Mitsubishi Motors will be showing a total of 16 cars at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Among cars on display at the Mitsubishi Motor stand include two concept electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle. They will be the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV and the i-MiEV CARGO, the i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle for which the company is currently accepting pre-orders for the start of sales to individual customers in April 2010.
The Concept PX-MiEV gets a world premiere. It is powered by the new Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System, which significantly extends the frequency a hybrid vehicle is driven in EV mode, the Mitsubishi Concept-PX MiEV (an electric plug-in hybrid crossover model ) that returns fuel economy in excess of 50 km/litre.
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is a new-generation concept car that balances high environmental performance with running performance by utilizing differential motors and Mitsubishi’s all-new S-AWC (super all wheel control ), that utilises E-AYC (electric-powered active yaw control ) which transfers torque to the rear left and right wheels.
Other features include Mitsubishi’s cocochi-interior (a pun on the Japanese word for cosy ), which provides occupants with a comfortable cabin environment, as well as many of the latest safety technologies.
The i-MiEV Cargo also gets a world premiere. It is derived from the production i-MiEV, this concept maximises the outstanding environmental performance and economic efficiency characteristics that define the EV, and at the same time adds a generous amount of rear free space to extend the range of uses to which it can be put by corporate users and self-employed operators in particular. The rear space features space-efficient cubic dimensions to allow the user to exercise their imagination fully in adapting it for whatever use he/she chooses.
The result is a concept for an EV that meets user needs for a variety of situations: from business use, where maximum payload space is required, to leisure and other individual owner uses.
