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2009 Mitsubishi i MiEV Prototype

Mitsubishi has already committed to selling the I MiEV to consumers in Japan starting this summer and this prototype is the next step to selling the cars in Europe.

Mitsubishi's innovative Electric Vehicle (MiEV) range is growing. We've already seen the Mitsubishi I MiEV Sport at the 2007 Tokyo motor show, driven a prototype of the I MiEV hatchback at last year's New York auto show, and now there's a prototype for a European-market I MiEV at the 2009 Geneva motor show.

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