Japanese postal service launches new Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV electric vans

New Mitsubishi Minicab MiEVs to renew Japan Post fleet

It's all in-house: Japan's postal service Japan Post has opted for New Minicab MiEV from Mitsubishi Motors for the collection and delivery of letters and packages in Japan.

Thus, both entities have signed an agreement by which the vehicle manufacturer will assemble up to 1.200 units of the Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV, a vehicle sold exclusively in Japan, which will become part of the postal service's fleet.

And although the first units have already entered into service since last November 13, a first package with 400 copies of this microvan will be available from the end of March next year and the rest before the same month but in 2021.

new Japan Post delivery vehicles They are characterized by using the color of the Japanese courier service but will feature the vinyl with the cute bear Posu Kuma, mascot and representative of the entity, who carries a cable that simulates that of the recharging electrified vehicles pluggable.

And the objective of the introduction of these small collection and delivery vans is none other than relieve and improve air quality of large cities or metropolitan areas of cities like Tokyo thanks to being a zero emission vehicle.

There, the bulk of the vehicles currently used by Japan Post, estimated to be around 30.000 in total, are also small vans but require the consumption of fossil fuels associated with traditional thermal engines.

The introduction of these Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV will help offset emissions from other vehicles with traditional propellants and, therefore, to improve the quality of the air breathed by the citizens of Japan's vast metropolitan areas.

A van for Japanese

We are used to knowing exclusive cars for the Japanese market, as in the case of this one Japan Post microvan, as specific editions for the Japanese domestic market.

In this case, we are talking about a model that It has been manufactured for up to 8 generations, since 1966 and already in 2011 it presented its first version as an electric vehicle.

Currently, the dimensions of the Mitsubishi Minicab MiEV They can accommodate up to 4 passengers and has, in configuration with only the front seats, a cargo box measuring 1.830 millimetres long, 1.370 millimetres wide and 1.230 mm high.

‎ 10,5 or 16 kWh electric energy accumulator, the price of the option with less autonomy is set at 1.801.800 yen, around 15.000 euros, and the one with the greatest energy storage volume is 2.190.100 yen, or around 18.330 €.