The provision-constrained Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is offered out for this 12 months, however the firm is assured of getting considerably extra inventory in 2023.
It is understood that this 12 months’s allocation of round 400 Outlander PHEVs for Australia was snapped up inside a month, leaving many potential consumers on a wait checklist.
“Our largest difficulty is provide for the time being,” stated Mitsubishi Motors Australia eMobility Technique Supervisor Tim Clarke.
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“When the MY22 was launched, our allocation had offered out within the first month. We’re working arduous to triple or quadruple [that] for ’23 mannequin 12 months,” he added, whereas mentioning that this nonetheless would not meet anticipated demand.
We perceive that at this stage, someplace round 1500 to 2000 models of the recently updated Outlander PHEV ought to arrive right here in 2023, throughout quite a few batches.
The second-generation petrol-electric medium SUV arrived in August, providing a significantly better EV vary than its predecessor and a extra upmarket inside, matched by the next worth.
As already reported, pricing for the 2023 Outlander PHEV has elevated by as much as $1500, with the vary now beginning at $55,490 earlier than on-road prices for the ES five-seat, and lengthening to $69,990 earlier than on-road prices for the Exceed Tourer seven-seat.
Whereas Mitsubishi says it’s seeing sturdy demand for each the Outlander and Eclipse Cross PHEVsthis isn’t actually mirrored within the wider market.
Yr-to-date PHEV gross sales throughout the whole market sit at 5477 models. Whereas that is up round 80 % on 2021, it compares to 28,236 EV gross sales and 74,704 common hybrid gross sales.
On a separate word, Mitsubishi says it would like to see greater clarity round gasoline consumption in these petrol-electric PHEV vehicles.
This implies publishing extra extensively the gasoline economic system efficiency of a PHEV with a battery cost state of zero (displayed), in addition to its economic system with the battery in use.
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