PRESS RELEASE : MITSUBISHI MOTORS – NEW OUTLANDER PLUG-IN HYBRID EV WORLD PREMIERE

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MITSUBISHI MOTORS AT 2012 PARIS MOTORSHOW – NEW OUTLANDER PLUG-IN HYBRID EV WORLD PREMIERE

CIRENCESTER, UK – At the forthcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show (“Mondial de l’Automobile”), Mitsubishi Motors will continue to roll out its ambitious, global and green new product generation with a series of significant premieres. Highlight of this offensive will be the world introduction of the all-new Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV.

MITSUBISHI MOTORS  – NEW OUTLANDER PLUG-IN HYBRID EV

New FrontierNeither a mere adaptation of an existing Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) – powered vehicle, nor a dedicated Plug-in Hybrid technology showcase, the New Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV (or “PHEV”) will share its architecture with the soon-to-be-introduced New Outlander’s ICE versions – an engineering feat in itself.


As such, it will be the first mainstream car from a major manufacturer envisaged from the outset with built-in provisions for either ICE or PHEV power trains.


Plug-in Hybrid EV
Adding to its credentials, the New Outlander PHEV will further distinguish itself:


Mitsubishi Motors’ first Plug-in Hybrid car, it will be an EV-based vehicle, relying on MMC’s extensive EV and electronic know-how, supplemented by a petrol engine when needed – a solution more suited to global markets than Diesel.
Making the best use of Mitsubishi’s renowned 4-Wheel-Drive expertise, it will also be the first permanent 4WD electric car in series production.


Long haul
The New Outlander PHEV unique drive train combination of front electric motor + rear electric motor + front traction/generator petrol engine will translate into a choice of three driving modes:
Pure (Twin Motor 4WD EV)
Series (Twin Motor 4WD – EV supported by generator)
Parallel (ICE engine supported by Twin Motor 4WD).
When fitted to the New Outlander, the Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid system will allow for a long haul range and very low emissions similar to that of the Concept PX-MiEV II show car, i.e. a driving distance of over 800 km and a CO2 target below 50 g/km.


Further…
Whilst the New Outlander ICE will start its commercial career in Western & Eastern Europe in the fall of 2012, the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV will be retailed in Europe during the course of 2013.


Complementing this New Outlander family, Mitsubishi Motors will stage further premieres at the Paris Motor Show, aimed at a European audience and to be detailed at a later stage…
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2014 Mitsubishi New Outlander – Plug-in Hybrid

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When it comes to hybrid cars, there seem to be two types – cars that were designed from the start to be hybrids, and cars that started out as internal combustion-only models, but that gained a hybrid option along the way. Mitsubishi Motors, however, is now claiming that its soon-to-be-released New Outlander SUV will be the first mainstream car from a major manufacturer envisaged from the outset with built-in provisions for either combustion or plug-in hybrid power trains.

Mitsubishi – Plug-in Hybrid New Outlander

What this means is that the New Outlander will be available both in an internal combustion engine (ICE) version, and a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) model. The PHEV model claims two additional firsts, as it will be Mitsubishi’s first plug-in hybrid car, and will reportedly be “the first permanent 4WD electric car in series production.”

The New Outlander PHEV will have two electric motors, one providing power to the front wheels, with the other assigned to the rear wheels. It will also have a petrol engine that can be used to generate electricity to run the motors, or to provide power to the front wheels.

This configuration will allow for three driving modes – Pure, in which only the two electric motors are used; Series, in which the two motors are supported by the petrol generator; and Parallel, which would see the petrol engine providing most of the power, supported by the two electric motors.

The company claims that the PHEV model should offer performance similar to that of its Concept PX-MiEV II show car, with a driving distance of over 800 kilometers (497 miles), and targeted CO2 emissions below 50 g/km. Little else in the way of specs are available at this time.

Mitsubishi will be unveiling the New Outlander PHEV at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show, which takes place September 29th to October 14th, with a European commercial roll-out planned for 2013. The ICE model should be introduced in Europe in the fall (Northern Hemisphere) of this year.


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