More Details About The Mitsubishi CA-MiEV

March 14th, 2013 by Nicholas Brown

More details have been released about the Mitsubishi CA-MiEV. According to Mitsubishi, the CA-MiEV electric vehicle can travel 186 miles (300 km) per charge (at least on the Japanese testing cycle, so this means that it would achieve a lower range on an EPA test).

Mitsubishi CA-MiEV. Image Credit:
Mitsubishi Pressroom

Mitsubishi said that this vehicle’s efficiency is the result of a high-efficiency motor, inverter, improved regenerative braking performance that enables it to generate more electricity, and lightweight components.

The CA-MiEV also has a resonant induction charging system. This means it can be charged wirelessly. These systems operate by inducing an electromagnetic field in a primary coil of wire using an alternating current, and that magnetic field wirelessly induces a voltage and current in the secondary coil, which is in the car. That current charges the car battery.

Resonant induction charging is not as efficient as simply plugging the vehicle into a conventional electrical outlet, and electric vehicles need to be as efficient as possible. However, this type of charger enables this car to charge automatically, even in the rain or when parked over a charger at your office, which may be a reality one day. This convenience might help to attract prospective EV purchasers.

The CA-MiEV vehicle also has the following features:

A 28 kWh battery bank that powers its 107 HP (80 kW) electric motor.
A front-wheel drive (FWD, 2WD) system.
Zero tailpipe emissions, which is a major start, as conventional automobiles travel through and pollute all areas, even residential ones.
Height: 5 feet (1,550 mm / 1.5 metres).
Width: 5.8 feet (1775 mm / 1.77 metres).
Length: 13.2 feet (4050 mm / 4 metres).
Wheelbase: 8.36 feet (2,550 mm / 2.5 metres).
5 seats.
Weight: 2,862 pounds (1,300 kg).

This is one of many electric vehicles on the market, but it supersedes its predecessors, including the i-MiEV, and may have a better chance at commercialization and success than them.

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Nicholas Brown writes on CleanTechnica, Gas2, Kleef&Co, and Green Building Elements. He has a keen interest in physics-intensive topics such as electricity generation, refrigeration and air conditioning technology, energy storage, and geography. His website is: Kompulsa.com.

Conrad Clement

My Ford Ka has 60 HP (not 107, and there’s even a 40 HP model!), it weighs less than 1000 kg (not 1300) and I can drive comfortably for hours at 130 km/h with 3 passengers on board– also it has superb design and the best driveability of all 20 cars I owned in my life.

So, can anyone explain why Mitsubishi should want to promote EVs with a car 30% heavier and almost twice more powerful than necessary — moreover at a time of history where everybody agrees that less can be more?

The answer is: Mitsubitshi simply doesn’t want to promote EVs (or maybe isn’t allowed by Big Oil to do so for good)…

BTW: miev is the root of mièvre in French, meaning fragile, and in German it’s pronounced the same as mief, meaning sticky (air) — similarly, e-tron (Audi) sounds like étron in French, meaning a sausage of poop, and i8 (BMW) sounds like I ‘ate, meaning I hate in Bronx slang (not quite sure about that one)…

But the worst is indeed C-zéro (Citroën) pronouncing like c’est zéro, which means it’s BS…
- Bob_Wallace
  
  Aren’t you the clever one?
  
  EVs are heavier. Batteries are heavy, That will probably change.
  
  Ka sounds like the first half of caca which is derived from the Greek kakke meaning human excrement. Do you suppose Ford sold you only half a turd?
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This new MIEV looks really good. Much better than the current version.

If they can reduce the price to Leaf-ish levels this may give the Volt and a Leaf some serious competition.