Mitsubishi to build range-extended hybrid (similar technology to Chevrolet Volt)

Mitsubishi to build range-extended hybrid

The cX concept car?

By Alun Taylor

27th July 2009 10:49 GMT

Leccy Tech Mitsubishi has confirmed plans to launch a range-extended hybrid at the end of 2010.

Will Mitsubishi's range-extended hybrid be based on the cX concept?

The company told Register Hardware that the vehicle will be a small SUV, akin to Nissan's Qashqai or Toyota's RAV4. This could suggest a car very similar in design to the cX concept, unveiled by Mitsubishi at the 2007 Frankfurt motor show.

Mitsubishi also told us that the, as-yet unnamed, leccy SUV will use a drive train similar in concept to the Voltec system - currently being developed for the Chevrolet Volt by General Motors.

While Mitsubishi wasn’t willing to release many precise technical details about its upcoming vehicle, we do know that it will have a lithium-ion battery pack inside that can be recharged from a wall socket.

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