£16,995 Mia Electric Microbus Arriving In UK Soon

June 20th, 2013 by Zachary Shahan

I know already — some of you are going to love this cute, cheap, little Mia Electric microbus… and some of you are going to think it’s not manly enough. I think it’s pretty cool. And I’m just happy to see more and more electric vehicles available for people with different preferences and needs. Details follow in this EV Obsession repost:

The Mia Electric Microbus, a rather interesting and cute little vehicle, is hitting the aisles in the UK this summer (i.e. it’s going on sale there). According to a Mia Electric press release, the electric microbuses will start at £16,995 + VAT in the UK include “two Lithium Ion Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, generating 12 kW, a stable chemistry giving a range of up to 74 miles and recharging fully in 5 hours.” 10 minutes of charging provided 5 miles of range, according to the company.

The Mia Electric Microbus is manufactured in France and the vehicle is available for purchase across Europe.

The news release adds:

Mia-Electric’s launch to the UK fleet market will coincide with revisions to the London Congestion Charge in July, which will see only vehicles emitting 75 g/km CO2 exempt from the charge – something only attainable currently by plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles.

Mia-Electric vehicles will be offered with a ‘Peace of Mind’ programme, comprising a five year/ 70,000-mile warranty for vehicle, battery, electric drivetrain and anti-corrosion and roadside assistance.

Thoughts on this little “microbus” (or whatever you’d call it)?

All images via Mia Electric.

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summer19900106

Good cute vehicle……/www.eastmachinery.com
Others

I just checked their website

Regular : 1 + 2 seats
L : 1 + 3 seats
U : 1 seat + utility space
Bluestar : 1 + 2 seats.

I guess this 1 front seat is for passenger to go thru the rear sliding door.

Still on a $20,000 vehicle, they can provide 2 seats with doors to make it a proper car/van.

Hope it sells well.
Others

Nice cute vehicle, they could have made it a proper 4 seater vehicle, after all another 80 kg is what an extra passenger is going to weigh. People always look at a car as 4+ seater vehicle.

Hope this sells well to make a change in other products.
J_JamesM

Dear sweet Jesus, look at the thing! It looks like a knockoff Kei Car! And the colors, as Richard Clarkson will inevitably describe them, are HIDEOUS.

This thing is more embarrassing than driving around in a golf cart. Even a G-WIZ has more class. I shudder to imagine the performance figures… Much less the crash safety.

The Chevrolet Spark is pretty much where I draw the line as far as the size of a car is concerned. Anything smaller- such as this- is just TOO itty-bitty. But hey, maybe this thing has a niche. Like a Campus Car or something. As a daily driver, though? Not happening.