate control and optional 7-inch navigational display, which can be used to display the location of available battery charging stations.

For more information on the i-Miev, see our preview.

—Liza Barth 

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too much $$

How much time will it take to break even w/ cars such as the new prius, insight, or fusion hybrid...

I won't feel safe driving in one of these things