Mitsubishi Motors i MiEV - Page 13

TEG · 06-05-2009, 06:00 PM

Business & Technology | Mitsubishi unveils $47,000 electric car | Seattle Times Newspaper

doug · 06-05-2009, 06:01 PM

ABG has a gallery with more photos:

Mitsubishi releases new pics of the production iMiEV - AutoblogGreen

TEG · 06-05-2009, 06:04 PM

Given a choice between the Coda and the MiEV, I would go for the MiEV.
(Even though the Coda probably has more interior room).
Both are expected to become available next year at around the same price.

JRP3 · 06-06-2009, 06:48 AM

That is a very disappointing price for a 100 mile EV of that size.

TEG · 06-06-2009, 09:37 AM

Yes, that is a lot more than I would have expected given only 16kWh of battery.

EVnut · 06-06-2009, 09:46 AM

And it is way higher than what was being tossed around a few months ago. We won't *really* know until they'rea *really* for sale, of course. Still, I'm thinking it might be better to announce a price like that than what happened with the Volt. It was going to be "under $30k, and now it is likely over $40k.

Any way you slice it, it puts the announced price of the S in perspective.

graham · 06-06-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by EVnut

Any way you slice it, it puts the announced price of the S in perspective.

It truly does! I wonder if the perspective is "Wow the Model S price is amazingly low" or "There is no way Tesla can hit that price point and make money!"

Edit to add: Ha! Cobos and I had the same thought

Cobos · 06-06-2009, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EVnut

And it is way higher than what was being tossed around a few months ago. We won't *really* know until they'rea *really* for sale, of course. Still, I'm thinking it might be better to announce a price like that than what happened with the Volt. It was going to be "under $30k, and now it is likely over $40k.

Any way you slice it, it puts the announced price of the S in perspective.

Yes Tesla is either really really good at getting their car produced cheaply or they were wildly optimistic with their initial price :)

Cobos

stopcrazypp · 06-06-2009, 12:23 PM

Certainly expect the price to be high to avoid disappointment, but I think it'll be closer to $36-40k if it gets to the US.

I say this because the exchange rate isn't the best way to estimate car prices. This iMIEV is 15% more in yen than a top spec V6 Inspire (same as the Accord in America) with navigation and the same spec Accord costs $31k here while costing ~$40k in Japan if you directly convert the exchange rate. This means if it's US prices, the iMIEV will be closer to $31k/85% = $36k rather than $47k.

Hopefully they can get it lower with volume. If the Volt can be built for $40k, there is no reason why the iMIEV can't be build for quite a bit lower since the battery size is the same, the iMIEV's base car costs less than the Volt's (which is based on the larger Cruze), and it doesn't need all the ICE components that the Volt needs.

domenick · 06-06-2009, 12:23 PM

The price that the i MiEV launched at in Japan is far higher than what the global version will launch at here. I expect them to be about $28,000 before any rebates. Mitsubishi says that they'ld like to get the price down below $20,000 eventually.