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Interesting article that gives perspective on the global sales of Mitsubishi vehicles and why they do not seem to be focusing on the US market. http://chargedevs.com/newswire/mitsubishi-delays-us-launch-of-outlander-phev/

I used a DC fast charger in NYC (thanks to one of the few electric taxi drivers and good fortune) and it was great! I really want to see more DC fast chargers. We almost have enough for a trip from NYC to DC.

There are quite a few research papers that have looked at this problem and all of them come to the conclusion that electric vehicles eventually are better for the environment over the lifetime of the car when powered by coal fired power plants. This benefit is greater and happens sooner if...

Left my iMiEV at home and took an electric motorcycle trip last weekend. I took advantage of a 3 day weekend to ride from NYC to DC on my 2012 Zero S carrying 2 Elcon 2500W chargers. I planned out my stops so I could travel at highway speeds and charge using Chargepoint stations, which allow...

In NJ, our power is 50% Nuclear, 30%Natural Gas, 11% coal & 9% other including solar, hydroelectric & waste-to-energy. Electric motors are far more efficient than ICE powered motors which is why driving electric causes less environmental damage. There is not a critical mass of EV's yet to be...

Here's a quick update on our progress across the country in all electric vehicles. Oklahoma turned out to be an exciting state to visit these past couple of days. Went noodling for the first time and caught a 40-45 lb catfish! Noodling is fishing by finding a hole, putting your hand blindly...

We're getting ready to leave Charleston tomorrow! Hope to see lots of iMiEV drivers along the way! For details of Ride the Future Tour's Freedom Festival in your city, check out http://ridethefuturetour.com/freedom-festival

A group of EV drivers will be crossing the country starting in Charleston, SC on July 4th and finishing at Google HQ in Mountain View, CA. We'll break the Guinness World record for distance traveled in an electric car, electric motorcycle, electric scooter and electric-assist bicycle. We will...

Owned a 2007 Vectrix electric motorcycle (maxi-scooter). Now ride a 2012 Zero S electric motorcycle. 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Test drove a Tesla Roadster (wicked awesome!) and a BMW Active-E.

Acensor, thanks for clearing that up. Sorry if I offended someone. Since someone brought up the battery replacement concern, I wanted to share that article. I'm with JoeS in terms of wanting to see trends in usage. I've been tracking the usage of my Zero S for over a year and now have a...

Of 439mi tracked I used 155.1kWh to charge giving me: 2.83mi/kWh 353Wh/mi on average JoeS, recently the "elephant in the room" has been called out as being unlikely. Apparently Lithium Ion batteries may last longer than estimated. Excerpt: ”Lithium-ion batteries should perform better because...

Battery Capacity loss is something that has been discussed in a variety of posts in this forum. Here is an article by a BMW Active-E owner who has driven 44,000 miles and so far is experiencing about 8% capacity loss. Since capacity loss is not linear, and is based on a host of factors, there...

Are there any non-rummaging-through-busted-cars solutions? Preferably something that can be ordered over the web.

FWIW, I had more success heating the car using the defrost setting rather than the heater. So far I've been connected to a 110V outlet.

If anyone finds a good replacement that is inexpensive, I'm interested in replacing my head rests.