(http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/mitsubishi/i/2012/ns/2012_mitsubishi_i_f34_ns_42811_196.jpg) Efforts to establish an electric auto racing series have a supporter in Mitsubishi Motors. Mitsubishi supports the idea of an electric auto racing series. Company President Osamu Masuko is intrigued by the lower development costs for an EV racecar. The company has no experience in grand prix racing, though it has history in WRC and Dakar competition.
Source: Insideline.