Mitsubishi has just delivered its first four “i” electric cars. Three individuals—one each in California, Oregon, and Washington—have taken delivery. The fourth i went to the government fleet in the city of Normal, Ill., where Mitsubishi has a plant. (Honda recently provided its first Fit EV to Torrance, California, home to its North American headquarters in this tradition.)

The other issue inherent to electric cars, in addition to their limited range, is how long it takes to recharge them. A “quick” 30-minute recharge could make a big difference for electric car drivers, albeit it’s still longer than a fill-up. And one reason such fast chargers have been slow to appear—other than cost, who pays for them, and how do they become profitable—is that it can be hard to get a bunch of car companies to agree on anything. So when seven automakers agree to a new standard for charging, it sounds like a breakthrough. Except when the rest don’t.

Mitsubishi has announced an increase to the price of its upcoming “i” electric car before it even hits the market.

Recent water-cooler conversations have had the Consumer Reports Cars team talking about cool cars from the 1990s that they drove, or even would consider buying today. That decade brought a wide range of cars with outlandish looks and the performance to back it, especially in contrast with the more tepid 1980s performance machines. So what cars do we remember fondly?

At the Plug-In 2011 Conference in North Carolina today, AAA, the largest provider of roadside assistance in the United States, unveiled a fast-charge truck for electric car drivers who end up on the side of the road filling their reservoir of range anxiety.

Mitsubishi has announced that the range for its upcoming all-electric car “i”, formerly known as the MieV, will be EPA-rated at 62 miles in average driving, or 98 miles in the city. The company had originally announced the “i” would have a range of 80 miles. This gives the small car a shorter range than the 75 miles we’ve been getting on average in the all-electric Nissan Leaf.

In assembling our best new car deals on American cars and deals on American-made cars, we compiled and examined a lot of data. Much of the findings enriched our deals reports, while others inspired trivial pursuits. To fuel your discussions around the BBQ grill (or even an automotive grille) this weekend, we determined how many cars each brand actually builds in the United States.

Mitsubishi and Hawaii have teamed up to bring the all-electric Mitsubishi i to the United States starting this fall. One of the launch states for this electric vehicle (EV), Hawaii is working with the automaker to prepare the infrastructure on the island state to enable customers to recharge their EVs.

It’s the year of the electric car in New York. Or at least the latest year of the EV. The Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt launched this year to a lot of fanfare. Soon they will be joined by at least three other pure electric vehicles from major automakers, and potentially several more from startup car companies.

The huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan last week has affected a number of automakers and their production capabilities. Not only are their main headquarters in Japan, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, and Toyota all have key facilities...

It's official: The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is dead. After announcing last month that it would cease production of its mainstream models -- the Galant family sedan and the Endeavor midsized SUV -- Mitsubishi apparently no longer felt it needs...

With the 2010 LA Auto Show media days behind us, my notebook still contains many interesting, and even fun, anecdotes that don't readily fit into our traditional coverage. A couple items might be familiar to those who follow us...

As part of Mitsubishi's i-MiEV conference yesterday, the company announced that it is partnering with Best Buy to support i-MiEV customers. The retailer will begin selling and installing home recharging stations built by Eaton Corporation next year. An Eaton...

Mitsubishi will debut the North American version of its new i-MIEV electric car at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week. The dimensions have been stretched for this revised i-MIEV to address American expectations. The four-passenger car measures 144.9...

This round of recalls includes the 2006-2008 Mitsubishi Endeavor, plus the 2011 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX.  Mitsubishi recalled 19,410 Endeavors with manual air conditioning because incorrect software may randomly change air flow directions and temperature coming from the...