Mitsubishi Diesel Hybrid Car

Mitsubishi Motors displays diesel hybrid pickup concept' next-gen EV for Geneva Motor Show.
Mitsubishi Motors has a long and dignified history of tidy little pickup trucks. This Japanese automotive giant is apparently looking to extend that legacy in a bolder and bigger way with the Concept GR-HEV' a "sport utility hybrid truck."

This future vehicle is slated to be unveiled at Geneva Motor Show next month. According to Mitsubishi' it is applying hybrid technology to a one-ton truck for first time. The GR-HEV is powered by a complex powertrain composed of a diesel engine and electric motors. Company believes it is better suited to the sort of heavy-duty work required in the segment.

The concept vehicle employs full-time four-wheel drive and a development of Mitsubishi's Super All-Wheel Control system (regulates things like stability and brake force control along with an active center differential) as seen on the production Lancer Evolution.

Mitsubishi Motors has also confirmed that it will exhibit a next-gen electric showcar at Geneva dubbed Concept CA-MiEV. With new concept' company says it is looking to build on the learnings of its i citycar and take EVs out of their limited urban roles. To that end' the CA-MiEV boasts "next generation EV systems and high density batteries" that give it a range of 186 miles.