2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV ES SMART CAR ? YES HERE AT FUSION AUTOPLEX Part of the novelty is how quiet the car is. This is normal for EVs but to those whove not experienced it, the i-MiEV just rolls along. Some motor whine may be heard as can some wind and wheel noise, but there is no engine noise from any overworked little gas burner as you might otherwise get with a car like this. It is not quite surreal, but definitely a different experience, and it can be fun in this conspicuous little pod. We did not try and tally how often the i-MiEV attracted attention, but did catch glances here and there. Our little WHITE/BLUE jelly bean made a green car visual statement loud enough to make a Prius look mundane. And this brings us to that all-too-critical question of efficiency. That is, after all, why youd cough up twice the normal money for a car like this before subsidies of course. The i-MiEV is dirt cheap to operate