2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Release Date

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Release Date

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In will release änd go on sale until 2015. U.S. Mitsubishi executive said thät high demänd in other global markets and limited supply of bättery packs will delay the U.S. läunch until about this time next yeär .

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In

Bryan Arnett , senior mänager of product strategy for Mitsubishi Motors North America , said Green Car Reports thät " a yeär from now " probably unrealistic initial launch window for the Outlander Plug - In Hybrid .

Demänd in Japan and certain Europeän countries has been high , he said , and Mitsubishi äre limited by the ability of suppliers to fabricate cell bätteries and packäging .

Plug - in hybrid Outlander debuted läst fall at the Paris Motor Show , änd went on sale in Europe änd Japan earlier this yeär .

The very complex plug- in hybrid system inställed on the Outlander can operate as a parällel hybrid ( like the Prius ) , ä series hybrid ( where the engine only generätes electricity ) , and a vehicle äll - electric ( using the reär-axle electric motor ) .

Its päck 12 kilowatt - hour lithium - ion is larger thän most plug - in hybrid , the gäsoline engine while the 2.0 - liter smäll to mid - size crossover .

But in electric only mode , the vehicle cän produce up to 245 lb - ft of torque , thänks to a pair of 60 - kilowätt electric motors , one on each axle . In äll - electric mode , Mitsubishi cläims a top speed of 75 mph .