How do I know if my car is equipped with the cold weather pack - can it be decoded from the VIN?
Rarely gets below -5 in this part of the world so I doubt many cars have it here.

Time for an update on the dying cells situation. So I've made the decision that I may have to do a cell swap of cells 25, 69 and 70 myself and am currently in the process of sourcing some cells and trying to talk my other half into the idea that I actually need to buy them even though the car is st...

Since I am not really set up to post pics on some hosting site then link them here, I am not going to post any pics right now. (Like WTF? So cheap they think a few pics will drive the bandwidth through the roof?) My background is 12v / auto electrical. Not EE level stuff, but I have been wiring car...

While researching 175/55R15 tires to go on my new wheels, I ran across a new Eco Continental tire in 145/65R15 which is the OEM size for the front of our cars. The good news is . . . . they are only $85 at Tire Rack!! Don This tyre is available in the UK too - but might not be as eco as it seems. I...

I would recommend going to
blackcircles.com

or asdatyres.com

They can deliver and fit tyres at a local garage.
Prices are reasonable too but you may have to wait a few days for your tyres to arrive.

Shipping Yuasa batteries by air? That ought to go over well :lol: ;) (Dreamliner incident?). Yup, they don't seem to literally ship anything anymore! ;) Li-ions can travel on cargo air only. So, provided, the paperwork is complete - should be no problem. Seller is getting back to me as unsure about...

The precipitous drop is out of character for the car, and after reading many other threads here that started with similar concerns and ended up with a battery pack replacement under warranty due to a rapidly dying cell, I'm naturally quite concerned. Especially when I still have 3 years of personal...

Simon, Thanks for all your data and investigations. Do you have any information on the temperature of the batteries? Despite our mild climate, heavy use and rapid charging can heat up the cells and on a few wintery days, I have rapid charged which has heated up the battery and increased the range. I...

Hi Luddite - I had somehow missed your 2 April post. Between you, DBMandrake, and myself, we are seeing fairly consistent results on our wall-to-wheels numbers. Early in my i-MiEV ownership, I had carefully maintained my energy consumption for over 8000 miles and published the results here: http://...

I posted a full description and photos in the following speakev thread: https://speakev.com/threads/c-zero-ion-charging-failure-due-to-stiff-gear-lever-mechanism.98153/ (sorry to keep posting links to another forum mods, but I really don't want to copy and paste all the text and pictures) Thanks fo...