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 Mitsubishi MiEV plug-in electric car
The Mitsubishi MiEV plug-in electric car is not on sale yet in the U.S. yet, but I got the chance to test drive a prototype recently, and loved every minute.
I wish you could have seen the smile on my face or heard me giggle as I steered the Mitsubishi MiEV in tight circles around and around one of the huge pillars that dot the garage underneath the Staples Center in Los Angeles. And more smiles and giggles when when I used those pillars as slalom poles, weaving back and forth. It is just plain fun to drive.
MiEV stands for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle. It is a four-seater a bit smaller than a Volkswagen Beetle, about the same size as the Smartfortwo, both of which are gas-powered, not electric. The MiEV handled well in traffic, steers easily, with great acceleration, plus that amazing turning radius. When I floored it after a red light, it practically bolted to 45mph. Certainly not a Ferrari, but a whole lot more ‘car’ than an upgraded golf cart, like the GEM.
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Where’s Evelyn? January 2012
Israel
December 2011
Courcheval, France
November 2011
New Zealand
Los Angeles Auto Show
October 2011
Stuttgart, Black Forest
September 2011
Saratoga, NY
June 2011
Pittsburgh
Washington, DC
Niagara Falls
Hershey, Penna
PRSA Travel & Tourism Conf.
San Antonio, Speaker
April 2011
Fiji Islands, Los Angeles
ASJA Conference, NYC
Panelist on Writing Apps
March 2011
Anchorage, Alaska
Skiing at Alyeska
February 2011
Vancouver Island,
Vancouver, Whistler
Where Evelyn Was in 2010
New Car Launches
Detroit, Nashville,
San Francisco, Miami
Los Angeles Auto Show
Porsche Test Track, Leipzig
Travel Destinations
Germany -- Munich,
Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin
Norwegian Epic
Inaugural Cruise
Cuba--Havana,
Cienfuegos, Trinidad,
Santa Clara
Dubai
Thailand --
Bangkok, Chang Mai
Beaver Creek, Colorado
Speaking Engagements
Newport, R. I.
Speaker, SATW Meeting
Las Vegas, Speaker
Alternative Fuel Conference
Book Expo America, NYC
Author Book Signing
Peaceful Places NYC
My new travel guidebook
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