100,000th EV sold in America: Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Plug In America, the national plug-in electric vehicle advocacy group, has been counting the EV sales in the US. The group announced that the 100,000th production EV sold was the Mitsubishi i-MiEV.
Mr. Rich Salmon of Grand Bay, Alabama purchased the Mitsubishi i-MiEV on May 16, 2013. He was on the fence about buying an electric vehicle, but he took the car for a test drive. He said, "I liked it, so I bought it." Little did he know that his new car would be the famed 100,000th EV in America, and that he would be awarded a ClipperCreek Level 2 electric vehicle charging station.
It has been only about two years since highway-worthy production plug-in electric vehicles have been in the market. Sale of 100,000 units is a remarkable achievement, and if the Moore's law could apply in some kind of fashion (with a limit function) in the sale of electrified automobiles, foreign oil dependence could end sooner than later, say in the next 20 years. One could only wish.
Plug In America, the national plug-in electric vehicle advocacy group, has been counting the EV sales in the US. The group announced that the 100,000th production EV sold was the Mitsubishi i-MiEV.
Mr. Rich Salmon of Grand Bay, Alabama purchased the Mitsubishi i-MiEV on May 16, 2013. He was on the fence about buying an electric vehicle, but he took the car for a test drive. He said, "I liked it, so I bought it." Little did he know that his new car would be the famed 100,000th EV in America, and that he would be awarded a ClipperCreek Level 2 electric vehicle charging station.
It has been only about two years since highway-worthy production plug-in electric vehicles have been in the market. Sale of 100,000 units is a remarkable achievement, and if the Moore's law could apply in some kind of fashion (with a limit function) in the sale of electrified automobiles, foreign oil dependence could end sooner than later, say in the next 20 years. One could only wish.
