- Mitsubishi’s newest model follows the path of the related Nissan Leaf by having two EV charge ports.
- A NACS port on the passenger side enables DC fast charging at Tesla Supercharger stations.
- A J1772 port on the driver side allows for Level 1 and Level 2 AC charging.
When the 2027 Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV arrives this fall, it won’t look too much like the related Nissan Leaf, except for one uncommon feature: dual charging doors, one one either side of the car.
Users may be seeing double until they acclimate to DC fast charging with a North American Charging System (NACS) port on the passenger side and then plug into a Level 1 or Level 2 AC charging at home via the J1772 port on the driver’s side.
This uncommon setup foregoes the old CCS combo coupler that combines both DC and AC charging in one gargantuan 7-pin charge connector. The “Frankenplug” has fallen out of favor in place of a sleeker, slimmer, more efficient native NACS port with an AC adapter. The setup reflects the transitional stage of EVs and the varying global infrastructures that make it challenging to standardize much of anything, especially when it comes to energy supply and delivery.
The dual doors make it easier to charge at the array of available chargers, as well as easier to park at awkwardly situated charging stalls. For Mitsubishi and its partner Nissan, it makes it easier to sell a global model without worrying about regional charging preferences.
The 2027 Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV is the small Japanese brand’s newest model, and part of the brand’s doubling down of new models in North America, dubbed Momentum 2030. The EV will be followed by an off-road variant of its best-selling Outlander, and Mitsubishi plans a new or significantly updated vehicle every year until 2030.
While the Eclipse nameplate harkens back to a sports coupe that ran from 1990 to 2012, Mitsubishi relaunched the Eclipse name in 2018 as the Eclipse Cross compact SUV. Not to complicate this total eclipse of the car, but the Eclipse Sportback EV is more of a Nissan Leaf than anything produced by Mitsubishi.
Born out of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, the Eclipse Sportback EV has the same underpinnings as the redesigned 2026 Nissan Leaf, which earned KBB.com’s Best New Model of 2026 Award.
The Sportback, which looks like a raised hatchback, will have a 75-kWh battery pack and an estimated 303 miles of range. It will be single-motor front-wheel drive (FWD). Unlike the Leaf, however, it benefits from Mitsubishi’s 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty and 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty.
With its NACS port, it can accept a charge of up to 150 kW, and charge from 10%-80% in about 35 minutes.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV goes on sale this fall.
