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" Tonight it was my turn to take the Mitsubishi i-MiEV home for the evening and it pretty much blew away every preconceived notion that I had about small, electric cars after a few miles. First, I expected it to feel flimsy, maybe be a bit reminiscent of a golf cart, perhaps something I&amp;#039;d have safety concerns about should I get into an accident. But, the reality of the situation was that it did not feel that way at all. Inside, the i-MiEV is roomy and feels pretty much like any other small car I&amp;#039;ve driven (aside from the fact that our loner is a right-hand drive), and oh so quiet when it is running. It&amp;#039;s a snap to operate. In seconds, I had it unplugged, tossed the charging cable in the backseat and was inside rolling down the power windows (yes, it has those too!). The driver&amp;#039;s field of view is good from all angles, and once it was popped into Drive, I was off and running, quite comfortably. I zipped down Pacific Coast Highway, (past the new Tesla dealership) to a street called Newport Coast Drive, where supercars are a dime a dozen. On any given day you can see Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis and more (I once saw a Bentley Continental that had been pulled over by the police because the LUMBER they were transporting in the backseat was sticking too far outside the passenger window). Yes, it&amp;#039;s that part of town. But it&amp;#039;s also this insanely fun, steep hill that spans a few miles and is super fun to drive. So, this is where I took the little i-MiEV. I tromped on the throttle and the power output was as far to the right as it go could (leaving the Eco setting far behind), but it didn&amp;#039;t stay there for long, it leveled out and I was easily able to keep up with regular traffic. After many more miles, I found the i-MiEV to be a livable and simple way to get around, and quite fun to boot! Am looking forward to seeing these on the road in the U.S. soon. **Note to Jonathan: This would make a fun long-term test car.   Related posts:  Driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV: What Have We Learned From a Week with Mitsubishi&amp;#039;s i-MiEV? Driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV: A One-night drive... in the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV: The Weekend Report  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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