UK i-MiEV prices slashed

Mitsubishi has finally realised that charging £33,699 for its electric i-MiEV was a bad joke. Even the most environmentally-conscious early adopter was going to have a problem paying that for a city car with a modest 90 mile (145 km) range.

So now the i-MiEV’s UK price has been slashed to a more palatable £28,990 which, purely coincidentally (yeah, right), is exactly what Nissan will be charging for the Leaf.

Taking off the government’s recently confirmed £5,000 OLEV Plug-in Car Grant, that means both the Mitsubishi and Nissan will effectively cost £23,990 when they go on sale at the beginning of next year.