Regenerative brake Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:51:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Mitsubishi Launches M and G i-MiEV Versions for All Pocket Sizes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitsubishi-m-g-i-miev-20110713/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mitsubishi-m-g-i-miev-20110713/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:51:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=19491 I didn't actually think this would happen, but some electric car manufacturers such as Mitsubishi reduce the range of their cars by reducing battery capacity to meet consumer demands. The Japanese car maker will soon release two new variations on the i-MiEV model: the cheaper M version and the more expensive, but more grid-independent G version.

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