Mitsubishi's electric goal gets closer

• Mitsubishi signs battery deal
• Technology accelerates electric-car development
• i-MiEV scheduled to go on sale by 2010

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Mitsubishi is hoping to bring forward the launch of its electric i-MiEV car after signing an agreement with a supplier of lithium-ion batteries.

It is hoped that the deal will help Mitsubishi develop smaller, lighter lithium-ion batteries with a much greater range than current batteries much quicker than it would have managed on its own.

The i-MiEV is scheduled to be sold in the UK in 2010 for around £15,000.

Estimates suggest that the cost of electricity to charge the car would be just £50 per 10,000 miles, while carbon dioxide emissions from the vehicle will be zero.

The battery-powered four-seater supermini will undergo trials in the UK next year. Mitsubishi's goal is to achieve a range of 100 miles from each charge.