2000 iMiEVs in 2009

10,000 per year "shortly afterward"

Mitsubishi is building a new factory for the lithium batteries that will power the iMiEV, an electric vehicle. "The lithium-ion battery for the car will be produced by Lithium Energy Japan, a subsidiary of Japan's biggest battery maker, GS Yuasa Corp., at a newly acquired site in Shiga in western Japan, according to reports.

By mid-2009, Mitsubishi is hoping to build as many as 2,000 iMiEVs for fleet sales and general sales in 2010. "Shortly afterward" Mitsubishi is hoping to lift production to 10,000 units per year.