Mitsubishi i-MiEV Model Years and History

The i-MiEV is unchanged for 2017.

The i-MiEV is mostly unchanged for 2016. The car gets a slight drop in price as well as an optional navigation system. That navigation system comes packaged with a 7-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth connectivity and a rear view camera.

First introduced in 2012, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV took a year off and now returns for 2014. The biggest difference is that while the new car is virtually unchanged, it costs more than $6,000 less than the 2012 model. New standard features include aluminum wheels, fog lights, front heated seats and heated mirrors, a leather steering wheel and shift knob, a quick-charge port and a battery warmer.

The 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, or simply 2012 Mitsubishi i as it's called in North America, is an all-electric minicar and a completely new model for the U.S. The i, which is based on an international-market, gasoline-powered minicar of the same name, is capable of going 62 miles or more on a charge and able to go more than 80 mph. The 5-passenger Mitsubishi i can carry four adults, and it will charge on a standard household (110V) socket, with a 220V installed charger, or (if equipped) with a DC fast-charger. For its first model year, the i will only be available in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, but the company is taking orders nationally and will be selling the model nationally by late in the 2012 calendar year.