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" While other players such as the GM Volt range-extender hybrid, the Nissan Leaf, the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, or even the Tesla EV are getting much of the American consumer attention these days, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV is running quietly (literally!) and going about its way with not much fanfare. Already on sale in Japan, the folks from Mitsubishi dropped off this Japanese-spec car at our office for a a test drive. Last night, I had a chance to drive the i-MiEV home, and it scooted along in traffic just fine. Despite having a small exterior footprint, the car feels bigger inside, perhaps due to the upright seating position. There wasn&amp;#039;t a lot of chance to see how fast the MiEV can really go, but it had no problems accelerating in-and-out of the traffic as I try to find any open gap that will get me home faster. My drive was about 20 miles, and by the time I pulled into my driveway, it showed that I used up about one-quarter of the charge, which makes the MiEV factory&amp;#039;s claim of 80-mile range believable. Once at home, charging the MiEV was simple. Plug in the supplied cable into the car and then to the regular 110V wall outlet. The car started humming to let you know it is drinking the electron juice. Pure electric vehicles like the MiEV make a lot of sense in urban areas where usage is frequent and over short distances. And for sure, any pure electric vehicles can&amp;#039;t be the primary car in the family because of their range limitations. So that means that the price of these cars will play an important role on how many people will actually buy them, after the initial demand from hardcore EV enthusiasts levels off.   Related posts:  Driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV: A One-night drive... in the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV: What Have We Learned From a Week with Mitsubishi&amp;#039;s i-MiEV? Driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Wonder if anyone knew I was driving an EV?  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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