production june 2011 december 2013 assembly cerizay france mia electric was a french electric car manufacturer . the company based in cerizay france designed and built electric vehicles made totally in france . the mia was the company s first all electric model on the market . the car has a 9.7 kw 13 hp electric motor with an 8 kwh lithium iron phosphate lifepo4 or lfp battery pack that delivers a range of 90 km 56 mi and a maximum speed of 100 km h 62 mph . 1 2 production began in june 2011 and sales to the public started in 2012 . production stopped in december 2013 due to financial problems . 3 the tribunal de commerce de niort placed the company in judicial liquidation on march 2014 . 4 contents 1 specifications and models 2 production and sales 3 see also 4 references 5 external links specifications and models edit mia u in saclay france . mia l miamore special edition in gironde france . mia electric is offered in three trims mia mia l mia u formerly mia k all versions had two battery options as the standard 8 kwh battery can be replaced by a larger 12 kwh battery allowing an increase in range from 80 to 90 km 50 to 56 mi to 120 to 130 km 75 to 81 mi . the battery pack has a 3 year warranty period . 2 5 maximum range figures are based on the nedc test procedures . these range figures may be less in cold weather or if the vehicle is loaded . the short mia is a three seater measuring 2.87 m 9 ft 5 in with two sliding doors and the driver seat is located in the center and price starts at 12 255 us 16 532 excluding vat and government purchase assistance for low carbon vehicles . the mia l has four seats and a longer wheelbase measuring 3.19 m 10.5 ft and pricing starts at 12 781 us 17 241 . the mia u is a box van with just the driver s set and also has a length of 3.19 m 10.5 ft and pricing starts at 11 730 us 15 823 . 6 the cargo capacity of the mia u is over 1 500 litres 330 imp gal ; 400 us gal . all three models comply with the european safety standards for passenger vehicles and therefore are considered highway capable . in addition to a central airbag for the driver and seats with three point safety belts the standard equipment for the mia includes an anti lock braking system abs and emergency brake assist eba . production and sales edit mia electric car as part of a car sharing program in nice france . the construction plant which was entirely re equipped in 2010 conformed to the most demanding aspects of current legislation with certification to iso 9001 and 14001 standards . mia electric had its own design studio and 16 designers worked with the r & d department of no less than 80 engineers . citation needed the mia pre production version was introduced at the march 2011 geneva motor show . 7 the production version was showcased at the september 2011 frankfurt motor show . 8 1 9 10 the mia range was sold through a distribution network which specialised in electric mobility in france and internationally including germany belgium netherlands united kingdom luxembourg norway czech republic canada italy switzerland ile de la r union new caledonia south africa . mia electric had as its target to achieve global availability of the mia brand with strategic partnerships around the world . citation needed production began in june 2011 and sales were limited to fleet customers in france and germany . retail sales to the general public started in 2012 . 11 a total of 660 passenger cars and 123 units of the mia u box van were sold in europe through october 2012 . 12 france was the leading market with 843 units registered since 2011 through january 2014 . 13 production stopped in december 2013 due to financial problems . the company was put under receivership in february 2014 . 3 the tribunal de commerce de niort placed the company in judicial liquidation on march 2014 . 4 see also edit electric car use by country government incentives for plug in electric vehicles list of modern production plug in electric vehicles list of production battery electric vehicles references edit a b new mia electric city car uses sevcon controller . green car congress . 2011 07 05 . retrieved 2011 10 19 . a b mia electric brochure pdf . mia electric . retrieved 2011 08 19 . a b micha l torregrossa 2014 02 14 . voiture lectrique mia electric plac en redressement judiciaire electric car electric mia placed in receivership in french . association pour l avenir du v hicule electrique m diterran en avem . retrieved 2014 03 13 . a b micha l torregrossa 2014 03 13 . mia electric plac en liquidation judiciaire mia placed in judicial liquidation in french . association pour l avenir du v hicule electrique m diterran en avem . retrieved 2014 03 13 . mia concept . mia electric . retrieved 2012 12 06 . mia s plug in electric delivery van puts driver front and center . gizmag . retrieved 2012 12 06 . antony ingram 2011 03 08 . mia electric 2011 geneva motor show . green cars reports . retrieved 2011 10 24 . jerry garrett 2011 09 07 . short on product but not ambition at frankfurt auto show . the new york times . retrieved 2011 10 19 . the mia electric car goes into production . mia electric . 2011 07 18 . retrieved 2011 10 19 . mia electric plans to hit uk market with its zero emission vehicles . car trader ny . 2011 10 03 . retrieved 2011 10 22 . the mia electric car goes into production . mia electric . 2011 07 18 . retrieved 2011 10 18 . justin aschard 2012 11 30 . inmatriculations vp et vul europe 18 fin oct. 2012 2010 2012 registrations of passenger cars and utility vehicles in europe 18 through october 2012 2010 2012 pdf in french . france mobilit lectrique . retrieved 2014 03 13 . automobile propre . chiffres de vente & immatriculations de voitures lectriques en france sales figures & electric car registrations in france in french . automobile propre . retrieved 2014 03 13 . see ventes de voitures lectriques in 2014 2013 2012 and 2011 . testing the mia electric car in luxembourg external links edit wikimedia 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