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: ''For the production model from Mitsubishi Motor, see Mitsubishi i MiEV.'' MIEV (Mitsubishi In-wheel motor Electric Vehicle) or MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) 〔("Interview With Managing Director in Charge of Product Development and Environment Affairs Group Headquarters, Tetsuro Aikawa" ), Mitsubishi Motors internally conducted interview, February 2005〕 is the name given by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) to its alternative propulsion technologies.〔("Mitsubishi Motors builds new research EV, "i MiEV" for joint research with power companies" ), Mitsubishi Motors press release, October 11, 2006〕 From late 2006, “MiEV” encompasses all of Mitsubishi Motors’s electric drive systems work, including lithium-ion batteries, in-wheel motors and other technologies related to electric vehicle(EV), hybrid-electric vehicle and fuel-cell vehicles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mitsubishi Accelerates Electric Vehicle Work, Announces New Research Vehicle and Testing Partners )〕 The Mitsubishi In-wheel motor was first introduced in the Mitsubishi Colt EV, a Colt-based concept car first exhibited at 2005 Tokyo Motor Show which used a series of lithium-ion batteries to power electric motors located in the wheels.〔("Mitsubishi Motors to drive forward development of next-generation EVs" ), Mitsubishi Motors press release, May 11, 2005〕 Subsequent electrically powered vehicles have included a 200 kW Lancer Evolution,〔("Mitsubishi Motors to enter Lancer Evolution MIEV in Shikoku EV Rally 2005" ), Mitsubishi Motors press release, August 24, 2005〕 and a battery-equipped Mitsubishi i kei car (i-MIEV).〔〔( "Plugging into electric dreams" ), Kevin Hepwork, ''The Daily Telegraph'', September 28, 2007〕 The i-MiEV was launched for fleet customers in Japan in July 2009, and on April 1, 2010 sales to the public began in the Japanese market at a price of 4 million yen (~USD43,000).〔 >\〕 After government incentives the sale price drops to 2.8 million yen (~$30,500).〔 Sales in other countries are expected to begin in October 2010. Sales in Ireland and the U.K. are scheduled to begin in January 2011.〔 ==History== Before developing the first MIEV concept, Mitsubishi built several electric vehicles in the 1990s as they attempted to develop alternative propulsion systems. Development began in the 1970s, and 36 Libero EVs were sold between 1993 and 1996.〔("Electric Vehicle" ), Technical review, Mitsubishi-Motors.com〕 Their FTO EV broke the record for the furthest distance achieved by an electric vehicle in 24 hours when it covered 2,142.3 km on December 19–20, 1999,〔("MMC to display futuristic products at Exhibition of Dream Technologies for the 21st Century" ), Mitsubishi Motors press release, July 12, 2000〕〔("Mitsubishi EV Sets New World Record; Covers 2000km in 24 hours" ), Mitsubishi Motors news release, December 20, 1999〕 and following this success they entered an Eclipse EV in the annual Shikoku EV Rally in 2001, completing over 400 km on a single charge.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MIEV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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