Mitsubishi to Launch Plug-in Hybrid SUV in January

#Tech Mitsubishi to Launch Plug-in Hybrid SUV in January

Mitsubishi to Launch Plug-in Hybrid SUV in January Jan 6, 2013 16:26 Motohiko Hamada, Nikkei Automotive Technology Mitsubishi Motors Corp will release the "Outlander PHEV," a plug-in hybrid SUV, Jan 24, 2013. The PHEV was developed by using the motor and battery technologies used for the "i-MiEV" and "Minicab-MiEV." Its plug-in hybrid fuel consumption rate (rate of composite fuel consumption) is 67.0km/L (under the JC08 test mode), and its hybrid fuel consumption rate is 18.6km/L (under the JC08 test mode). Because the vehicle can drive 60.2km only with the electricity stored in the battery, it can be used almost as an electric vehicle (EV) for the most part of everyday life. The Outlander PHEV is a four-wheel-drive vehicle with one front motor and one rear motor. Mitsubishi Motors developed the motor by reducing the size and weight of the 47kW motor used for the i-MiEV an...

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