Mitsubishi made the shocking announcement this week that its version of the Nissan Leaf, questionably named the Eclipse Sportback, will start at a whopping $39,740 including destination. That makes it a whole $8,175 more expensive than the Leaf’s starting price, which sounds insane on the surface. There’s even a $2,600 Technology Package in case you want to pay over $40,000 for your small Mitsubishi EV. Upon closer examination, the pricing begins to make a little more sense, but it’s still questionable. Let’s go through the differences between it and the Leaf and whether those differences justify the pricing.
