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EV Price War in Japan

Discussion in 'EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion' started by bedrock8x, Apr 3, 2010.

  1. bedrock8x

    bedrock8x Senior Member

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    Mitsubishi cut price on i-MiEV by $6700 to compete with Nissan's Leaf in Japan market.

    Showrooms get i-MiEV, first cheap electric car | The Japan Times Online

    Japan's first mass-market electric car arrived in showrooms Thursday as the futuristic technology becomes more affordable amid a burgeoning price war.

    [​IMG] Juice her up: Chitoshi Okunuki is taught how to use the high-speed battery charger for Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s electric car i-MiEV at an MMC showroom in Tokyo Thursday. AP PHOTO
    The four-seater bubble-shaped i-MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan's fifth-biggest automaker, costs ¥2.8 million after government incentives are figured into the price of ¥4 million.
     
    #1 bedrock8x, Apr 3, 2010
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  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Very interesting...
     
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  3. mitch672

    mitch672 Technology Geek

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    anyone else pickup on this statement:

    "Nissan is hoping to produce 50,000 Leafs worldwide in the car's first year"

    nice :)
     
    #3 mitch672, Apr 3, 2010
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