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Tesla is coming to Madison, WI this week to provide 15 minute test drives of the Model S. I have a reservation for Wednesday afternoon. Tesla has a supercharger station at this location so I hope we will able to see it in action. I cannot ask any questions about purchasing or financing at...

MB has two interesting options available on the new B-class electric. The first is a Range Extender. This includes additional insulation in the doors and roof for increased climate control, an electrically heated windshield and a button that will add about 17 additional miles to a charge. The...

Mitsubishi has posted lease rates for the 2014 i-miev on their web site: $189 a month with $3,388 due at signing (plus the normal tax, tags, doc fees, etc). Lease is for 36 months, 12,000 miles a year. How this compares to other EV leases each person will have to draw their own conclusions...

Looking at three EVs that have been on sale for at least two years, Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi i-Miev and Chevy Volt, sales have more than double since 2012. May 2014 sales were 4,816 while in May 2012 they were 2,275. Add in compliance EVs like the Fiat 500e, Honda Fit EV and Chevy Spark EV...

Test drive of the i3 is at 11am 5/29. Will take pictures and post later that day. Did find out BMW is offering 2.99% APR to purchase and lease is $499 a month with $4,174 due at signing. No mention on miles per year, but I assume it is 10,000. Not as bad as what Cadillac wanted for their...

Had a meeting today with our local hybrid/EV group. Present were owners of 3 Leafs, 1 Volt, 1 Focus electric, 2 second gen Prius, 1 Prius C, 1 plug in Prius, 2 first gen Insights and 1 electric airplane (more on that at another time). After a two hour discussion on the merits, and short...

A local, as in 80 miles away, Mitsubishi dealer got their first 2014 i on Tuesday. Drove there Wednesday afternoon for a test drive. The new 2014 i drives.....just like the 2012 i. That is not a bad thing as the 2012 drove just fine. Improvements; many. The new all black interior is very...

Two years ago I switched to a time of day electric rate to take advantage of off peak charging with my EVSE. Was it worth it? Absolutely yes. Normal rate per kwh here is $0.1147 per kwh. Time of day rates are $0.196 peak time and $0.055 off peak. Off peak is 8pm to 8am and all weekends and...

A silver ES with just over 5,000 miles is on Ebay with no reserve. Current bid is $14,000, car is in IL, clear title, auction ends Sunday morning.

Can anyone help me with how to open the rear hatch if there is no 12V power? Is there an emergency release somewhere? Thanks.

It's winter in Wisconsin and cold/snow takes it toll on both EV and gas cars. My 4cyl Accord that averages 33 mpg during warm weather is now averaging 25 mpg. With gas at $3.60 a gallon locally that works out to about $0.11 and $0.145 per mile respectively. I drive a Volt and have enjoyed...

Here is an interesting video on a new hybrid Peugeot Citroen is developing that runs on compressed air. That concept is not new, but what is interesting is the picture of the car in the video. Take a look. http://screen.yahoo.com/hybrid-car-runs-air-001013615.html

The web site www.insideevs.com has two new videos (one english, one Japanese) promoting the i, both produced by Mitsubishi. The article on the videos also talks about no 2nd gen i, but does say that Mitsubishi plans to continue to market the current i. Nice videos. Hopefully they see wide...

Charged Electric Vehicle Magazine (Oct/Nov), has an excellent article on the obstacles many EV owners (or prospective owners) face when they live in a multi-unit dwelling. HOAs, convenants, access, payments, insurance issues, and capacity are all discussed in the article. While the article is...

The September edition of EAA's CurrentEVents magazine has a front page review of the i written by Rich Burns. It is a well written review which is very favorable while still pointing out areas in need of improvement. I could not find an on-line copy of this review, but anyone who is not a...

If you ever think it takes a long time to recharge your i using the Level 1 120V charger, take a look at the CODA. The Level 1 120V charger that comes standard takes 36-40 hours to recharge the batterey. Using a 6.6kW Level 2 240V charger reduces that time to 6 hours. Note that to get it...

Road and Track has acquired an SE model i for a one year evaluation of the car. Rather unusual place for a test of an EV. This month Road and Track highlighted the Audi Quattro, 430 to 560 HP, BMW M5 560 HP, Cadillac CTS-V 556 HP, and the i 66 HP. The test car has the DC quick charge as there...

The June issue of the Electric Automobile Association publication Current EVents has an interesting article comparing the cost of ownership of EVs versus ICEs. The i was compared in Current EVents against the Yaris and the Mini Cooper. Over 10 years of ownership the i is cheaper to operate by...

Reserved my i in December and confirmed the order in January. As of today the car is still "being built". Dealer estimated delivery sometime mid-June. Was also informed they would only sell car for MSRP unless Mitsubishi offered an incentive. Paying MSRP for an i that has had lackluster...

A Washington Mitsubishi dealer has seven i-MiEVs for sale, all discounted over $1,000 under MSRP. They have two ES and five SE starting at $28,999 for an ES and $29,820 for an SE. I looked into buying one and having it shipped to Wisconsin, but shipping would eat up almost all of the savings...