Practically each automaker now sells not less than one electrical automobile (EV) within the U.S. However one early EV pioneer is conspicuously absent.
Mitsubishi sellers don’t have anything all-electric on their gross sales tons.
That reality is all of the extra shocking once you keep in mind that Mitsu sellers had an EV to promote way back to late 2011. The quirky little i-MiEV was vaguely egg-shaped, had a spread barely over 60 miles, and took 20 hours to recharge. Nevertheless it has its followers and makes an unorthodox little metropolis automotive in order for you a dialog piece.
A fast search of our sister website Autotrader finds 9 on the market nationwide for the time being.
Mitsubishi’s subsequent EV is prone to be a little bit extra compelling.
“The automobile shall be primarily based on the next-generation Nissan Leaf, and shall be out there beginning in summer time 2026, at vendor companions throughout each international locations,” introduced Mitsubishi, which has an alliance with Nissan.
For 2026, Nissan will flip its little Leaf subcompact automotive right into a good-looking SUV with high-tech particulars like an electrochromic roof (it tints itself on the contact of a button) and a brand new Tesla-style North American Charging System (NACS) port that provides it entry to the nation’s largest public charging community.
Mitsubishi has offered no particulars on the way it will modify the Leaf to suit its personal type. The corporate has promised “a brand new or considerably revised automobile yearly between 2026 and 2030.” The brand new lineup can even reportedly embrace a sporty van and an off-road-oriented midsize SUV meant as a rival for the Subaru Outback.
