I recently read an article about the Mitsubishi Minicab L100 EV in Autoindustriya's website. The TL;DR is that a Mitsubishi factory in Indonesia has started manufacturing said L100 EV. The writer was wondering if the EV could be brought over here.
I'm sort of excited. First, based on the Minicab's Wikipedia article the non-EV ones being sold in Japan are just rebadged Suzuki Every Vans. So that means there's a chance that if they do bring it over here they may sell it with second row seats instead of just as panel vans.
Second, EV. I've always been curious how practical and economical owning an EV is. Yes your gasoline bill may go down, but are the savings enough to offset whatever increase you get in your electric bill? Also, how reliable is an EV and can it really achieve the ranges mentioned, which in the case of the Minicab L100 EV is around 180 kilometers.
Finally if it is based on a DA/DS17 Suzuki Every gone EV then it's a kei van and I've always wanted to own an Every Van.
Biggest concern of course is if it is indeed sold here "legally" and not from the gray market is the price. I have a feeling the price may reach a little close to PhP1 million (or more since it's an EV) so I have a feeling those Every Van enthusiasts expecting it will have a price point similar to the Japan surplus Everys will be very disappointed.
We shall see.
Out.
