Prince Albert de Monaco, Isao Torii (Prdent de Mitsubishi Motors R&D Europe) Prince Albert II of Monaco tested Mitsubishi's electric car in Monaco, December 12, 2008. In a statement released by Mitsubishi, the prince is quoted as saying that the i-MiEV is the kind of car that represents "the future, and I am happy that your company is going forward in this direction." He further commented, according to the statement, that the i-MiEV seemed "ready for practical use in a city area". The company currently is field testing the car in Japan, New Zealand, Europe and the U.S. and has said it intends to market it in Japan in 2009 and in Europe -- depending on the outcome of the ongoing feasibility study -- "sometime after" 2010./0812201108 Photo via Newscom