Trends always seem to start on the West Coast and make their way East (at least that’s what Californians like to tell themselves).  Well, if this theory holds true, within a few months, when you make a call to the Best Buy Geek Squad, they may be showing up in your driveway in the latest electric car from Mitsubishi, the i-MiEV.  As part of the continued effort to expand awareness and publicity surrounding the i-MiEV, Mitsubishi has teamed up with the Best Buy in El Segundo, California by equipping their Geek Squad with four new JDM-spec i-MiEV city cars. The move makes the West coast squad the first of its kind to be emissions free, a move that your Bloomington Mitsubishi dealer hopes will effectively continue to raise awareness on the benefits of going green and driving electric cars.

Why is this move significant for Bloomington IL Mitsubishi car drivers? Well for starters, it shows Best Buy and the Geek Squad’s commitment to doing what they can for the planet, which means a lot to someone like me who is particularly environmentally conscious.  But beyond that and from a business standpoint, by equipping themselves with affordable and efficient electric cars, the Geek Squad can continue to provide superior services in a cost-effective manner.  Not having to pay for gas mileage at a time when gas prices are always rising is good news for anyone who might call the Geek Squad frequently (ahem, like my technologically challenged husband.  Who knew setting up an X-Box 360 could be so challenging?).

Any skeptics out there who fear an electric car might not be reliable enough to make it to you in your time of need (like when your wife screws up the HD TV the night before the Super Bowl, not that I know anything about that)?  Well, no need to worry, the i-MiEV has an estimated range of 80-100 miles per charge and thanks to 133 pound-feet of torque, it has decent pick up for a rear-wheel drive electric vehicle.  Your Bloomington Mitsubishi dealer could provide you with more facts and figures, but in short this means that the Geek Squad will have no trouble making it to all of their house calls.  (So yes honey, you can relax, if our Geek Squad acquires their own fleet of i-MiEVs and the TV stops working, it can still get fixed before the big game!)

So when can you expect to see this trend in Bloomington IL? Mitsubishi car dealers hope soon, but the car is still in its trial period so it’s hard to say. To get more information on this and other trends that you won’t get from just any Bloomington car dealer, stop in to your local Bloomington Mitsubishi dealer.