I-GO CEO Sharon Feigon with the Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle (iMiEV).
We’ve had a blast at I-GO previewing Mitsubishi’s new i MiEV electric car. It’s not yet available to the American public, but it was parked at our Wicker Park office for a few weeks — enough time for the I-GO and CNT staffs to fall in love with the cute, little bugger.
I-GO has plans to add lots of electric vehicles (EVs) to our fleet by the end of 2011, combined with a network of EV charging stations that will be built around Chicago. Our evaluation so far? Lookin’ good, i MiEV. 100 miles to the gallon on a single full charge works for us. It’s got some pep, a nice turning radius (you could squeeze it into pretty much any parking space), and it’s a smooth, comfortable ride, too, with a surprising amount of space in the back seats and cargo area.
I-GO members got a charge out of the i MiEV too. We invited members to a sneak preview of the car on Tuesday, July 27, at our office.
Want to know more?
Jon Hilkevitch writes about I-GO’s EV plans in the Chicago Tribune.
Mary Wisniewski profiles I-GO’s EV agenda in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Time Out Chicago covers our iMiEV preview event and interviews I-GO CEO Sharon Feigon.
We also posted a few photos of the iMiEV and our member party on Flickr.
And First Business, a syndicated TV news program that airs locally on WCIU, just broadcast a segment on I-GO’s electric car plans.
