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"Mitsubishi already has its i-MiEV mini electric vehicle available in Japan, and the car is slated to arrive in the U.S. in 2010. So it&amp;#039;s not surprising that, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi is exhibiting another variant of the i-MiEV (just as the i-MiEV is an EV version of Mitsubishi&amp;#039;s i, its entry in Japan&amp;#039;s local kei car market). The new one is the i-MiEV Cargo, a concept blending the city utility of an EV with the mini hauler capacity needed by corporate fleets or self-employed operators.   I suspect the i-MiEV Cargo would be perfect for urban mail deliveries, say. Routes could be planned to exploit the i-MiEV Cargo&amp;#039;s range; and the recharging infrastructure at its central location would be a snap. What&amp;#039;s more, having a commitment from something as large as the postal service would guarantee a stable demand for batteries (thus encouraging suppliers to buy into what might otherwise be a high-risk manufacturing venture).   For a vehicle as tidy as the i-MiEV Cargo (it&amp;#039;s only 133.6 in. long), its cargo compartment measures almost like a magic trick: 53.1 in. wide by 46.4 in. deep by 43.3 in. high. A low flat floor facilitates loading and unloading. And, based on my experience with its i-MiEV sibling, I wasn&amp;#039;t surprised to find the Cargo variant&amp;#039;s driving position acceptable even for me (somewhat larger than the average bear). It&amp;#039;s always amazing to me what Japanese automakers are able to do within the dimensional limitations of their kei minicar regulations.   Like its city runabout sibling, the i-MiEV Cargo is powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor, the maximum output of which is 47 kW (or around 62 hp for us English-unit types). This motor resides low in the i-MiEV Cargo&amp;#039;s chassis and drives the rear wheels. Maximum cruising range is the same as its sibling&amp;#039;s, around 100 miles. I suspect, however, this depends profoundly on just how much cargo \u2014 or more crucially, how much weight \u2014 one manages to cram in.   Let&amp;#039;s use one for transporting our feathery Mardi Gras costumes, not our bars of gold bullion. And let&amp;#039;s admire the i-MiEV Cargo&amp;#039;s rakish lines from the front three-quarters. (To me, it loses its 22nd-century looks from the rear.) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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