The ABC reports that the Mitsubushi iMiEVelectric car has been approved for use in Australia -
First all-electric car approved.
The Federal Government has unveiled the first all-electric car that has been certified to run on Australian roads.
The plug-in car made by Mitsubushi, called the iMiEV, can travel 160 kilometres on a seven-hour charge and has a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour. The car runs on a bank of lithium ion batteries. The engine uses no petrol and does not produce any greenhouse gas emissions.
The Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese took the car for a test drive in Melbourne today. He says the car should start rolling off production lines soon. "I understand that it's Mitsubishi's intention to be producing this vehicle on a large scale from June of this year," he said. "And I think for many Australians, this will have great appeal. It's particularly appropriate for use around city driving."
Do you know how this car will be recharged? Plug into the mains?
ReplyDeleteStrike that, I found out from the Mitsubishi website...Better start buying long extension cords.
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge Ghosn fan and have been waiting for the Nissan all electric and betterplace but now I reckon I'll buy this one in the interim.
Luckily a fairly large percentage of the population have carports or garages with power points nearby - but this one isn't much good for apartment dwellers (or people living in many older houses).
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