The Mia Electric Microbus, a rather interesting and cute little vehicle, is hitting the aisles in the UK this summer (i.e. it’s going on sale there). According to a Mia Electric press release, the electric microbuses will start at £16,995 + VAT in the UK include “two Lithium Ion Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, generating 12 kW, a stable chemistry giving a range of up to 74 miles and recharging fully in 5 hours.” 10 minutes of charging provided 5 miles of range, according to the company.
The Mia Electric Microbus is manufactured in France and the vehicle is available for purchase across Europe.
The news release adds:
Mia-Electric’s launch to the UK fleet market will coincide with revisions to the London Congestion Charge in July, which will see only vehicles emitting 75 g/km CO2 exempt from the charge – something only attainable currently by plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
Mia-Electric vehicles will be offered with a ‘Peace of Mind’ programme, comprising a five year/ 70,000-mile warranty for vehicle, battery, electric drivetrain and anti-corrosion and roadside assistance.
Thoughts on this little “microbus” (or whatever you’d call it)?
All images courtesy Mia Electric.
I do not recommend products E4V from group UNIVERS-VE.
Generally, they do not respond to emails and phones, and if they finally answer, their service is very unpleasant.
The company refuses to cooperate even though their product is still under warranty. Their products are of poor quality, they do not work well in electric vehicles.
The parameters regarding the range are extremely overstated, a new battery pack in the vehicle MIA allows you to achieve max. 90km and not 130km as stated, and the performance is even worse in low ambient temperature conditions, where range drops to a whooping 30km.
In my vehicle the E4V system refuses to cooperate with other systems.
Only for the diagnosis, they want a colossal sum of money, even though the product is still under warranty.
Looks like one big scam, I definitely do not recommend their products and doing business with them !!!