Recent content by zackreynolds

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV certainly will look great! It looks like there is suitable room in the back seat for adult passengers.

It's good to know that the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will also be safe as well as green.

I'm glad that Mitsubishi wants the price of the Outlander PHEV to be very competitive even just on a SUV level, not just in the hybrid arena.

It's cool that Mitsubishi wants to make the Outlander PHEV just an ordinary production car, not a manufacturer showcase for "being green".

It is impressive that the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has three different modes to optimize a multitude of different driving situations.

I think the Series Hybrid mode that Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has is very interesting. I think they could very efficiently run a car in Series Mode using propane to power the motor and have very respectable mileage.

So is the 44 MPG rating for the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in the article you quoted based on the US standard for MPG or the Japanese standard?

You do have a point--that with only 5 seats, there is not a lot of passenger hauling difference (plug in minivan, anyone?)--but I think the real difference they're shooting for with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is having an all-wheel drive SUV that's capable of off-roading or 4-wheeling while...

It does seem essential to have a resistive heater to heat the car otherwise you would lose all the benefits of having a plug-in hybrid in the winter months. I have looked to see what kind of heater the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has, but have been unable to find the answer to this question.

I wonder what the comparison in standards is between the US MPG test and the MPG test in Japan.

$34,000 is not a bad starting price for the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. It would be one of the cheaper plug-in hybrids, as well as being the only SUV on the market.

It's awesome that they offer towing capability on the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. It's probably the first plug-in hybrid vehicle to do so.

Here's a cool diagram of the drivetrain for the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: And a cool illustration of the power sequence:

It sounds like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has a fairly standard ABS anti-lock brake system. I would be curious to know if it has predictive anti-lock technology.

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is on sale in Japan and this article talks about the fuel efficiency based on their numbers. They said the 148 mpg will likely be around 80 mpg by US standards. http://insideevs.com/mitsubishi-outlander-phev-on-sale-in-japan-today-extended-promotional-video-released/