Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric propulsion is available from November 2009 in Canada

MMSC, the BC government, BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver concluded a joint agreement            

Mitsubishi Canada (MMSC) today announced that the i MiEV electric car its new zero-emission, could happen on the roads in November 2009.            

Under a joint agreement between MMSC, Mitsubishi Canada Ltd, the Government of British Columbia, BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver, the i MiEV, the first electric car powerful enough for highway and ready for production, would be put to the test by BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver on the roads of the province by the end of the year.            

Pursuant to the MOU, a car will be added to park vehicles BC Hydro and another to that of the City of Vancouver, which could test the car and assess performance. The agreement provides for also adding other cars as they are produced.            

"We are determined to make a profit and green technologies to pioneers in the development of the electric car," said Koji Soga, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc.. "The i MiEV is the result of know-how Mitsubishi Motors in matters of green technologies. We believe in this car, its potential and its future."            

"The electric cars are part of the sustainable transportation solution advocated by British Columbia and I am pleased that the i MiEV makes its entry in Canada on the roads of Vancouver," stated Blair Lekstrom, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. "As we look to new and innovative technologies, we get to meet our goal of reducing emissions of greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2020."            

"I am very pleased that Vancouver has been chosen to host the i MiEV in the country," said Mayor Gregor Robertson. "We want to make our greenest city in the world and opening the way for the adoption of electric cars rechargeable, we will help to make Vancouver a leader in the use of green technologies. Combined with improvements in transportation common and cycling and walking, the electric cars offer an important solution to reduce our emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. "            

Announced in October 2006, the Mitsubishi i MiEV is the culmination of the work achieved by Mitsubishi Motors to turn a profit green technology. Currently being tested and promotional activities in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Europe, the i MiEV will be launched in Japan during the summer of 2009.