Mitsubishi’s next EV is based on the upcoming Nissan Leaf coming in 2026

Is the caller EV successful this picture? | Image: Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi volition launch a caller electrical conveyance successful North America adjacent summertime that’s based connected Nissan’s upcoming third-generation Leaf. The caller EV, which volition beryllium Mitsubishi’s second-ever successful the US aft the pioneering i-MiEV, is portion of the company’s “Momentum 2030” maturation program wherever it volition motorboat “a caller oregon importantly revised conveyance each twelvemonth betwixt 2026 and 2030.”

Mitsubishi hasn’t yet fixed a sanction to its EV oregon provided immoderate different method details, including its expected EPA-estimated range. Like the caller Leaf, it volition usage the CMF-EV level that besides underpins the Ariya SUV and is rated for up to  304 miles connected a azygous charge.

In a property release, Mitsubishi Motors North America CEO Mark Chaffin said the institution is connected an “upward trajectory,” particularly successful the US. Mitsubishi reported an 11 percent increase of income twelvemonth implicit twelvemonth successful Q1 2025, led by its Outlander SUV that besides comes successful a plug-in hybrid version. 

Chaffin says Mitsubishi’s caller EV volition beryllium portion of a caller lineup that includes a blend of interior combustion, plug-in hybrids, and electrical vehicles that springiness customers “the prime of exertion that champion suits their needs.”

Mitsubishi has not yet announced wherever the caller EV volition beryllium built. The institution erstwhile had a works successful Normal, Illinois, which is present owned and operated by Rivian. In bid to debar dense tariffs imposed by the Trump medication (currently acceptable astatine 25 percent connected cars and trucks from Japan), Mitsubishi whitethorn request to fig retired a home manufacturing program soon.