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Take it or iMiEV it

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Recently, we’ve had a lot of fun at I-GO HQ test-driving a Mitsubishi i-MiEV — which stands for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle. Here’s a photo of it next to our booth at Evanston’s Custer’s Last Stand street fest this past weekend:

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This is our second closeup look at the car. In July 2010, I-GO was among the few places in North America to preview the i-MiEV. It gets up to 100 miles on a full charge of its lithium-ion battery pack, looks like a Pokemon character (if it had cheeks we’d pinch them), and could pretty much fit into any city parking space. Coupled with a progressive car sharing org like I-GO and a metro-wide charging-station network, EVs can make a bigger impact with the public and help I-GO reduce car ownership, greenhouse gas emissions, and dependence on fossil fuels even more.

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In the news: I-GO’s electric car plans

Monday, July 26th, 2010

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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.

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Take it or i Miev it

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Get a sneak peak at Mitsubishi’s new electric vehicle at a free special event for I-GO members only!

i MiEV at I-GO

WHAT:

I-GO’s i MiEV Demo

WHEN:

Tuesday, July 27, 5:30pm – 8pm

WHERE:

I-GO Car Sharing (at the Center for Neighborhood Technology)

2125 W. North Ave., Chicago, Illinois

(Light snacks & refreshments will be served)

Please RSVP to Lauren@igocars.org with your name and the names of any guests.

Mitsubishi’s adorable, new, zero-emissions electric vehicle (EV) puts the grin in green. It gets up to 100 miles on a full battery charge. Emits only 30% of the CO2 of a gas-powered minicar even when taking into account emissions at the power plants that generate the electricity needed to charge the car. And it costs at least one-third less to drive (or even less, depending on the price of electricity and whether it’s charged during off-peak hours) than a comparable gasoline vehicle. The i MiEV gets its oomph from high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries and a compact, highly efficient motor.

Oh, and it looks like an egg. Or, if Japanese anime is your thing, a Pokemon character. If it had cheeks we’d pinch them.

So why are we telling you this? Because I-GO is one of the few places in North America where Mitsubishi has chosen to demo the i MiEV, currently sold only in Japan. And we’re inviting I-GO members to drop by our office to take a spin.

i MiEV at I-GOAs an environmentally driven nonprofit, I-GO is making plans to add electric vehicles to its fleet. The i MiEV demo is a rare sneak preview of one such EV our members may be driving in the near future. We’d love to hear what you think of it. Your feedback will help us evaluate our EV options.

We’ll also be doling out discounted I-GO memberships at the event. So bring along a friend, family member, coworker, or classmate who’s been contemplating the car-sharing lifestyle. And queue up for a ride around the block in the i MiEV with I-GO CEO Sharon Feigon.

No, you can’t reserve the i MiEV for an I-GO trip — yet. But you can reserve any of the other diverse, low-emission vehicles in our fleet. Half of them are hybrids. Two are plug-in hybrids that also get stratospheric mileage and help reduce our addition to oil and gas.

RESERVE AN I-GO CAR TODAY!

At I-GO, we’re focused on an greener, cleaner tomorrow. Renewable energy and dwindling dependence on fossil fuels. Affordable sustainability. Car sharing is already eco-friendly. Let’s plug in and make it even friendlier.

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