Welcome to Plug-in Cars @ Blogspot

Hello, I am a new blogger... You may wonder why I chose this debatable topic about electric vehicles. Well, after watching the documentary entitled "Who killed the Electric Cars", I was instantly inspired with its message.

I believe electric vehicles is one of the best alternative to gasoline and diesel-fed vehicles. It may not run as far as a combustion engine in some countries but on the other side of the planet, our long driving is an average of around 80 kilometers.

I need to conserve energy and save the planet as well. Though some people think Global Warming is not a fact, but I am pretty sure that lung cancer and asthma are one of the truthful facts some of us suffer today.

So basically, this blog is for documenting the plug-in vehicles and how it works etc. I hope I will be able to own one someday.

Electric Cars vs. Air Cars

I am currently enjoying my study with air compressed powered vehicles since I am a bit knowledgeable already about how electric vehicle works. But which is better for today's technology? I believe both has its own advantages and disadvantages. Allow me to enumerate some points.

Electric Cars:
(+) Some EV's have bigger space for passengers and storage than air cars
(+) Reliability and durability is already proven to last
(+) More quiet and better acceleration and top speed
(+) Technology is more mature and much easier to adapt
(+) Lesser maintenance parts (depending on the technology like MIEV)

(-) Shorter range compared to air compressed vehicles
(-) Expensive battery replacements
(-) Less flexible to be used with off-roaders whilst might short circuit during water fording
(-) Some EV's have longer charging time.

Air Car
(+) More lightweight
(+) Longer range 50-100% better than some EV's
(+) More flexible, can be easily used in utility vehicles, boats, cars, go-carts, etc
(+) 2-3 minutes full tank fill-up time in filling stations
(+) Uses less complex components

(-) Storage of compressed air swallow more space for passengers and cargo
(-) Lesser top speed and longer 0-60mph acceleration time
(-) "Filling stations" availability

The advantages and disadvantages of both cars are changing. We expect these models to be better once a manufacturer decides to design a replacement whilst a new generation of their model. Both cars don't emit carbon dioxide and I hope both will see light for consumers.

Mitsubishi brings hope for the earth

MIEV (Mitsubishi In-wheel motor Electric Vehicle) or MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) is a research project of Mitsubishi to sell electric vehicle this 2009 (tentative) in Europe and possibly in the United States.

Mitsubishi has been developing EV's since 1970's. The first electic vehicle Mitsubishi sold at the year 1993-1996 was the Libero EV, based on the Lancer Wagon/Estate. Also the baby 3000GT/GTO, FTO was installed with an electic drivetrain, thus FTO EV was named after. On December 19-20, 1999, the FTO EV achieved the record 2,142.3 kilometers during its 24 hour run. The FTO EV was a success so they built another prototype based on the Eclipse to enter the annual Shikoku EV Rally in 2001, the car can run 400 kilometers on a single charge.


In the future we expect Mitsubishi to release a number of EV's with different purposes. We expect the Colt MIEV to compete with the likes of Honda Jazz, Toyota Yaris, and Suzuki Swift. While the i MIEV with the likes of Toyota Aygo. And the Lancer Evolution EV's for those lateral g lovers and adrenaline pumping acceleration.

Prototypes/concepts such as the Concept-EZ MIEV will likely to be a minivan or a vehicle to compete with Suzuki Super Carry/Every.

If everything pushes through, I believe Mitsubishi can boosts its sales saying goodbye to financial burden with the production of electric vehicles and the rapid awareness of people about the need to focus on the environment. I hope this is a high priority of Mitsubishi's new step-up 2010 business plan.

Welcome to Plug-in Cars @ Blogspot

Hello, I am a new blogger... You may wonder why I chose this debatable topic about electric vehicles. Well, after watching the documentary entitled "Who killed the Electric Cars", I was instantly inspired with its message.

I believe electric vehicles is one of the best alternative to gasoline and diesel-fed vehicles. It may not run as far as a combustion engine in some countries but on the other side of the planet, our long driving is an average of around 80 kilometers.

I need to conserve energy and save the planet as well. Though some people think Global Warming is not a fact, but I am pretty sure that lung cancer and asthma are one of the truthful facts some of us suffer today.

So basically, this blog is for documenting the plug-in vehicles and how it works etc. I hope I will be able to own one someday.