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It's been a while, but I've added steering wheel controls to my car using after market steering wheel controls from the Lancer/Outlander ~2010 models. These fit the existing 2010 steering whee, it even has the cable clamps in the plastic back cover. You also need a new clock spring though...

This is my method as well, connect charger, swipe fob, connect car. However, some EVSE stations (load balanced ones) are slow to activate 240 and the miev disables the charger, it never attempts again. If the EVSE takes over 3 seconds to activate AC it fails for me. That's quite annoying. I...

There are a increasing number of charge points that my 2010 doesn't like. Most of these newer chargers also do load balancing and there is a slight delay in activation between plugging the car in and the EVSE throwing the relay for power. My miev wants active power rails within 3 seconds of the...

That sounds about right, with the heating on 3rd click and around 0 C I also had about 70km of range. The wind is often one of the bigger issues, I mostly have head winds when driving to work, it's noticeable in the charge time at work. I often make up for it on the way back. The front is...

I call mine dustbuster or vacuumcleaner, mostly. Or just miev.

The pack fell under the 8 year warranty for the i, it also helped that I purchased that car the week before, so I had warranty regardless. The Mitsubishi dealer made it clear to me that that pricing for the batteries isn't as bad as some of the sources say. He quoted 2500 euro for a Outlander...

Mine was registered in NL on 29-11-2010, it's probably from a bit before that date. Mine doesn't even have a * to denote freezing temperatures like the newer models have. It does have Chademo, and the pack was replaced last year september. It had 58k kilometers when I bought it and a very...

It's easier for me in the EU as everything is what you consider to be a level 2 :) I just bought a 2nd hand EVSE and hooked that up, pulled some outdoor cable and mounted it on the wall, pretty painless really. It's hardwired to the mains as most plugs are not well suited to high currents for...

I've driven both the i3 and i8, apart from the CFRP they don't compare in the slightest. As far as driving the i3, it's pretty good. BMW still has quite the knack for making a decent driving car, but it's hard to tell with the tires what they are. The steering wheel tells you pretty well what...

There is a bit of a "who will blink first" problem here, and it will probably sort itself out in due course. It's not just the US, the governments from a few EU countries as well as the US are providing compelling incentives, and soon also emissions regulations and restrictions that will force...

It's still not very versatile, our i-Miev can outrun it, so it isn't a particularly powerful on either. I've looked at commercial small 5kWh fuel cells, but it's just not cost effective, not even close. A small jet turbine could work, they light almost anything that looks like diesel, but they...

I don't regret buying the i in NL, the exemption of road taxes made it the cheapest way to get to work dry and out of the wind compared to the diesel I had before. I now save about 150 euros a month over the old Peugeot 206 diesel. It's not a bad car perse, but people(reviewers) are comparing...

I've discovered that the OVMS uses very little data, I see usage logs of 8-15kB, and apparently it's being rounded to 0 on the billing system. I'm using a Simyo prepaid sim, and apart from 2 SMS messages for 10 cents each, I still have 22,30 euro left. The data is billed by the kB for 15 euro...

It probably will void some of the warranty, but it's not so uncommon for parking heaters (in any car) in the area where Ben lives. And unless the garage or dealership is a dick, I don't think they'll really mind. Parking heaters are well understood. Well, if the electric heater would brake...

After seeing the videos it gave me a lot more confidence that I can actually do this myself. I'll probably order something similar for the next winter, as having 30km more range (110 over 80) and a warm car to boot is very useful indeed. Thanks a lot for such detailed videos and editing. Much...