The D:5 is built on the same platform as the Mitsubishi Outlander, same engine, chassis, suspension, driveline. I'd love to see it here too. Since it meets much the same safety and emissions standards as North American vehicles do, it's hard to invoke safety or emissions as an excuse. If Nissan can do it with the GT-R and Cube, surely Mitsubishi can do it too...
Near the top of my Why The Hell Not list is this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLm30jkfvQ. Apparently there are prototype iEVs running around, but you can't buy one quite yet. The gas engine i (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWwVeQRp7zE) is a very hot seller. The electric version has exactly the same performance as the gas engine i, just shorter range on a charge.
...laura