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02-13-2013, 03:44 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Truck (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), Mitsubishi (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mitsubishi/), Design/Style (http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/), Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/), Diesel (http://www.autoblog.com/category/diesel/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/mitsubishi-concept-gr-hev-teaser-628.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-2013-geneva-motor-show-concepts/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/mitsubishi-concept-ca-miev-teaser-250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mitsubishi-2013-geneva-motor-show-concepts/#photo-5639545)Mitsubishi (http://www.autoblog.com/mitsubishi/) has a long history of tidy little pickup trucks, and the Japanese automaker is apparently looking to extend that heritage in a bolder, bigger way with the Concept GR-HEV, a "sport utility hybrid truck."
The future-think show star, slated to be unveiled at next month's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), is actually tipped to be a much larger effort - Mitsubishi says it's applying its hybrid technology to a one-ton truck for the first time. The GR-HEV is powered by a complex powertrain composed of a diesel engine and electric motors, which the company believes is better suited to the sort of heavy-duty work required in the segment. The concept also employs full-time four-wheel drive and a development of Mitsubishi's Super All-Wheel Control system (which governs things like stability and brake force control along with an active center differential) as seen on the production Lancer Evolution (http://www.autoblog.com/mitsubishi/lancer+evolution/).
In related news, Mitsubishi has also confirmed that it will show a next-generation electric showcar at Geneva dubbed Concept CA-MiEV. With this new concept (inset photo), the company says it is looking to build on the learnings of its i citycar (http://www.autoblog.com/mitsubishi/) and take EVs out of their limited urban roles. To that end, the CA-MiEV boasts "next generation EV systems and high density batteries" that give it a range of 186 miles.
Continue reading Mitsubishi previews diesel hybrid pickup concept, next-gen EV for Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/13/mitsubishi-previews-diesel-hybrid-pickup-concept-next-gen-ev-fo/)
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The future-think show star, slated to be unveiled at next month's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), is actually tipped to be a much larger effort - Mitsubishi says it's applying its hybrid technology to a one-ton truck for the first time. The GR-HEV is powered by a complex powertrain composed of a diesel engine and electric motors, which the company believes is better suited to the sort of heavy-duty work required in the segment. The concept also employs full-time four-wheel drive and a development of Mitsubishi's Super All-Wheel Control system (which governs things like stability and brake force control along with an active center differential) as seen on the production Lancer Evolution (http://www.autoblog.com/mitsubishi/lancer+evolution/).
In related news, Mitsubishi has also confirmed that it will show a next-generation electric showcar at Geneva dubbed Concept CA-MiEV. With this new concept (inset photo), the company says it is looking to build on the learnings of its i citycar (http://www.autoblog.com/mitsubishi/) and take EVs out of their limited urban roles. To that end, the CA-MiEV boasts "next generation EV systems and high density batteries" that give it a range of 186 miles.
Continue reading Mitsubishi previews diesel hybrid pickup concept, next-gen EV for Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/13/mitsubishi-previews-diesel-hybrid-pickup-concept-next-gen-ev-fo/)
Mitsubishi previews diesel hybrid pickup concept, next-gen EV for Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/13/mitsubishi-previews-diesel-hybrid-pickup-concept-next-gen-ev-fo/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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