MiEV is the name given by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors to its alternative propulsion technologies. Subsequent electrically powered vehicles have included a 200 kW Lancer Evolution and a battery-equipped Mitsubishi i kei car which is aimed for introduction into the world market by 2010.
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i MiEV is a useful city runabout, but it needs a battery pack that’s half the size and weight of these lithium-ion cells with twice the range before it can deliver the utility we expect from a real automobile.
MiEV motors are constructed using an in-wheel motor rotor, an in-wheel motor stator, a rotor bracket, stator bracket and inverter directly behind the brakes. Engine power output is 47 kW and torque output 180 N·m. The batteries can be charged from a standard 15 A/200 V car charger in seven hours and with a three-phase electric power charged in 25 minutes.
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